Watch, Watchmaker: François Czapek (Bohemian, 1811–before 1895), ca. 1850–55, Swiss, Geneva, Case: partly enameled gold; Dial: white enamel with gold hands; Movement: gilded brass and steel, Overall: 2 1/2 × 1 3/4 × 1/2 in. (6.4 × 4.4 × 1.3 cm); Diameter (plate): 1 9/16 in. (4 cm), Horology, Watchmaker: François Czapek (Bohemian, 1811–before 1895), On the back cover of the case is a portrait of the Russian czar Nicholas I (r. 1825–55) in painted enamel, indicating that the watch was probably commissioned as a present to a subject in recognition of loyalty or service
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Watch, Watchmaker, François Czapek, Bohemian, 1811, 1895, ca, 1850–55, Swiss, Geneva, Case, partly enameled gold, Dial, white enamel, gold hands, Movement, gilded brass, steel, Overall, 2 1/2, 1 3/4, 1/2, 6.4, 4.4, 1.3 cm, Diameter, plate, 9/16, 4, Horology, Watchmaker: François, 1811–before, back cover, case, portrait, Russian czar Nicholas, I, r, 1825–55, painted, indicating, watch, commissioned, present, subject, recognition, loyalty, service
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