Good people of WUS,
Long time lurker, first time poster, I will leave the intruductions for later as I am now in dire need of your assistance and expertise.
My lovely tease of a wife is currently on vacation in Paris and has just informed me that she has bought me a watch. While i had suggested a visit to 63 rue du Faubourg St Honoré and mentioned a certain bleu chronométer, I'm certain she did not buy a Journe and, honestly, I just did not expect her to go and pull the trigger on a watch without consulting me.
The problem is she outright refuses to tell me what the watch is, and i really dislike surprises. This is where you come in - if at all possible i would like you to help me discern the watch in question, though we have very little to go on, namely 2 facts and 2 pics.
The facts: she has stated the watch is not expensive and has indicated that the watch is a used one, possibly vintage, perhaps even a pocket watch (or formerly a pocket watch), and in all likelihood came without a strap.
The pics: one from the dial, one from the back.
I don't recall ever seeing something like the above. And that "Made in Switzerland" just looks strange to me.
The last pic really bugs me as i can't tell the quality of the movement and if there is even any finishing.
That is all the information we have. I truly hope it will be enough as she doesn't return until thursday and I seriously doubt whether I'll be able to sleep before I find out what it is. So thanks in advance to all who share their wisdom with a fellow WIS in need.
Good luck and Godspeed.
Long time lurker, first time poster, I will leave the intruductions for later as I am now in dire need of your assistance and expertise.
My lovely tease of a wife is currently on vacation in Paris and has just informed me that she has bought me a watch. While i had suggested a visit to 63 rue du Faubourg St Honoré and mentioned a certain bleu chronométer, I'm certain she did not buy a Journe and, honestly, I just did not expect her to go and pull the trigger on a watch without consulting me.
The problem is she outright refuses to tell me what the watch is, and i really dislike surprises. This is where you come in - if at all possible i would like you to help me discern the watch in question, though we have very little to go on, namely 2 facts and 2 pics.
The facts: she has stated the watch is not expensive and has indicated that the watch is a used one, possibly vintage, perhaps even a pocket watch (or formerly a pocket watch), and in all likelihood came without a strap.
The pics: one from the dial, one from the back.
I don't recall ever seeing something like the above. And that "Made in Switzerland" just looks strange to me.
The last pic really bugs me as i can't tell the quality of the movement and if there is even any finishing.
That is all the information we have. I truly hope it will be enough as she doesn't return until thursday and I seriously doubt whether I'll be able to sleep before I find out what it is. So thanks in advance to all who share their wisdom with a fellow WIS in need.
Good luck and Godspeed.