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Index of Catalogue 53 - Watches & Movements

A5301

Rare Small Gold German Stackfreed

Very rare late 16th century small oval German stackfreed in a plain gold oval case.

UK£7800
Ca. - 1620
A5302

Silver and Tortoiseshell Sun and Moon Verge

Fine late 17th century English verge the outer covered in red tortoiseshell richly decorated with silver pins with silver champleve sun and moon dial.

Signed:- Smith - London

UK£5850
Ca. - 1685
A5303

Early English Sun and Moon Verge

Late 17th century English verge with silver champleve Sun and Moon dial in purpose made silver consular case. Arabic numerals for the minutes, later blue steel beetle hand.

Signed:- J Williamson

UK£3300
Ca. - 1695
A5304

Silver Pair Cased Irish Verge

Late 18th Century Irish verge with interesting history in silver pair cases. Full plate fire gilt movement. White enamel dial with Roman & Arabic numerals, blue steel beetle and poker hands.

Signed:- Dav Bigger - Belfast

UK£850
Ca. - 1780
A5305

Silver Pair Cased Verge with Owner's Name

A late 18th Century English verge, the owner's name replacing the numerals in silver pair cases. Full plate fire gilt movement. Matching silver pair cases, silver pendant and bow.

Signed:- Wm Graham - London

UK£695
Ca. - 1798
A5306

Silver Centre Seconds Cylinder

Late 18th century continental centre seconds cylinder in a plain silver open face case. Domed white enamel dial with centre second Arabic numerals, fine blue steel seconds hand.

UK£1100
Ca. - 1800
A5307

Gold Swiss Cylinder with Offset Dial

A small early 19th Century Swiss cylinder with offset dial in an engine turned gold open face case. Lepine calibre movement, silver engine turned dial with offset chapter.

UK£470
Ca. - 1820
A5308

English Silver Pair Cased Verge

19th century English verge in matching hallmarked silver pair cases. White enamel dial with Roman numerals, gilt hands. Full plate fusee movement with round pillars.

Signed:- John Stubbs - Kegworth

UK£425
Ca. - 1824
A5309

English Silver Pair Cased Verge

19th cnetury English verge in matching hallmarked silver pair cases. Pierced and engraved round cock decorated with musical motifs, steel regulator.

UK£375
Ca. - 1827
A5310

English Silver Pair Cased Verge

19th Century English verge in silver pair cases. Full plate fusee movement. Pierced and engraved round cock. White enamel dial, matching silver pair cases.

UK£280
Ca. - 1836
A5311

Silver Lever for the Chinese Market

Swiss centre seconds lever for the Chinese market in a plain silver open face case. White painted dial with Roman numerals, centre seconds, blue steel hands.

UK£350
Ca. - 1860
A5312

Slim Gold Swiss Lever

Unusual 19th century lever in a slim 18 carat engine turned open face case with ribbed middle. Keywind gilt Lepine calibre movement with suspended going barrel.

Signed:- Alpohonse Montandon

UK£550
Ca. - 1835
A5313

Gold Independent Seconds Captain's Watch

Unusual Swiss independent seconds Captains's lever in a finely decorated 18 carat gold open face case. Attractive engraved and engine turned silver dial.

Signed:- C Cooper & Sons

UK£2200
Ca. - 1850
A5314

Large American Silver Hunter

A 19th Century American lever in a large and substantial engine turned silver full hunter case. Full plate gilt keywind movement. Signed white enamel dial with subsidiary seconds.

Signed:- P J Bartlett - Waltham

UK£650
Ca. - 1865
A5315

Large Silver Moonphase Calendar Watch

Large late 19th century Swiss moonphase calendar lever in silver open face case. Keyless gilt bar movement with going barrel. White enamel dial, subsidiaries for day, date & month in French.

UK£750
Ca. - 1890
A5317

High Quality Gold Open Face Lever

Early 20th century Swiss lever in a plain 18 carat drum shaped open face case. High quality gilt split three quarter plate keyless movement with going barrel.

Signed:- L Leroy & Cie - Paris

UK£1350
Ca. - 1920
A5318

Silver Eight Day Goliath Lever

Early 20th century Swiss Goliath eight day lever in a large plain silver open face case. Plain cock with polished steel regulator compensation balance with blue steel overcoil hairspring.

Signed:- Octava Watch Co - Switzerland

UK£375
Ca. - 1920
A5319

Gold Octagonal Swiss Dress Watch

Early 20th century Swiss lever in a plain 18 carat gold open face case. Silvered dial with Arabic numerals, blue steel hands. Circular keyless nickelled movement with going barrel.

UK£650
Ca. - 1922
A5320

Gilt and Shagreen English Verge

18th century English verge in shagren covered gilt pair cases decorated with gilt pique pins. White enamel dial with Arabic numerals, gilt hands.

Signed:- Anderson

UK£895
Ca. - 1769
A5321

Gold French Verge with Erotic Enamelled Scene

French verge in gold consular case with a concealed erotic enamel scene in a gold consular case the hinged gold back concealing an erotic scene in polychrome enamel on gold.

Signed:- Vaucher - Paris

UK£4200
Ca. - 1780
A5322

Gold French Verge with Erotic Enamelled Scene

Late 18th century French verge in a gold consular case set with a portrait miniature concealing an erotic enamel scene. Winding through white enamel dial with Roman and Arabic numerals.

Signed:- Autray - Paris

UK£4200
Ca. - 1780
A5323

Triple Repousse Case Painted Dial Verge

Late 18th Century verge with polychrome enamel dial in silver repousse pair cases and decorative underpainted horn protective outer. Full plate fire gilt movement with square pillars.

Signed:- Seamoure - London

UK£1750
Ca. - 1793
A5324

Rare Pearl Set Bracelet Watch

Rare late 18th century pearl set gold bracelet watch with visible balance. Row of paste borders the white enamel dial with Arabic numerals and blue steel hands.

UK£5700
Ca. - 1790
A5325

Gold and Enamel Verge in the Form of a Lyre

Austrian verge in a fine gold and enamel case in the form of a lyre. Silver regulator dial with blue steel indicator. White enamel dial with Roman numerals, blue steel Breguet hands.

UK£4850
Ca. - 1830
A5326

Diamond Set Gold and Enamel Full Hunter

Mid 19th century Swiss cylinder in an 18 carat gold ,enamel and diamond set full hunter case. White enamel dial with Roman numerals and blue steel hands.

UK£1100
Ca. - 1860
A5327

Diamond Set Gold and Enamel Watch Suite

Swiss cylinder in a dimaond set 18 carat gold and enamel full hunter case with matching long chain and accessories. The covers with green translucent enamel over an engine turned ground.

Signed:- Lebet et Fils - Swiss

UK£2650
Ca. - 1860
A5328

Gold and Enamel Ladies Badollet Watch

19th century ladies Swiss cylinder in a decorative 18 carat gold and enamel open face case. Gold dial with decoratively engraved matted centre, Roman numerals, blue steel hands.

Signed:- Badollet - Geneva

UK£1050
Ca. - 1870
A5329

Gold and Enamel Beetle Form Watch

Late 19th cnetury Swiss gold and enamel brooch watch in the form of a beetle with diamond set translucent red enamel wings opened by depressing a button in the tail to reveal the dial.

UK£4800
Ca. - 1880
A5330

Gold American Hunter

Late 19th century American lever in a small 14 carat gold engine turned full hunter case with engraved middle. Decorative signed white enamel dial with subsidiary seconds.

Signed:- American Waltham Watch Co

UK£450
Ca. - 1895
A5331

American Gold and Decorative Ladies Lever

Early 20th century American lever in a small decorative 14 carat gold hunter case. Signed white enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel hands.

Signed:- Elgin National Watch Co

UK£450
Ca. - 1905
A5332

Gold And Enamel Swiss Dress Watch

An early 20th Century Swiss lever in a gold and enamel dress watch, the back depicting two horses in relief. Small nickelled three quarter plate movement.

Signed:- Union Horlogere

UK£1150
Ca. - 1920
A5333

Gold and Enamel Gem Set Pendant Watch

Swiss lever in an unusual gem set gold and enamel case with matching necklace. Silver dial with subsidiary seconds, Arabic numerals, bue steel hands. Case decorated in matt black enamel.

Signed:- Longines

UK£3300
Ca. - 1930
A5334

Decorative Gold Hunter

20th Century Swiss lever in a slim decoratively engine turned full hunter case. Signed white enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, pierced gilt hands.

Signed:- El-Arbolito Extrapino

UK£675
Ca. - 1930
A5335

Silver and Enamel Ermeto Watch

Swiss hermetic lever purse watch in a silver and enamel case. Rectangular metal dial with luminous Arabic numerals and hands. Silver case, the sliding shells covered in black enamel.

Signed:- Movado

UK£550
Ca. - 1920
A5336

Crocodile Covered Ermeto Alarm Watch

Swiss hermetic lever alarm in a crocodile skin covered gilt metal case. The watch wound by opening and closing the shells. The time and alarm set by two gilt crowns.

Signed:- Movado

UK£450
Ca. - 1930
A5337

Small gold and Enamel Swiss Cylinder

Swiss cylinder in a gold and enamel open face case. Polished steel cylinder, steel escape wheel. White enamel dial with Roman numerals, blue steel hands.

UK£1200
Ca. - 1860
A5338

Early English Gilt Metal Clockwatch

Late 17th Century hour striking English verge clockwatch in gilt metal and shell covered pair cases. Full plate fire gilt movement with five turned baluster pillars. White enamel dial.

Signed:- Peter Wise - London

UK£3300
Ca. - 1695
A5339

Rare Miniature Dimaond Set Quarter Repeater

Fine rare 18th century French quarter repeating verge in an engine turned small gold consular case decoated with applied two colour gold decoration and set with diamonds.

Signed:- J More - Paris

UK£8750
Ca. - 1760
A5340

Gold Skeletonised Quarter Repeater

An unusual skeletonised early 19th Century Swiss cylinder quarter repeater in a gold open face case. White enamel ring dial, Arabic numerals. Gold open faced case with glazed cuvette.

UK£3250
Ca. - 1810
A5341

Gold Quarter Repeating Erotic Automaton

Early 19th century French quarter repeating verge with a concealed erotic automaton in an engine turned 18 carat gold open face case. Signed white enamel dial with Arabic numerals.

Signed:- Breguet & Fils

UK£3700
Ca. - 1810
A5342

Gold Quarter Repeater with Erotic Automaton

Early 19th century Swiss quarter repeating automaton with concealed erotic scene in an 18 carat gold open face case. Gold push pendant, gold slide in the band to operate the cover.

Signed:- G Colomby - Geneva

UK£11750
Ca. - 1810
A5344

Quarter Repeating Erotic Automaton

Late 19th century quarter repeating Swiss lever with an erotic scene in a plain 18 carat red gold full hunter case. Slide quarter repeat on two polished steel gongs.

UK£9800
Ca. - 1885
A5345

Very Rare Quarter Striking Stackfeed Alarm

Very rare late 16th century German quarter striking stackfeed alarm in an octagonal gilt metal case.

UK£18750
Ca. - 1590
A5346

Early Silver Champleve Dial repeater

Late 17th century English quarter repeating verge in decorated pierced and engraved silver pair cases. Push pendant quarter repeating bell in the back of the case.

Signed:- P Garon - London

UK£3950
Ca. - 1695
A5347

French Repeating Verge by Leroy

Mid 18th century French quarter repeating verge by Julien LeRoy in a purpose made plain silver consular case. Fine signed white enamel dial with Roman and Arabic numerals, pierced gold hands.

Signed:- Julien LeRoy

UK£1750
Ca. - 1740
A5348

Quarter Repeating Silver English Verge

Late 18th Century quarter repeating English verge in pierced and engraved silver pair cases. Full plate fire gilt movement with signed silver dust cover.

Signed:- Benj Taylor - London

UK£2750
Ca. - 1788
A5349

Gold Quarter Repeating Ruby Cylinder

Early 19th century quarter repeating ruby cylinder with engine turned silver dial in an engine turned 18 carat gold open face case. Push pendant quarter repeating on two polished steel gongs.

UK£3200
Ca. - 1830
A5351

Gold Quarter Repeating English Lever

Mid 19th century quarter repeating English lever made by Nicole Nielsen for Dent in an engine turned 18 carat gold open face case White enamel dial with subsidiary seconds offset at eight o'clock

Signed:- E Dent - London

UK£1900
Ca. - 1846
A5353

Gold English Duplex

Fine late 18th century English duplex with unusual cock in engine turned 18 carat gold consular case. Full plate fire gilt movement with signed and numbered dust cover.

Signed:- Ch Pelichet - London

UK£1750
Ca. - 1796
A5354

Gilt Pair Cased Duplex by Barraud

Early 19th century English fusee duplex in matching gilt metal pair cases. Harrison's maintaining power. Engraved cock with garnet endstone. Duplex escapement. Numbered white enamel dial.

Signed:- Barraud - London

UK£640
Ca. - 1805
A5355

Gold Swiss Ruby Cylinder

A 19th Century Swiss ruby cylinder by Lepine in a gold open face case. Keywind gilt Lepine calibre movement with suspended going barrel. Signed white enamel dial.

Signed:- Lepine a Geneve

UK£895
Ca. - 1820
A5356

Silver Massey With Temperature Compensation

English Massey type three lever with Liverpool window jewelling and temperature compensation curb in a plain silver open face case with engine turned middle and bezels.

Signed:- J Harrison - Liverpool

UK£990
Ca. - 1839
A5357

Rare Chronometer Tourbillion with Thermometer

Very rare 19th century Swiss minute tourbillion with chronometer escapement and thermometer in an engine turned silver open face case. Earnshaw type spring detent chronometer escapement.

Signed:- Favre & Andrie

UK£17500
Ca. - 1870
A5358

Gold Resilient Lever by Dent

English lever by Dent with resilient lever escapement and offset seconds by Dent in a plain 18 carat full hunter case. Rare form of English table eroller lever escapement. White enamel dial.

Signed:- Dent - London

UK£1300
Ca. - 1872
A5359

English Keyless Fusee Chronometer

Fine late 19th century English keyless fussee chronometer with power reserve indication in an 18 carat engine turned open face case. White enamel dial with subsidiaries for seconds.

Signed:- W Godfrey - London

UK£2800
Ca. - 1880
A5360

Silver Explorers Watch

19th Century keyless fusee English lever with up / down dial in a watertight silver case. Gilt three quarter plate keyless movement with fusee and chain. Screw cover to the winding crown.

Signed:- Lund & Blockley - To the Queen

UK£3800
Ca. - 1878
A5361

Silver Freesprung Deck Watch in Keep Case

English freesprung centre seconds silver deckwatch in a brass keep case. Broad Ministry of Defence arrow engraved on the movement. Deck case lined in red velevet with glazed front cover.

Signed:- H Williamson - London

UK£1200
Ca. - 1915
A5362

Nickel Deck Watch by Rolex

20th century Swiss lever deck watch by Rolex in a nickel open face cae. The back marked Rolex 31 Reconds Universels together with the broad Ministry of Defence arrow and number on the dial.

Signed:- Rolex

UK£675
Ca. - 1930
A5363

Silver Patent Lever Military Watch

Early 20th century lever with patent replaceable balance assembly in a substantial plain silver open face case with screw back and bezel. White enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals.

UK£225
Ca. - 1919
A5364

Steel Omega Military Wrist Watch

Swiss black dial military stainless steel 15 jewel wrist watch. Stainless steel case, screw on back with Ministry of Defence broad arrow mark.

Signed:- Omega

UK£310
Ca. - 1950
A5365

Early Automatic Wristwatch

Swiss automatic lever wristwatch in a rolled gold elongated octagonal gold filled case. Silvered dial with line engine turned centre, subsidiary seconds, luminous Arabic nuemerals and hands.

UK£590
Ca. - 1930
A5366

Cigarette Lighter Watch

Swiss lever watch set into a gilt petol cigarette lighter. Rolled gold lighter the watch housed in the lower section of the reeded case, wound and set by a flat button in the base.

Signed:- Colibri

UK£3325
Ca. - 1960
A5367

Five Decorative Watch Keys

Five early 19th Century watch keys including a tipsy key, a small gold key in the form of a book, a silver key in the form of a horses hoof and a gold stone set key.

UK£385
Ca. - 1810
M5301

Early Dutch Verge Movement

dutch full plate fire gilt verge movement with elaborate pierced pillars. Fusee and chain with ratchet barretl setup between plates. Plain gilt balance, silver regulator disc.

Signed:- Van Spicht

UK£350
Ca. - 1700
M5302

Miniature English Verge Movement

Fine 18th century miniature English full plate fire gilt verge movement with round pillars. White enamel dial with Romand and Arabic numerals, fine blue steel beetle and poker hands.

Signed:- H King - London

UK£550
Ca. - 1740
M5303

Small French Verge Movement

French full plate gilt fusee verge movement. Fineley pierced and engraved bridge cock with garnet endstone. Silver regulator dial with blue steel indicator. Round pillars.

Signed:- Baillon - Paris

UK£350
Ca. - 1770
M5304

Early English Repeating Verge Movement

Full plate quarter repeating fire gilt movement with five turned baluster pillars. Push pendant quarter repeating originally on a bell. Late white enamel dial with Arabic numerals.

Signed:- Dan Delander - London

UK£350
Ca. - 1700
M5305

Arnold Chronometer Movement

18th century English full plate gilt keywind fusee chronometer movement by Arnold with plain cock diamond endstone, two arm Z balance with freesprung blue steel spiral hairspring.

Signed:- John Arnold & Son - London

UK£700
Ca. - 1793
M5306

English Centre Seconds Verge Movement

Rare 18th century English full plate gilt centre seconds verge movement. Geometrically pierced and enraved cock with diamond endstone. Fine white enamel dial with sweep centre seconds.

Signed:- N Jeffreys - London

UK£260
Ca. - 1770
M5307

German Half Seconds Beating Cylinder

Unusual slim German half seconds beating cylinder movement. The signed gilt plate with an opening forming the resting barrel. All the wheel work under the dial. Domed white enamel dial.

Signed:- J Ziegler - Furth

UK£185
Ca. - 1790
M5308

Swiss Quarter Repeating Cylinder Movement

Early 19th century Swiss quarter repeating keywind gilt Lepine calibre cylinder movement with suspended going barrel and polished steel Geneva stopwork.

UK£120
Ca. - 1820
M5309

English Duplex Movement

Early 19th century English full plate fusee duplex movement. Pierced and engraved round cock with large diaond endstone, gilt regulator on top plate below the plain three arm steel balance.

Signed:- S Miles - London

UK£70
Ca. - 1820
M5310

English Duplex Movement

Early 19th century English full plate gilt keywind fusee duplex movement. Harrison's maintaing pwer. Plain cock with polished steel regulator. Signed white enamel dial with Roman numerals.

Signed:- M Tobias & Levitt - London

UK£115
Ca. - 1820
M5311

English Half Quarter Repeating Duplex

Fine mid 19th century half quarter repeating English gilt three quarter plate keywind duplex movement. Fusee and chain. Harrison's maintaining power.

Signed:- T Cooper - London

UK£225
Ca. - 1850
M5312

Stogden Type Half Quarter Repeating Movement

Quarter repeating full plate fire gilt movement with dust cover. Pierced and engraved masked cock, diamond endstone, silver regulator disc. Converted English table roller lever escapement.

Signed:- Wightwick & Moss

UK£275
Ca. - 1795
M5313

German Lever Watch Movement

Glasshutte sytle German gilt three quarter plate keyless movement with going barrel. Engraved cock with polished steel regulator club foot lever escapement.

UK£75
Ca. - 1910