From around 1560. It appears quite recognizable as a (single-handed, rather thick) pocket watch, believed to have been made in Germany and owned by a Medici prince. The glass crystal does not appear to be a feature yet - rather the open face is guarded by a flip open grill (though it appears that there are enough cutouts that you would be able to tell the time even without opening the grill, not unlike that seen on some trench watches).
>From around 1560. It appears quite recognizable as a (single-handed, rather >thick) pocket watch, believed to have been made in Germany and owned by a >Medici prince. The glass crystal does not appear to be a feature yet - >rather the open face is guarded by a flip open grill (though it appears that >there are enough cutouts that you would be able to tell the time even >without opening the grill, not unlike that seen on some trench watches).
>>From around 1560. It appears quite recognizable as a (single-handed, rather >>thick) pocket watch, believed to have been made in Germany and owned by a >>Medici prince. The glass crystal does not appear to be a feature yet - >>rather the open face is guarded by a flip open grill (though it appears that >>there are enough cutouts that you would be able to tell the time even >>without opening the grill, not unlike that seen on some trench watches).
> From around 1560. It appears quite recognizable as a (single-handed, > rather thick) pocket watch, believed to have been made in Germany and > owned by a Medici prince. The glass crystal does not appear to be a > feature yet - rather the open face is guarded by a flip open grill > (though it appears that there are enough cutouts that you would be able > to tell the time even without opening the grill, not unlike that seen on > some trench watches).
well seeing that pocket watches has been around since 1510 thanks to Peter Henlein, be no reason why this watch would not have been made some 50 years later
No reason, and yet no other depictions appear during those 50 years. Watches at that time were extremely rare, and having your portrait painted holding a watch and having that painting survive for 500 years is even rarer.
>> From around 1560. It appears quite recognizable as a (single-handed, >> rather thick) pocket watch, believed to have been made in Germany and >> owned by a Medici prince. The glass crystal does not appear to be a >> feature yet - rather the open face is guarded by a flip open grill >> (though it appears that there are enough cutouts that you would be able >> to tell the time even without opening the grill, not unlike that seen on >> some trench watches).
> well seeing that pocket watches has been around since 1510 thanks to Peter > Henlein, be no reason why this watch would not have been made some 50 > years later
>>From around 1560. It appears quite recognizable as a (single-handed, >>rather >>thick) pocket watch, believed to have been made in Germany and owned by a >>Medici prince. The glass crystal does not appear to be a feature yet - >>rather the open face is guarded by a flip open grill (though it appears >>that >>there are enough cutouts that you would be able to tell the time even >>without opening the grill, not unlike that seen on some trench watches).
> I can tell its a fake.
> greg
"Made in China" written on the dial is the giveaway. You're probably right that the 1st fake watch appeared soon after the 1st real watch.
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