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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bronwen, post: 632706, member: 5833&quot;]Welcome, BMRT.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>A &#039;memento mori&#039; is supposed to remind you that your own death could come at any time &amp; to behave accordingly.&nbsp; These dates were meant to remind the owner of 2 other deaths that occurred close together.&nbsp; Could have been aged parent, could have been young child, there&#039;s no way for us to know.</p><p><br /></p><p>I really do not think you are going to find the names of the deceased on the back of the face, so please don&#039;t risk looking.&nbsp; If they are not on the inside of the back, they&#039;re not there.&nbsp; Such a pretty thing.&nbsp; Is there any indication of the maker on the inside?</p><p><br /></p><p>Guess I would be inclined to call this a ladies&#039; watch with matching suspension pin.&nbsp; The watch is not designed to be read while attached to the pin, you would have had to take it off the clip.&nbsp; It&#039;s not really any different from a ladies&#039; pocket watch of the period, except it&#039;s more of a piece of jewellery &amp; meant to be on display.&nbsp; Some brooches have a large, solid, hook hidden out of sight on the back, meant to be worn alone or with a watch attached &amp; are usually called simply &#039;watch pins&#039;.&nbsp; This one is different in making the attachment so visible.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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