Bourquin le Jeune pocket watch from around .
In Adam Bourquin founds his watch studio in Villeret (Switzerland) and his descendants are all great watchmakers, very popular with Napoleon Bonaparte. The highlight of the house Bourquin is in , with the opening of studios in Vienna, Paris and the Netherlands by David Louis Bourquin known as Le Jeune. His work can be seen in the Museum of Science in South Kensington (London), at Ilbert Collection and in Besancon, in the MusΓ©e du Temps. Bourquin le Jeune was born in and died in .This watch is by the creator Bourquin le Jeune, please see the signature on the inside. The diameter of the case, without crown, is 56 mm and with crown 70 mm. Winding happensmechanically by means of a chain mechanism. Please note: the chain is broken or has come loose, the watch is not working at the moment.Some signs of wear on the enamelled dial around the keyhole and on the back.A carrying chain missing, the timepiece is not in working condition.The watch will shipped by registered post on account of the seller. Read More