1920s Tiffany & Co Diamond Platinum Pocket Watch memento mori According to ancient Greek legend

According to ancient Greek legend Medusa was beheaded by the hero Perseus

It's modelled as a whale

The delicate band gives way to elegant trifurcated shoulders with quatrefoil motif details

Seed Pearls

the hen symbolizes ideal maternal love and Christian love - she is self sacrificing

1920s Tiffany & Co Diamond Platinum Pocket Watch memento mori According to ancient Greek legendDATE: Art Deco, c. 1920 A beautiful 1920s Tiffany pocket watch with diamond set platinum case. The dial has a gorgeous matte silver finish, signed TIFFANY & CO and featuring a subsidiary second dial. The design is very typically early 20th Century, with millegrain settings and silver italicized serif lettering. Set with 1. 8 carats total of transitional cut diamonds. STONES 60 Transitional cut Diamonds total weight approx. 1. 8ct MEASUREMENTS 52 x