| A fine late 17th Century English verge with Father Time silver 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. Pierced and engraved winged cock with pierced and engraved foot. Plain
steel balance, blue steel spiral hairspring, silver regulator disc. Rare silver dial, the centre depicting Father Time on a pierced and engraved disc with a blue steel ground. The disc takes the place of the hour hand rotating once every twelve hours as the watch runs, Father Time indicating the hour with a small blue steel hand pointer at the edge. Roman and Arabic numerals for the time and outside this a chapter listing both days of the week and months of
the year, each with a number beside them. Blue steel poker minute hand. Plain silver pair cases. Silver outer, the back a repair replacement, seven joint square hinge. Inner case with silver pendant and ring bow, split bezel, maker's mark "WF" and numbered 884.
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