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Index of Summer 1997 Catalogue 43 - Watches & Movements

Main Date Signature Timepieces Decorative Repeaters Movements

A4301

An exceptionally fine condition mid 17th cent. French verge. The case shows little sign of wear and the engraving is still crisp. Theodore Girard lived till 1680 he died at 84.

Signed:- Theodore Girard Blois

UKP £12500
Ca. - 1640
A4302

Large early 18th century French oignon verge in a leather covered gilt case. Very deep full plate fire gilt movement with slender Egyptian pillars. Large pierced and engraved cock.

Signed:- Gilles Martinot a Paris

UKP £1950
Ca. - 1700
A4302

A very fine early Englsh verge with gold champleve dial in gold pair cases. Fine signed gold champleve dial with Roman and Arabic numerals, fine carved blue steel hands.

Signed:- S DeCharmes - London

UKP £3650
Ca. - 1698
A4303

An 18th century English silver pair cased verge. Full plate fire gilt movement with square pillars. White enamel dial with Roman and Arabic numerals, blue steel beetle and poker hands.

Signed:- W Charleson - London

UKP £490
Ca. - 1760
A4305

Late 18th Century English verge in gilt metal pair cases. Full plate fire gilt movement with round pillars. Pierced and engraved cock, silver regulator disc. Maker's mark WM on pair cases.

Signed:- Jno Minton - London

UKP £275
Ca. - 1785
A4306

19th Century English verge made for the Turkish market in gilt metal pair cases. Pierced and engraved cock, pierced and engraved foot, silver regulator disc with Turkish markings.

Signed:- Markwick Markham Borrell - London

UKP £495
Ca. - 1820
A4307

A 19th Century English verge in a silver full hunter case. Full plate fusee movement with plain three arm steel balance. Off white enamel dial. Engine turned silver full hunter case.

Signed:- Homersham - Canterbury

UKP £235
Ca. - 1837
A4308

Triple cased verge made for the Turkish markeat in silver and tortoiseshell cases. Signed white enamel dial, Turkish numerals blue steel hands. Matching silver pair cases.

Signed:- Edw Prior - London 77223

UKP £1250
Ca. - 1867
A4309

19th Century English fusee lever in a gold open faced case. Full plate gilt keywind fusee movement with dust cover. Harrison's maintaining power.

UKP £575
Ca. - 1864
A4310

19th Century Swiss lever made by Patek Philippe in a gold open face case. High quality damascened keyless bar movement with going barrel. Steel wolf teeth winding wheels.

Signed:- Patek Philippe

UKP £1695
Ca. - 1865
A4311

A late 19th Century Swiss lever in a gold full hunter case. Keyless nickelled bar movement with going barrel. Plain cock with polished steel regulator and compensation balance.

UKP £595
Ca. - 1890
A4312

An unusual late 19th century Swiss pulse counting chronograph in a gun metal large open face case. Gilt three quarter plate key less movement with going barrel.

UKP £685
Ca. - 1890
A4313

Late 19th Century Swiss lever with calender in gold hunter case. Keyless nickel bar movement with going barrel on the reverse of watch day date calender indicated by gold hands.

Signed:- Ivel

UKP £1175
Ca. - 1880
A4314

Late 19th Century Swiss cylinder in a gold half hunter case. Gilt bar movement, plain three arm gilt balance. Plain 18 carat half hunter case with blue enamel chapter ring.

Signed:- Berthold Muller - Twickenham

UKP £295
Ca. - 1870
A4315

Late 19th Century Swiss lever with double sided calender in a gun metal case. Keyless nickelled bar movement with going barrel Plain cock with polished steel regulator.

Signed:- Baum - London

UKP £850
Ca. - 1890
A4316

Early 20th century ladie's English lever in gold half hunter case Gilt three quarter plate keyless movement with going barrel plain cock with polished steel regulator.

Signed:- George Edward Sons - London

UKP £425
Ca. - 1901
A4317

Early 20th century English lever in gold half hunter case. Gilt three quarter plate keyless movement with going barrel. Plain cock with polished steel regulator English table roller.

Signed:- Rotherhams - London

UKP £825
Ca. - 1901
A4318

Early 20th century English lever in gold open face case. Gilt three quarter plate movement with going barrel. Screwed in jewelling, escape and lever pivots with endstones.

Signed:- Dent

UKP £525
Ca. - 1902
A4319

20th Century American lever watch in a gold full hunter case. Nickel split three quarter plate keyless movement with going barrel and compensation balance with overcoil hairspring.

Signed:- Waltham Watch Company

UKP £650
Ca. - 1927
A4320

Rare miniature late 18th century Swiss verge in a gold and enamel consular case. Small deep full plate gilt fusee movement with fineley pierced and engraved bridge cock steel coqueret.

Signed:- Ls Duchene et Fils

UKP £5500
Ca. - 1790
A4321

Rare late 18th century verge in a gold case decorated with four painted Royal portraits. Full plate gilt fusee movement with pentagonal baluster pillars.

Signed:- Baillon a Paris - 1061

UKP £5750
Ca. - 1770
A4322

Late 18th Century verge with polychrome dial in repousse pair cases and third protective outer. White enamel dial with polychrome harbour scene, Cast repousse case and tortoiseshell

Signed:- Wilders - London

UKP £995
Ca. - 1780
A4323

Very rare late 18th century French gold and enamel pearl set form watch in an urn design. The front in dark blue and white enamel the dial surrounded by a row of split pearls.

Signed:- Mallet a Paris

UKP £10500
Ca. - 1790
A4324

Early 19th century continental verge in an enamelled gilt metal consular case. Full plate gilt fusee movement fineley pierced and engraved bridge cock with steel coqueret.

UKP £985
Ca. - 1800
A4325

Early 18th century English verge with naval polychrome dial in silver pair cases. Central polychrome enamel scene showing a British sailor and a three masted man of war flying Union Jack.

Signed:- Samson - London : 11624

UKP £850
Ca. - 1804
A4326

Early 19th Century English verge commemorating Nelson's victory at the Battle of Trafalgar in silver pair cases. Full plate fire gilt movement with signed and numbered gilt dust cover.

Signed:- Benj Furnival - Stockport

UKP £1050
Ca. - 1805
A4327

Fine early 19th century Austrian verge with gold and enamel case in the form of a mandolin. Full plate gilt fusee movement finely pierced bridge cock with steel coqueret.

Signed:- Chavanne a Wien

UKP £4900
Ca. - 1810
A4328

Early 19th century Swiss verge in a pearl set gold and enamel case in the form of a shell. Full plate gilt fusee movement and finely engraved bridge cock with steel coqueret.

UKP £1900
Ca. - 1825
A4329

Austrian early 19th century verge in a fine silver gilt and enamel mounted rock crystal case in the form of a crucifix. Full plate cruciform gilt movement with square baluster pillars.

Signed:- Conrad Kreizer

UKP £3900
Ca. - 1820
A4330

Exceptionally rare 18th century 1/4 repeating and striking verge clock watch in a fine gold paste set agate case. Two separate trains for striking with two hammers each.

Signed:- Crawford - London

UKP £22500
Ca. - 1770
A4331

A late 18th century 1/4 repeating verge in a paste set gold and enamel case. Full plate gilt fusee movement with finely pierced and engraved bridge cock with steel coqueret.

Signed:- Berthoud a Paris

UKP £2480
Ca. - 1780
A4332

Very unusual and rare early 19th century Swiss 1/4 repeater with automaton in a silver open face case. Finely pierced and engraved bridge cock with steel coqueret. Plain three arm balance

UKP £9500
Ca. - 1800
A4333

19th century Swiss quarter repeat automataton cylinder in silver open face case. Unusual gilt 3/4 plate keywind movement with polished steel quarter repeating work visible above the plate.

UKP £3200
Ca. - 1840
A4334

Late 19th century Swiss quarter repeating lever automaton by Le Coultre in a gilt full hunter case. Gilt split three quarter plate keyless movement under glass. 18 carat red gold hunter case

Signed:- Le Coultre

UKP £4250
Ca. - 1880
A4335

Late 19th century quarter repeat Swiss lever with an erotic scene in a gold full hunter case. Slide quarter repeat on two gongs. Cuvette cut away to reveal the erotic scene on silvered plate.

Signed:- Paul Sandoz - Locle

UKP £2950
Ca. - 1880
A4336

19th Century Swiss repeating musical cylinder watch in a silver open face case. The larger barrel being half the diameter of the movement providing the power for the musical train.

UKP £2900
Ca. - 1840
A4337

Late 19th Century Swiss quarter repeating chronograph in a gold full hunter case. Slide quarter repeating on two polished steel gongs. White enamel dial with flyback chronograph.

UKP £1225
Ca. - 1880
A4338

A slim 29th century Swiss minute repating lever in a gold open face case. Fully jewelled repeating train slide minute repeating on two polished steel gongs. Silvered metal dial with subsidiary

Signed:- Concord Watch Co - 29 jewels

UKP £1650
Ca. - 1920
A4340

Rare 18th Century French cylinder with centre seconds in a gold consular case. Substantial plain 20 carat consular case, the edges decoratively engraved, makers mark HF below a crown.

Signed:- Champion a Rennes

UKP £2400
Ca. - 1770
A4341

Rare late 18th century continental pouzait lever in double sided glazed case. Full plate keywind fusee movement large sector shape engraved cock with very large slow beating plain 6 arm balance

Signed:- G W Giesecke

UKP £2700
Ca. - 1790
A4342

Early 19th century English rack lever in silver pair cases. Full plate gilt keywind fusee movement with dust cover. Harrison's maintaining power engraved cock with diamond endstone.

Signed:- John Hardy - Preston

UKP £475
Ca. - 1815
A4343

Exceptionally clean early 19th century English duplex in a fine silver gilt open face case. Full plate gilt fusee movement with dust cover. Harrison's maintaing power and engraved cock.

Signed:- John Pace - Bury

UKP £675
Ca. - 1816
A4344

An early 19th century English duplex with gold dial in a gold open face case. Keywind gilt Lepine calibre movement with suspend going barrel and unusual covered Geneva stopwork.

Signed:- Robert Pennington - London

UKP £750
Ca. - 1820
A4345

Early 19th century English type 2 Massey lever with a decorative silver dial in a full hunter silver case. Full plate keywind fusee movement with dust cover. Harrison's maintaining power.

Signed:- John Hornby - Liverpool

UKP £415
Ca. - 1829
A4346

A silver Savage two pin lever by Dent in an open face case. Gilt three quarter plate keywind movement with fusee and chain. Harrison's maintaining power. Signed numbered white enamel dial.

Signed:- Dent - London

UKP £350
Ca. - 1839
A4347

Swiss fusee pivoted detent chronometer in a silver open face case Well fitted in an engine turned silver case hallmarked Chester 1901. Gilt plate, keywind movement with fusee and chain.

UKP £425
Ca. - 1870
A4348

20th century Russian deck watch in nickel case and three tier mahogany deck box. High quality gilt split three quarter plate keyless movement with going barrel.

Signed:- Kirov

UKP £240
Ca. - 1950
A4349

American 56 hour Marine chronometer in a brass bound mahogany case. Full plate damascened nickel keywind fusee movement. Harrison's maintaining power. Freesprung helical hairspring.

Signed:- Hamilton

UKP £1590
Ca. - 1941
A4350

Very rare model centre seconds International Watch Company deck watch in a stainless steel case. Only 105 of this model made with signed fish tail bridge broad ministry arrow marks.

Signed:- International Watch Company

UKP £2850
Ca. - 1938
A4351

Swiss centre seconds stainless steel wrist watch with black enamel dial luminous Arabic numerals and hands. Stainless steel case with screw on back marked with broad ministry arrow.

Signed:- International Watch Company

UKP £1450
Ca. - 1952
M4301

Early 19th century continental verge plate gilt fusee calendar movment with motto on the dial. Fineley pierced and engraved bridge cock with steel coqueret. L'heureux Moment Arrivera

UKP £150
Ca. - 1800
M4302

English full plate fire gilt verge movement with round pillars. Pierced and engraved masked cock diamond enstone,silver regulator disc. Plain three arm balance, blue steel spiral hairspring.

Signed:- Thos Reid Co. - Edinburgh

UKP £50
Ca. - 1800
M4303

A substantailly made early 19th century English verge full plate fusee movement with round pillars. Pierced and engraved round cock, silver regulator disc, plain three arm steel balance

Signed:- Thos. Harris - Cantebury

UKP £150
Ca. - 1810
M4304

English doctors dial verge full plate fusee movement with round pillars. Unusual open pierced and engraved round cock, gilt regulator on top plate below the plain three arm steel balance.

Signed:- Jno Thos Hallam - Nottingham

UKP £40
Ca. - 1820
M4305

French hour and half hour striking gilt fusee verge clockwatch movement. Fineley pierced and engraved bridge cock with steel coqueret. Round pillars. Single hammer striking hours.

Signed:- Ageron a Paris

UKP £125
Ca. - 1780
M4306

Early 19th Century French quarter repeating verge full plate gilt fusee movement. Finely pierced and engraved bridge cock. Plain three arm alance with blue steel hairspring.

UKP £290
Ca. - 1810
M4307

Ruby cylinder sourscription movement. Large gilt Lepine calibre movement with central going barrel wound from either back or front. The single hand is a friction fit on a bridge.

Signed:- Mugnier Horloger De Lempeeruer a Paris

UKP £1200
Ca. - 1800
M4308

Early 19th century quarter repeating English cylinder keywind fusee movement with dust cover. Harrison's maintaing power. Engraved cock with large diamond endstone.

Signed:- Thos. Walker - London

UKP £395
Ca. - 1820
M4309

French keywind gilt Lepine calibre virgule calender movement. Suspended going barrel. Signed white enamel dial with Arabic numerals, date, calender markings at the edge.

Signed:- Gregson Hor du Roi a Paris

UKP £295
Ca. - 1790
M4310

English full plate gilt keywind fusee duplex movement. Harrison maintaining power. Engraved cock with diamond endstone. Polished steel regulator compensation balance with blue steel hairspring.

Signed:- Charles Brown - London

UKP £95
Ca. - 1820
M4311

Fine English full plate fire gilt movement with signed and number dust cover. Harrison's maintaining power. Pierced and engraved cock with diamond endstone, silver regulator disc.

Signed:- Anthy Mesure

UKP £130
Ca. - 1800
M4312

English full plate gilt duplex movement with integral signed sprung gilt cuvette. Keywind fusee and chain. Harrison's maintaining power. Engraved cock with diamond endstone.

Signed:- David Morice - Fenchurch St. London

UKP £295
Ca. - 1820
M4313

Small late 19th century gilt keyless movement with going barrel. Integral cock with polished steel regulator, uncut bimetallic balance with spiral hairspring. Pressed brass duplex escape wheel

Signed:- The Waterbury Watch Co.

UKP £45
Ca. - 1890
M4314

English full plate gilt keywind fusee chronometer movement. Harrison's maintaining power. Plain cock with garnet endstone, compensation balance with two wedge shaped weights.

Signed:- Rivers Son - Cornhill London

UKP £390
Ca. - 1810
M4315

English fusee lever movement signed both for the owner and the maker. Full plate gilt keywind fusee movement the dust cover signed by the makers. Harrison's maintaining power.

Signed:- J N Edgecombe - Bristol

UKP £45
Ca. - 1825
M4316

English full plate gilt keywind fusee movement with dust cover. Harrison's maintaining power. Chased and engraved barrel bridge and cock with diamond endstone, blue steel Bosley regulator.

Signed:- Thos Blundell - Liverpool

UKP £45
Ca. - 1840
M4317

English keyless fusee lever movement with power reserve indicator Gilt half plate keyless movement with fusee and chain. Engraved cock with polished steel regulator, compensation balance.

Signed:- Barraud Lunds - 49 Cornhill 3/3333

UKP £195
Ca. - 1870
M4318

English keyless fusee lever movement with power reserve indicator by Frodsham. Gilt three quarter plate keyless movement with fusee and chain. Harrison's maintaining power.

Signed:- Chas Frodsham - 84 Strand London

UKP £195
Ca. - 1870
M4319

English lever with power reserve indication. Gilt three quarter plate keywind movement with fusee and chain. Harrison's maintaining power. Engraved cock with polished steel regulator.

Signed:- Parkinson Frodsham London AD1879

UKP £180
Ca. - 1879
M4320

Swiss keyless gilt bar movement. Going barrel, steel wolf's tooth winding work. Plain cock with polished steel regulator. compensation balance with blue steel overcoil hairspring.

Signed:- M Halbkrom Wien

UKP £85
Ca. - 1880
M4321

Three 19th Century English lever movements with dials.

UKP £95
Ca. - 1880