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18th Century Watches

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Three Colour Gold Verge

A late 18^th Century verge in a stone set three colour gold consular case. Full plate fire gilt movement with round pillars. Pierced and engraved cock, silver regulator disc. Plain three arm steel balance, blue steel spiral hairspring. Wound through the white enamel dial with Roman and Arabic numerals, stone set hands. Attractive 18 carat continental consular case. The back engine turned and decorated with applied three colour gold decoration, the scene framed by an oval border of white stones. Two colour gold bezel also set with a single row of white stones.

Unusually this continental case and dial uses an English movement. It shows no signs of being a replacement, the dial feet occupying the original holes in the plate. It may be the original customer specified an English movement be used or alternatively the English watchmaker imported the case and dial.

Circa 1780

£3,650.00 Add to cart
Gold Quarter Repeating Swiss Verge Pocket Watch

A late 18^th Century Swiss quarter repeating verge in a three colour gold consular case. Full plate gilt fusee movement. Finely pierced and engraved bridge cock with steel coqueret, plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Silver regulator dial with blue steel indicator. Push pendant quarter repeating on a cracked bell in the case. Winding through the signed white enamel dial with Roman and Arabic numerals, gilt hands. Gold consular case, oval scene in a cartouche on the back of three colour gold applied gold rope bands to the back and bezel.

Circa 1780

£4,200.00 Add to cart
Decorative Gold French Repeating Pocket Watch

A small late 18^th Century French quarter repeating verge in a diamond set gold consular case. Full plate gilt fusee movement. Finely pierced and engraved bridge cock with steel coqueret, plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Silver regulator dial with blue steel indicator. Push pendant a toc quarter repeating on blocks on the case. Winding through the fine white enamel dial, Roman and Arabic numerals, pierced stone set hands. Gold consular case, applied two colour gold decoration over a matted ground. Set with a band of small diamonds around the bezel and in the form of a monogram on the back.

Circa 1780

£4,900.00 Add to cart
Gold and Enamel Chatelaine Watch by Emery

An 18^th Century English verge by Emery in gold and enamel pair cases with chatelaine. Full plate fire gilt movement with turned pillars. Pierced and engraved masked cock with diamond endstone, pierced and engraved plate for the silver regulator disc. Fusee and chain with worm and wheel barrel setup between the plates. Plain three arm steel balance, blue steel spiral hairspring. White enamel dial with Roman and Arabic numerals, fine gold hands. Plain gold inner case, gold pendant and bow, maker’s mark "MA" over "GM". Gold and enamel outer case, three colour gold bezels. The back decorated with translucent dark blue enamel over an engine turned ground. In the centre an oval depicting a classically dress seated woman, above a ducal coronet and below a small monogrammed cartouche. Gold and enamel chatelaine, the gilt clip with applied panel matching the watch supporting six chains. Central gold and enamel locket glazed on both sides containing a miniature painting of two ladies and woven hair to the reverse. Three chains with gold and enamel links for the watch. Also attached to the clip are two fine pearls in gold and enamel mounts, a gold and enamel key and an egg shaped gold vinaigrette threaded in the centre. Sprung clips with threaded safety collars.

Hallmarked London 1781

£11,500.00 Add to cart
Silver Regulator Dial English Verge

A late 18^th Century English verge with regulator dial in silver pair cases. Full plate fire gilt movement with round pillars. Pierced and engraved cock, silver regulator disc. Fusee and chain with worm and wheel barrel setup between the plates. Plain three arm steel balance, blue steel spiral hairspring. Regulator style white enamel dial with central blue steel poker hand for the minutes, Arabic numerals. Small subsidiary for hours at twelve with Roman numerals and subsidiary for seconds below. Matching plain silver pair cases, silver pendant and bow, maker’s mark "TG". Lateral steel lever t stop the watch acting on the contrate wheel.

Hallmarked London 1787

£1,200.00 Add to cart
Diamond Set Gold and Enamel Pocket Watch

A late 18^th Century French verge in a diamond set gold and enamel consular case. Full plate gilt fusee movement. Finely pierced and engraved bridge cock with steel coqueret, plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Silver regulator dial with blue steel indicator. Winding through the fully restored white enamel dial, Arabic numerals, gilt hands. Unusual consular case, the bezel set with a row of diamonds. The back covered in translucent dark blue enamel over an engine turned ground. This is overlaid with a decorative diamond set gold mask.

Circa 1790

£4,500.00 Add to cart
Gold and Enamel Pocket Watch with Rare Ballooning Scene

A small French verge in a gold and enamel consular case with rare ballooning scene. Full plate gilt fusee movement. Finely pierced and engraved bridge cock with steel coqueret, plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Silver regulator dial with gilt indicator. Round pillars. Winding through the white enamel dial, Roman and Arabic numerals, gilt hands. Small 18 carat gold consular case with a polychrome enamel scene on the back of a balloon over an Alpine lake.

A rare subject decorating a watch case. The first manned balloon flight took place in Paris, 1783

Circa 1790

£5,750.00 Add to cart
Multi Dial Gilt Chinese Market Verge

A late 18^th Century English verge by Brockbank with regulator calendar dial in stone set gilt metal pair cases. Full plate fire gilt movement with signed and numbered gilt dust cover. Pierced and engraved masked cock, silver regulator disc. Fusee and chain. Plain three arm steel balance, blue steel spiral hairspring. White enamel regulator dial with two extra subsidiaries for age of the moon and day of the month. Central gold arrow hand for the minutes of Arabic numerals, the hours at twelve with Roman numerals and continuous seconds below. Gilt pair cases, plain gilt inner case. The outer with chased and engraved gilt bezels, each set with a single row of green and red stones. The back set with a restored scene of a spilt basket of fruit and birds. Concealed hinge.

A late 18th Century example of a watch made for sale on the Chinese market.

Circa 1790

£8,300.00 Add to cart
Unusual Decorative Gold Quarter Repeater

A late 18^th Century French quarter repeating verge in an unusual glazed consular case. Full plate gilt fusee movement. Finely pierced and engraved bridge cock, plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Silver regulator dial with gilt indicator. Push pendant dumb quarter repeating on two blocks in the case. Winding through the white enamel dial, Arabic numerals, gilt hands. Unusual consular case with glazed hinged back protecting the two colour gold decoration on the back depicting a scene in an oval.

The use of a glazed cover over the decoration is a very unusual feature.

Circa 1790

£4,500.00 Add to cart
Quarter Repeating Three Colour Gold Swiss Verge

A late 18^th Century Swiss quarter repeating verge in a decorative three colour gold consular case. Full plate gilt fusee movement. Finely pierced and engraved bridge cock with steel coqueret, plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Silver regulator dial. Push pendant quarter repeating on a bell in the case. Signed white enamel dial with Roman and Arabic numerals, pierced gilt hands. Gold consular case with applied three colour gold decoration, oval scene on the back depicting a cherub and dog. Gold push pendent, discreet piercing to allow the bell to sound clearly.

Circa 1790

£4,500.00 Add to cart
Pearl Set Gold and Enamel English Watch

A late 18^th Century English gold and enamel pearl set watch. Full plate fire gilt movement, pierced and engraved cock with diamond endstone, silver regulator disc. Fusee and chain with Harrison’s maintaining power. Plain three arm gold balance, blue steel spiral hairspring. Well converted to English table roller lever escapement. Wound through the fine white enamel dial, Arabic numerals, gold hands. Attractive 18 carat gold consular case, the back of translucent dark blue enamel over a decorative engine turned ground. Single row of large split pearls to the bezels. Gold bow and pendant with a button to open the sprung front bezel.

Circa 1790

£4,200.00 Add to cart
Diamond Set Gold and Enamel Chatelaine Watch

A late 18^th Century English verge in a diamond and pearls set gold and enamel case with matching chatelaine. Full plate fire gilt fusee movement. Pierced and engraved masked cock, large diamond endstone. Engraved plate for the silver regulator disc. Plain three arm steel balance, blue steel spiral hairspring. Winding through the white enamel dial, Arabic numerals, gold hands. Fine gold consular case, translucent dark blue enamel over an engine turned ground with a white enamel border. The bezel and back both set with a single row of split pearls. Applied white metal decoration on the back set with diamonds. Fine matching chatelaine, the gilt clip faced with gold and champleve enamel, an oval of split pearls in the centre. One side supports the watch on a short chain of diamond shaped gold and enamel links flanked by two delicate gold chains. Spring clip with threaded safety collar. The other side of the clip a matching chain with two gold and enamel pearl set oval cartouches supports the accessories. Two chains with small square gold and enamel link terminate with a gold and enamel key and seal bearing the bust of a bearded man. Two further delicate gold chains bear gold and enamel tassels. Fitted in an unusual shaped red morocco covered case.

Circa 1790

£23,000.00 Add to cart