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Index of Catalogue 68 - Watches & Movements

A6801

Early Silver Champleve Dial Verge and Stand

A late 17th Century verge with silver champleve dial in silver pair cases and a stand in the form of a bracket clock. Egyptian pillars with pierced galleries above. Signed champleve dial.

Signed:- Hender Amy - Boutreux Castle

UK£5500
Ca. - 1700
A6802

Silver Champleve Dial English Verge

Early 18th Century provincial English verge with silver champleve and cock in silver pair cases. Deep full plate fire gilt movement with square baluster pillars. Silver champeve dial.

Signed:- John Jordan

UK£2850
Ca. - 1725
A6803

Silver Pair Cased Verge with Named Dial

Mid 19th Century English verge with the owner's name on the dial in silver pair cases. Full plate fire gilt movement with square baluster pillars. Name, JOHN BRADFORD, replacing the hours.

Signed:- Robt Hargrave - Doncaster

UK£850
Ca. - 1759
A6804

Rare Large Multi Dial Swiss Cylinder

Rare late 18th Century Swiss calender watch with decorative visible balance and jumping quarter seconds in a silver open face case. Around the balance are six chapters with gold hands.

Signed:- Jaquet Droz

UK£4450
Ca. - 1790
A6805

Gold Cylinder with Parachute and Compensation

19th Century French cylinder in a gold open face case. Keywind Lepine calibre movement with bi-metallic compensation curb and polished steel parachute suspension for the top balance pivot.

UK£570
Ca. - 1830
A6806

Silver Digital Lever by IWC

A late 19th Century Swiss lever by IWC with digital dial in an engine turned silver full hunter case. White enamel dial marked - Patent Automatic Timekeeper -. Digital minutes and hours.

Signed:- IWC

UK£1795
Ca. - 1890
A6807

Silver American Hunter

Late 19th Century American full plate lever in a silver full hunter case. Full plate gilt keyless going barrel movement. Substantial large plain coin silver full hunter case.

Signed:- Appleton Tracy

UK£515
Ca. - 1895
A6808

Gold American Lever Pocketwatch

Early 20th Century American lever in a gold open face case. Split three quarter plate keyless fifteen jewel movement with going barrel. Plain 9 carat open face case , maker's mark ALD.

Signed:- Waltham

UK£275
Ca. - 1906
A6809

Eight Day Lever in Square Gunmetal Case

Early 20th Century Swiss eight day lever with visible balance in a square gunmetal case. Gilt keyless eight day movement with large resting barrel. Engraved bridge cock below the dial.

UK£435
Ca. - 1910
A6810

Slim Gold Swiss Half Hunter Pocket Watch

Early 20th Century Swiss lever in a slim gold half hunter case. Club foot lever escapement. Signed white dial with subsidiary seconds, Arabic numerals, the twelve in red, blue steel hands.

Signed:- Longines

UK£715
Ca. - 1920
A6811

Gold Swiss Lever Dress Watch

20th Century Swiss lever in a gold open face case. Compensation balance with blue steel overcoil hairspring. Club foot lever escapement. Plain 14 carat open face case, gilt metal cuvette.

Signed:- Eterna

UK£410
Ca. - 1940
A6812

Triangular Silver Masonic Watch

A Swiss lever Masonic watch with mother of pearl dial in a triangular silver case. Circular keyless nickelled bar movement. Triangular mother of pearl dial with polychrome Masonic symbols.

Signed:- Schwab & Brandt

UK£1450
Ca. - 1929
A6813

Gold and Enamel French Verge

Late 18th Century French verge in a gold and enamel consular case decorated with fully restored polychrome enamel, the back depicting cupid with a bow and arrow.

Signed:- L'Epine Hrgr du Roy

UK£1250
Ca. - 1780
A6814

Large German Verge with Polychrome Dial

Large late 18th Century German verge with polychrome enamel dial in tortoiseshell covered pair cases. White enamel dial, painted scene at the centre depicting a soldier courting a young lady.

Signed:- Johannes Thier in Regensburg

UK£825
Ca. - 1790
A6815

Late Quad Cased Turkish Market Verge

A mid 19th Century English verge made for the Turkish market in four silver and tortoiseshell cases. Fine signed white enamel with Turkish numerals, blue steel beetle and poker hands.

Signed:- Edw Prior

UK£3300
Ca. - 1857
A6816

Unusual Stone Set Chatelaine

An unusual 19th Century Swiss chatelaine and gold cylinder watch. Fine and unusual chatelaine and watch holder in 18th Century style. Three graduated oval scenes en grisaille, gilt highlights.

UK£4950
Ca. - 1870
A6817

Silver Skull Watch and Chain

20th Century Swiss lever in a silver case in the form of a skull with matching silver chain. Engraved silver dial with Roman numerals. Matching chain, links in the form of bones and skulls.

UK£790
Ca. - 1930
A6818

Minute Repeat with Enamel of Indian Maharaja

An early 20th Century Swiss minute repeating lever in a gold and enamel full hunter case with a portrait of His Highness the Maharaja of Patiala, Sir Bhupinda Singh and his Coat of Arms.

UK£11500
Ca. - 1920
A6819

Gold Quarter Repeating Musical Cylinder Watch

An early 19th Century Swiss quarter repeating musical watch in a gold open face case. Gilt movement with two resting barrels. Pendant quarter repeating on two steel gongs. Gilt cartouche dial

UK£4750
Ca. - 1810
A6820

Gold Quarter Repeating Swiss Verge

Early 19th Century Swiss quarter repeating verge in a gold open face case, gilt cuvette. Push pendant quarter repeating on two steel gongs. Winding through the white enamel dial.

UK£1150
Ca. - 1820
A6821

Gold Minute Repeating Perpetual Calendar

Fine late 19th Century Swiss minute repeating perpetual calendar in a gold full hunter case. Fine white enamel dial subsidiaries for day date and seconds, aperture for moon phase marked 0 - 29.

UK£9750
Ca. - 1880
A6822

Rare Small Gold Ruby Cylinder

An unusually small early 19th Century French ruby cylinder in a ˇgold open face case. Keywind gilt Lepine calibre movement. Clear sapphire cylinder held in a polished steel cage.

UK£890
Ca. - 1820
A6823

Rare Centre Seconds Dead Beat Verge

Late 18th Century continental dead beat verge with centre seconds and calendar in a gilt open face case. Rare dead beat verge escapement, the teeth formed so that the leading faces are curved

Signed:- Joseph Dercha in Sumegh

UK£5400
Ca. - 1800
A6824

Chinese Duplex Silver Hunter Pocket Watch

A mid 19th Century Swiss centre seconds Chinese duplex in a silver full hunter case. Keywind gilt bar movement with richly engraved plate, bridges and suspended going barrel.

UK£550
Ca. - 1850
A6825

Rare English Chronometer with Sapphire Roller

Rare 19th Century English chronometer with solid sapphire impulse jewel in a silver full hunter case. Gilt half plate keywind movement with fusee and chain. Freesprung helical hairsring.

Signed:- Chas Frodsham

UK£7300
Ca. - 1859
A6826

Silver Slow Beating Lever by Yates

19th Century slow beating lever by Yates in a silver open face case. Signed white enamel dial with subsidiary seconds. Silver open face case, makers mark for Samuel Quilliam.

Signed:- Thos Yates

UK£850
Ca. - 1870
A6827

Eight Day Deck Watch with up/down Dial

Early 20th Century Swiss eight day lever deck watch by Longines with power reserve indication. Signed black dial, subsidiaries for seconds and eight day power reserve.

Signed:- Longines

UK£1500
Ca. - 1910
A6828

Pair of Coincidence Timing Watches

An unusual pair of nickel cased timers in a fitted case. 30 min fast beating timer with nickelled three quarter plate keyless movement and another with only continuous sixty seconds.

Signed:- Jean L'Eplattenier

UK£425
Ca. - 1920
A6829

Steel Rolex Bubble Back Wristwatch

Swiss Rolex Oyster perpetual wrist watch in a steel bubble back case. Signed centre seconds dial with luminous filled triangular batons and hands. Signed stainless steel oyster case.

Signed:- Rolex Oyster Perpetual

UK£1650
Ca. - 1940
A6830

Stainless Steel Mark 10 Military Wrist Watch

Military black dial wrist watch by IWC in a stainless steel case. Signed black dial with Ministry of Defence broad arrow. Stainless steel wrist watch case, signed clip on back.

Signed:- International Watch Co

UK£1550
Ca. - 1950
A6831

Gold Pistol Shaped Key

A fine late 18th Century key in the form of a pistol.

UK£175
Ca. - 1800
A6832

Small Silver Gilt and Enamel Clock

An attractive small 19th Century Austrian Zappler silver and enamel desk clock. Triangular gilt verge movement. Fine silver gilt balloon shaped case set with polychrome enamel panels.

UK£3500
Ca. - 1840
A6833

Small Marble and Ormolu Table Clock

A small 19th Century French table clock of white marble and ormolu. Small circular brass movement with going barrel. White marble case with gilt metal decoration standing on turned feet.

UK£695
Ca. - 1870
A6834

Small Clock with View of Lake Geneva

Late 19th Century Swiss cylinder clock with a view of Lake Geneva on the dial. Keywind bar movement with suspended going barrel. Heavy circular nickle case suitable for use as a paperweight.

UK£700
Ca. - 1890
A6835

French Carriage Clock

Late 19th Century French timepiece carriage clock with gilt mask dial. Polished rectangular brass movement with gilt lever platform escapement. Lacquered polished brass case.

UK£525
Ca. - 1900
A6836

Rare Gold Mounted Watch Display Case

Rare late 19th Century English display case with gold mask. Red morocco lined with velvet, folding easel stand. 9 carat gold mask, applied gold repousse decoration at the corners.

UK£600
Ca. - 1900
A6837

Display of Dial Cartouches

An unusual glazed display with burr walnut veneered frame of numeral cartouches from early 18th Century watches and clocks. Approximately 70 pieces in total.

UK£950
Ca. - 1720
A6838

Six Framed Displays of Dials and Keys

Six unusual glazed displays with burr walnut veneered frames. Two containing keys with their original stock packaging, four containing decorative dials, mainly from the late 19th Century.

UK£800
Ca. - 1900
M6801

Early Verge Movement

Late 17th Century deep full plate fire gilt movement with Egyptian pillars. Fusee and chain with worm and wheel barrel sutup between the plates. Wound through the later enamel dial.

Signed:- Windmil

UK£270
Ca. - 1700
M6802

Early English Verge Movement

Late 17th Century English deep full plate fire gilt movement with Egyptian pillars. Pierced and engraved winged cock with mask, plain steel balance, silver regulator disc.

Signed:- S Decharmes

UK£230
Ca. - 1700
M6803

English Duplex Movement, Chronometer Balance

19th Century English full plate gilt keywind fusee duplex movement. Large chronometer type compensation balance, freesprung hairspring. Escape and two train wheel pivots with endstones.

Signed:- Fra Sinderby

UK£250
Ca. - 1830
M6804

English Fusee Chronometer Movement

Mid 19th Century English gilt half plate keywind spring detent chronometer movement with fusee and chain. Freesprung blue steel helical hairspring. Earnshaw type spring detent escapement.

Signed:- John Caney

UK£300
Ca. - 1860
M6805

English up/down Dial Chronometer Movement

Mid 19th Century English gilt half plate keywind spring detent chronometer movement with power reserve indication. Earnshaw type spring detent escapement. Subsidiary for power reserve.

Signed:- John Cashmore

UK£390
Ca. - 1860
M6806

Swiss Fusee Chronometer Movement

Late 19th Century Swiss gilt three quarter plate keywind pivoted detent chronometer movement. Attractive signed silver dial with subsidiary seconds. Applied gold Roman numerals.

Signed:- J R Losada

UK£450
Ca. - 1880
M6807

English Rack Lever Movement

Early 19th Century full plate gilt keywind fusee rack lever movement. Rack lever escapement with thirty tooth escape wheel, adjustable slides to the lever. Winding through the enamel dial.

Signed:- Litherland & Co

UK£145
Ca. - 1805
M6808

Swiss Independent Seconds Lever Movement

19th Century Swiss independent seconds keywind gilt bar movement. Two suspended going barrels. Two subsidiaries of Roman numerals, one for continuous time, the other showing independent seconds.

UK£220
Ca. - 1870
M6809

English Up/Down Dial Fusee Lever Movement

Late 19th Century English full plate gilt keywind fusee movement with power reserve indication. Engraved cock with diamond endstone. Gilt dust cover.

UK£130
Ca. - 1880
M6810

Twelve Hour Record Chronograph Movement

Unusual late 19th Century Swiss gilt split three quarter plate keyless chronograph movement. The white enamel dial with two subsidiaries, one shows the elapsed time up to twelve hours.

UK£225
Ca. - 1890
M6811

Swiss Minute Repeating Lever Movement

Fine late 19th Century Swiss minute repeating keyless nickelled bar movement. Fully jewelled to the hammers, escape pivots with endstones. Slide minute repeating on two polished steel gongs.

UK£350
Ca. - 1880
M6812

Quarter Repeating Virgule Movement

Rare late 18th Century Swiss quarter repeating virgule keywind gilt Lepine calibre movement. Red gilt going and repeating train wheels. Quarter repeating on rectangular section steel gongs.

UK£525
Ca. - 1800