Ceramics or porcelain watch for id

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Hussien, the mark looks like this one for Empire:

printed mark 1896 - 1912
EMPIRE WORKS
E P Co
STOKE-ON-TRENT
ENGLAND

from: http://www.thepotteries.org/mark/e/empire.html

It's likely that the watch would not have come with it, but rather that the holder would have been purchased for the watch.

 

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Worthy?

 

I believe it is actually just a small wind up clock, not actually a watch.

 

Yes, of course it is! (Duh...)

Anyway, Hussien, there is one similar here, for sale @ $110 USD:

https://www.rubylane.com/item/370063-008374/Antique-Blue-Transferware-Clock-Delft-Style

A different one shown on another site (and apparently sold a while ago,) shows a price that is rather too ambitious for today's market. Some of the information given in the description is valid, however:

http://www.antiqueansoniaclocks.com/Ansonia-Model-0776.php

 

The small wall clock has what is usually referred to as an 'insertion movement'. These were cheap, standard sized 30 hour timpiece only pin pallet movements that were fitted into cases of all manner of materials, wood, brass, china, pewter, pretty well anything. They were usually imported from Germany or USA as at the time, Britain had no manufacturer of this type of low cost, low quality movement. Concentration on high quality high price clocls and watches sealed the fate of the British clockwork industry about 1900, in terms of market share it was all downhill from then on. British attempts to modernise were too little, too late.

The value would depend on where you are and the local clock market. In the UK the value would be quite small, especially with that dirty looking dial.

 

It wouldn't do well here either. I live maybe 40 miles from Ansonia, CT, and they pretty well have to be in pristine condition to go anywhere. Or have a really nice case, preferably both.