Front, Dial, Back,
Hallmark, Cuvette, Movement,
Closeup of movement.
This watch, 3/3874, is an example of the highest grade of watch produced by Barraud
& Lund. This watch was made in several sizes and this is the Grade B or 16
0/2 size watch. They also made a very small number of karrusel watches based on the
same design as this watch but in the larger Grade A 18 0/2 size. The keyless fuzee work is activated with a button for
winding the watch that appears near the 1:00 position in the face view.
The
hallmark is C, which dates the watch to 1878. Assay marks changed in July, so
the C actually represents the second half of 1878 and the first half of 1879.
The earlier watch 3/2537 with the date letter of D (1879/1880) could have been
finished only a few weeks later than this watch.
Barraud Up/Dn
