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Index No. A7058 Centre Seconds Karrusel Deck Watch
A fine large early 20th  Century English centre seconds karrusel in a silver open face case.  Gilt half plate keyless movement with going barrel the signed plate with engraved Ministry of Defence broad arrow.  Gilt karrusel carriage, fine teeth at its edge, rotating once every 35 minutes.  Plain cock with polished steel regulator, diamond endstone.  Compensation balance, blue steel overcoil hairspring.  English lever escapement, screwed in jewelling, escape and lever pivots with endstones.   Signed white enamel centre seconds dial with Ministry of Defence broad arrow, Roman numerals, blue steel hands.  Substantial plain silver open face case with gilt winding button and gold hack slide in the band.  Number corresponding to that on the movement and  maker's mark "IJTN".
SignedNewsome & Co Coventry
Hallmarked Chester 1902
Diameter 58 mm
A fine example.  The inclusion of a hack feature on karrusel deck watches is very unusual.  The Coventry maker Bonniksen invented the karrusel to negate the effect of positional errors.  He  provided all the ebauches, many completed watches and movements.
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