The story
Silvana Watch Co., Tramelan, Switzerland. Made and sold new in November 1926. A solid 14k gold pocket watch with a double-back case, Art Deco guilloché silvered dial with Arabic numerals and a sub-seconds register at 6 o’clock, blued steel hands, and a Swiss manual-wind 15–17 jewel Ancre lever escapement with a bimetallic balance and micrometric regulator. Approximately 48mm in diameter.
The case bears the conventional Swiss 14k hallmarks (56, 14K, 0.585). Serial number 1393. Dated by inscription 17 November 1926.
This watch was purchased new in 1926 by Daniel Joseph Toomey and passed down through three generations of one family. It served as a daily-carry timepiece for decades, then a heirloom kept through the latter half of the 20th century, then a quiet object of remembrance. The lineage is documented in the original appraisal and corroborated by family records.
It is now the first non-instrument object registered on the BE Authentic platform — the watch whose three-generation history is the proof case for what cryptographic provenance for everyday meaningful objects actually looks like. From this point forward, every winding, every tap, every transfer is signed and durable.
Specifications
- Maker
- Silvana Watch Co.
- Origin
- Tramelan, Switzerland
- Year
- 1926
- Date Inscribed
- 17 November 1926
- Serial Number
- 1393
- Case Material
- Solid 14K Gold
- Hallmarks
- 56 / 14K / 0.585
- Case Style
- Double-back
- Dial
- Silvered Art Deco guilloché, Arabic numerals, sub-seconds at 6
- Hands
- Blued steel
- Movement
- Swiss manual-wind, 15–17 jewels, Ancre lever escapement
- Balance
- Bimetallic, with micrometric regulator
- Diameter Mm
- 48
- Signed
- Silvana, Ancre Qualité Garantie
Ownership chain
- Daniel Joseph Toomey 1926 – mid-20th c. Purchased new from Silvana Watch Co.
- Angela Kenison mid-20th c. – early 21st c. Inherited within the family.
- Wesley A. Kenison early 21st c. – present (pre-BE Authentic) Third generation. Carried forward as a kept heirloom prior to tagging.
- Wes@Arcform current
Provenance chain
No public provenance events recorded yet for this object.