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My sister's birthday present to me from her travels in Turkey. Oh it's so beautiful.

Here's what a fully restored version looks like: <a href="http://forums.watchuseek.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=128878&d=1221851503" rel="nofollow">forums.watchuseek.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=128878&...</a>

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Late Victorian Billodes (Billodes was the Zenith Watchmaker name in the Middle East) key-wound pocket watch made for the Ottoman Army. Different sources by pocket watch online stores cite the watch is anywhere from 1860s to 1890s.

The watch was assembled and/or had its enamel made by K. Serkisoff & Co of Constantinople (Yes, it is pre-"Istanbul"). The enamel is surrounded by a gold leaf rim and uses Ottoman numerals. The watch uses a triple silver case. The dial is 54mm in diameter.

The case is signed 0,800 with the serial numbers 3173003-4031 on the front and 3003-4031 on the back.
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