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I am about to buy a pretty clock but I want to know the date of the manufacture and is it worth it to buy it or no help me please

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It looks legitimate, that style of movement is very common in Swiss watches from the late 1800s - around 1880, at a guess.

The value depends on the condition of the movement, who made it - unmarked & unidentifiable ones are very common - and very much on the case of the watch; how fancy, what metals and how near perfect it is.

Personally, (and my opinion only) - I would not pay more than around $200 for one as shown; you can get very similar ones for half that, though possibly not with such a fancy case, though that has a lot of visible damage to the enamel or inlay.

A couple of examples of generally similar ones on ebay now:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/255580769266

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/285667848760

And a similar movement without a case:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/387176682647

 

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 Show the dial, if imperfect I wouldn't touch it with a ten foo pole,  plus I don't think it,ll run happy as the coil ( hairspring ) is not centred.

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