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19th Century Watches

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Gold and Enamel Watch Set with Pearls

An early 19th century gold and enamel watch set with a row of pearls. Full plate gilt fusee movement well converted to cylinder. 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. Gold consular case decorated translucent dark blue enamel over an engine turned ground overlaid with gilt stars. A single row of whole pearls set around the middle of the case.

Circa 1820

£4,500.00 Add to cart
Seven Watch Keys

Six 19th Century watch keys and an 18th Century gilt metal crank key. Three ratchet keys, one an elegant long gold key set with a small red stone, a silver key and the third gilt with circular open body. A small gold key set with a bloodstone, a long engraved silver key set with a yellow oval stone and a gilt metal key in the form of a pistol.

Circa 1820

£840.00 Add to cart
Turquoise Set Gold Verge Hunter

An early 19^th Century French verge in a turquoise set three colour gold full hunter case. Full plate gilt fusee movement. Finely pierced and engraved bridge cock with polished steel endstone, plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Silver regulator dial with blue steel indicator. Winding through the engine turned gold dial, Roman numerals, blue steel hands. Three colour gold full hunter case, domed covers with geometric applied gold decoration set with turquoise stone.

Circa 1820

£2,400.00 Add to cart
Pearl Set Gold and Enamel Pendant Watch

A small early 19^th Century Swiss verge in a pearl set gold and enamel full hunter case. Full plate gilt fusee movement. Finely pierced and engraved bridge cock with polished steel endstone, plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Silver regulator dial with blue steel indicator. Winding through the white enamel dial, Arabic numerals, gold Breguet hands. Gold full hunter case, the bezels set with two rows of split pearls. Both covers with engine turned centres bordered by light blue champleve enamel. The front cover opened by depressing a button in the pendant.

Circa 1820

£1,600.00 Add to cart
Chinese Market Gold and Enamel Captains Watch

A fine early 19^th Century Swiss duplex made for the Chinese market in a gold and enamel case. Keywind gilt bar movement with richly engraved plate, bridges and suspended going barrel, polished steel regulator, blue steel stop work and screws. Polished steel three arm balance with three blue steel affixes, spiral hairspring. Crab tooth duplex escapement, the steel escape wheel with two locking teeth so that the watch will appear to beat seconds. White enamel dial with subsidiaries for two time zones, both with Roman numerals, Seconds beating both for centre seconds and subsidiary seconds, blue steel seconds hand and gilt Breguet hands. Large gold and enamel open face case, fine polychrome enamel scene of a classically dressed couple and child. Gold bezel decorated with translucent red, white and blue champleve enamel. Matching gold and enamel pendant and bow. Glazed cover to the movement with sprung engraved gilt bezel.

Circa 1820

£55,000.00 Add to cart
Ruby Set Three Colour Gold Watch

An early 19^th Century Swiss three colour gold open face watch set with rubies. Purpose made English full plate gilt keywind fusee movement. Harrison's maintaining power. Plain cock, polished steel regulator, plain three arm gold balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. English table roller lever escapement. Engine turned gold dial with a small chapter of Roman numerals, broad decorative three colour gold border, gilt hands. Decorative three colour gold open face case set with rubies in a geometric pattern. Wound through the gilt cuvette signed “Jn Ls Debrit a Geneve”.

Circa 1820

£2,850.00 Add to cart
Massey Type I Silver Pair Case Pocket Watch By Massey

An early 19^th Century English Massey I lever in silver pair cases. Full plate gilt keywind fusee movement with plain gilt dust cover. Harrison's maintaining power. Engraved cock with diamond endstone, stamped on the underside of the foot “EM – P – 2672”. Blue steel Bosley regulator, plain three arm steel balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Massey type one lever escapement, thirty tooth escape wheel. Early form of banking with the pins formed together and screwed on the top plate. Off white enamel dial, Roman numerals, gold hands. Matching plain silver pair cases, silver oval pendant and bow, maker's mark “WB” in an oval.

In excellent overall condition. Edward Massey of Coventry and London developed the crank roller escapement which has five variations. He retailed few watches under his own name but made them for other makers. The underside of the cock not only bears his initials and serial number but also the stamp of the ebauche supplier, “TB” in a rectangle. This is repeated on the dust cover. S J Whitwell has not marked the movement with a number or town

Hallmarked Birmingham 1821

£925.00 Add to cart
Gold Quarter Repeating Lever Pocket Watch

An early 19^th Century French quarter repeating lever in a gold open face case. Keywind gilt bar movement with suspended going barrel. Plain cock with blue steel regulator with gold pointer visible through an aperture in the cuvette. Plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring, temperature compensation curb. Unusual form of double roller lever escapement. Pendant quarter repeating on two polished steel gongs. Engine turned silver dial, secret signature either side of the numeral twelve, offset subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, gilt Breguet hands. Engine turned gold open face case with engine turned middle and bezels. Gold repeating push in the band at two o'clock which is pulled out and twisted a quarter of a turn before use. Signed and numbered gold cuvette secured by a single screw (lacking), apertures for winding, set and regulator index.

We believe this number does not correspond to the details of the watch held in the archives. It does however bear unique features of watches produced by the firm. See The Art of Breguet by George Daniels, page 312 for an illustration of the escapement and page 253 for a watch of similar design

Circa 1828

£9,950.00 Add to cart
Silver English Massey III Lever

An early 19^th Century English Massey type three lever in a silver open face case. Full plate gilt keywind fusee movement with dust cover. Harrison's maintaining power. Plain cock inscribed “Patent” on the foot, large diamond endstone. Polished steel regulator with silver sector index on the plate. Plain three arm gilt balance with deep rectangular rim, three timing screws, blue steel spiral hairspring. Massey type three lever escapement. White enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel seconds hand, gilt hands. Plain silver open face case with ribbed middle, maker's mark “JW” and number corresponding to that on the movement.

Hallmarked London 1828

£575.00 Add to cart
Rare Gold Quarter Repeating Duplex

A 19^th Century English quarter repeating duplex influenced by Breguet in a gold open face case. Keywind gilt bar movement with suspended going barrel. Plain cock with polished steel regulator, diamond endstone. Compensation balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Duplex escapement, brass escape wheel, pivots with endstones. Quarter repeating on two polished steel gongs operated by a pull and twist plunger in the band. Engine turned gold dial with subsidiary seconds, faded Roman numerals, blue steel hands. Engine turned 18 carat open face case, pull and twist repeat plunger in the band at three o’clock, with ribbed middle. Signed and numbered clip on gold cuvette locked by a screw (now lacking), maker’s mark “CAP” in an oval.

Hallmarked London 1829

£4,750.00 Add to cart
Rare Stogden Minute Repeating Chronometer

A very rare early 19^th Century English chronometer with Stogden type minute repeating work in a gold consular case. Full plate gilt keywind fusee movement. Harrison’s maintaining power. Plain cock with diamond endstone, compensation balance with freesprung helical blue steel hairspring. English spring detent Earnshaw chronometer escapement, escape pivots with endstones. Push pendant minute repeating on two blue steel gongs. Signed and numbered white enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel seconds hand with gold arbor, gold Breguet hands. Substantial plain 18 carat consular case, gold cuvette. Gold push pendant with blue steel lock, maker’s mark "WW". Fitted in a later brass bound mahogany presentation case.

Hallmarked London 1829

£19,500.00 Add to cart
Decorative Double Cased Quarter Repeater

An early 19^th Century Swiss quarter repeating cylinder in an unusual double gold and enamel case. Slim keywind gilt bar movement with suspended going barrel. Plain cock with polished steel regulator. uncut bimetallic balance with spiral hairspring. plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Polished steel cylinder, steel escape wheel. Push pendant quarter repeating on two polished steel gongs. white enamel dial with Roman numerals, gilt hands. The inner 18 carat open face case with engine turned and engraved back. Scolloped bezels, wound and set through the signed gold cuvette. The gold outer case shaped to match the inner case, hinged back and front bezel decorated with blue and white enamel.

Circa 1830

£4,200.00 Add to cart