An 18ct gold and enamel full hunter watch, signed 'P. Orr & Sons, Madras'. Swiss lever movement, 16 jewels, gilt dial with Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds. The circular shaped case outer decorated with polychrome enamel depicting Leda and the swan. The dial signed 'P. Orr & Sons, Madras'. Movement signed 'Grand Prix 1900'. The factory engraved cuvette 'Grand Prix 1900'. circa 1920. Provenance: Sotheby's, Melbourne, 2005
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- Circa - A Latin term meaning 'about', often used in the antique trade to give an approximate date for the piece, usually considered to be five years on either side of the circa year. Thus, circa 1900 means the piece was made about 1900, probably between 1895 and 1905. The expression is sometimes abbreviated to c.1900.
- Polychrome - Made or finished in many colours. For furniture, it is used to indicated a painted finish.
- Hunter - A hunter pocket watch is the type where the case includes a spring-hinged circular metal lid or cover, that closes over the glass face of the watch, protecting it from dust, scratches and other damage or debris. The majority of antique and vintage hunter-case watches have the lid-hinges at the 9 o?clock position, suiting the right handed user.
- Movement - The technical name for the workings of a clock or watch, and does not include the dial or case.
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