Lip Brand Solid Silver Pocket Watch Or Pocket Watch With Bird And Scroll Decor.

- Solid silver guilloché and chiseled pocket or pocket watch from the Lip brand, cuvette decorated with two birds in flight with scrolls and a floral garland and a shield without an initial. - The Lip watch factory was created in 1867 by Émanuel Lipmann located at 14 Grande rue in Besançon in the Doubs department (25) then his sons, Ernest and Camille founded the Lipmann brothers company on January 1, 1901 and founded a watch factory in the Mouillére district currently at number 7 rue des Chalets in Besançon. - The new watch factory began operations in 1903 and employs 110 people. - French title hallmark crab 800/1000 in use in France from 1838 to 1962 with the difference of the precious metals control office of Besançon between the lower legs of the crab present on the edge of the watch case, dust cover, bowl and on the head of the pendant. - Diamond-shaped goldsmith's hallmark on the bowl partially erased with the letter F and the lizard in the middle, the letter L is erased the hallmark corresponds to the company Lévy-fréres watch case manufacturer. - The company Lévy-Fréres was located at 25 rue Gambetta in Besançon in the department of Doubs (25). - Number 314402 engraved in hollow on the bowl and the dust cover. - Edge of the watch and edge of the smooth bezel, crown winder in brass and beveled mineral glass. - White enamel dial marked Lip chronometer painted in black, Arabic numerals for the hours painted in black and red for the 24 hours painted in red with a railroad graduation painted in black for the minutes. - Stuart pear steel hands for the hours and minutes. - Small seconds dial at six o'clock with a railroad graduation for the seconds painted in black and steel second hand. - Gilded brass movement set with rubies with anchor escapement, blued and polished steel screws, advance and delay racket located above the balance wheel. - Pendant winder and time setting by pulling the top of the winder crown while turning clockwise. - In perfect working order and serviced by a watchmaker. - Early 20th century period around 1900-1920. - Gross weight: 78.64 gr.