Diamond-set Miniature

Diamond-set Miniature, Genève, No. 83427, retailed by Tiffany & Co. circa 1890.Very fine, 18K gold, diamond-set keyless miniature pendant watch. Accompanied by an Extract from the Archives. Notes Between 1890 and 1915 Tiffany ordered few miniature watches from Patek Philippe. Most were based on 7 and 8 ligne movements. Only four are known based on 6 ligne movements.There was a tremendous difference in price between a regular-sized watch and a miniature one, reflecting the amount of time, to say nothing of the skill, necessary to produce such a small mechanism.