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Index No. A5607 Silver Commemorative Calendar Verge
An early 19th Century English calendar verge with cock commemorating Nelson in silver pair cases.  Full plate fire gilt movement with fusee and chain. Pierced and engraved cock depicting a portrait of Nelson on the table, the pierced and engraved section above with a crown and flags. Plain three arm steel balance, blue steel spiral hairspring, silver regulator disc. White enamel dial with small concentric chapter for the date, Arabic numerals.  Blue steel calendar hand, gold hands. Matching silver pair cases, unusual silver oval pendant the part passing through the outer case of narrow circular section. Maker's mark "WH" in a rectangle.
SignedHeny Banister   Lichfield   3061
ConditionHallmarked Birmingham 1806
CaseVery good.
DialExcellent. Diameter 60 mm
MovementExcellent. Depth 13 mm
A good example of a commemorative verge produced only a year after the battle of Trafalgar.  See The Artistry of the English Watch by Cedric Jagger page 135 for a similar watch.
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