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| Index No. A5001 | Early Silver Dutch Calendar |
| A fine late 17th Century Dutch verge with silver champleve calendar dial in silver pair cases. Deep full plate fire gilt movement with tulip pillars. Fusee and chain with worm and wheel barrel setup between the plates, large pierced foot for the fusee stop lever. Pierced and engraved winged cock with mask, broad pierced and engraved foot. Plain steel balance, silver regulator disc. Signed silver champleve dial with Roman and Arabic numerals, an aperture at the twelve revealing a gilt date ring which changes automatically. The deep edge to the dial plate decoratively engraved, gilt beetle hour hand and well carved minute hand. Plain silver pair cases, silver pendant and ring bow, the outer with square hinge. | ||
| Signed | Abraham Oosterwyk Middelburgh | |
| Condition | Circa | 1690 |
| Case | Excellent. | ||
| Dial | Excellent. | Diameter | 61 mm |
| Movement | Excellent. | Depth | 21 mm |
| An attractive large watch in excellent condition. Although Baillie lists the maker as working circa 1710 the watch bears features which had in general disappeared by this date. €The fusee square is a tapered hollow, fitting on a long arbor on the great wheel. €The balance spring is pinned with a square holed (slightly dovetailed in fact) stud and pin. € The worm to the barrel setup is closely cut. The watch has a very English appearance and apart from the name is indistinguishable. |
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