A fine late 17th Century English verge with silver champleve Sun and Moon dial in silver pair cases. Deep full plate fire gilt movement, decorative tulip pillars with pierced galleries above. Fusee and chain with worm and wheel barrel setup between the plates. Pierced and engraved cock with pierced and engraved foot. Plain steel balance, silver regulator disc. Signed silver champleve dial, Arabic numerals for the minutes, blue steel poker hand. The hours are indicated by a waxed champleve silver disc which rotates once every 24 hours. This is viewed through a semi-circular aperture and has engraved on one half the gilt sun and on the other the moon. At the edge of the semi-circle the hours are marked from six through twelve and back to six in Roman numerals. As the sun disappears at the right of the aperture the moon appears at the left. Matching silver pair cases, split bezel, silver ring pendant and bow, maker's mark "LB"

• Signed __________Jos Buckingham - London
• Circa 1690
• Diameter 56 mm - Depth 19.5 mm
• Condition
• ==> Case _______ Excellent.
• ==> Dial ._______ Excellent.
• ==> Movement __ Excellent.

A fine attractive early example with decorative pillars. Joseph Buckingham, London (in ye Minories) Circa 1685. See Pocket Watches by Reinhard Mieis page 97 for similar watches.

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