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Bucherer 17J adj. 3p ladies' brooch watch, case #00, white-toned metal dial with a brushed finish with raised silver Arabic numbers and markers has some light patina near the numbers but no scratches or damage, silver steel wedge style hands, elaborate white base metal (WBM) fancy art nouveau-style pin in the shape of an elaborate carriage drawn by an antlered reindeer with a driver holding the reigns from the flip-down cover and a wheel that rotates; carriage, reindeer and watch sections have been set with lines of small faceted marcasite accents, round flip cover opens to reveal the watch dial, floral engraved sides, glass crystal and a smooth polish hinged back with a large brooch pin fitted with a safety clasp at one end.

Back cover is marked "CB Metal" which we believes stands for niobium, formerly columbium, which is a hypoallergenic alternative to nickel for the base metal, case & pin are showing light normal wear with the only notable defect being that the "reigns" from the driver to the deer have been slightly bent, measures approx. 47mm wide x 37mm tall x 13mm thick. Please note that while many of this style of Bucherer brooch watches did come in silver or Sterling silver, however the markings on the back of this case do indicate it is not silver.

This piece also comes with a dark blue & cream colored Bucherer jewelry box, exterior is covered with a dark blue satin, interior has a cream colored satin and dark blue velvet finish, box is in good overall condition but some of the padding behind one of the surfaces is aged and is sloughing a bit of dust, additionally at some point someone had taped a label "silver pins" to the top of the box; when we attempted to remove the tape it was pulling at the satin threads so we have left it on.

A lovely and distinctive vintage mechanical movement Bucherer from the mid-1900s, a company well known for high quality ladies' pendant and brooch watches, in excellent+ overall condition!

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