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19th Century Watches

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Fine Gold Decorative English Duplex

An early 19^th Century English duplex in a fine decorative gold consular case and matching chain. Full plate fire gilt movement with gilt dust cover pierced to reveal the table of the cock and regulator disc. Fusee and chain, Harrison’s maintaining power. Pierced and engraved cock with large diamond endstone, silver regulator disc. Plain three arm steel balance, blue steel spiral hairspring. Duplex escapement, brass escape wheel. Gold engine turned dial, applied gold Arabic numerals on a matted ground, pierced gilt hands. Attractive 18 carat open face case with reeded middle, pendant and bow. Four colour gold floral decoration on the back protected by a glazed cover. Both the back glazed cover and front bezel are opened by a split button in the pendant. Long gold snake chain, two gold sliders with four colour gold decoration matching the case. "T" bar with applied gold decoration and a short snake chain and key.

Circa 1812

£11,000.00 Add to cart
Small Gold English Cylinder by Recordon

An early 19^th Century English cylinder by Recordon in a gold engine turned open face case. Full plate fire gilt fusee movement unusually secured in the case by three blue steel dog screws. Engraved masked cock, diamond endstone, engraved foot and plate for the silver regulator disc. Plain three arm flat brass balance, blue steel spiral hairspring. Polished steel cylinder, large brass escape wheel, pivots with endstones. Gold dial with engine turned centre, gold Arabic numerals on a matted ground, blue steel hands. Engine turned 18 carat open face case with ribbed middle. Wound through the signed gilt cuvette, maker’s mark “IM” and number corresponding to that on the movement.

Hallmarked London 1812

£2,200.00 Add to cart
English Cylinder with Fine Gold Dial

An early 19^th Century English cylinder with fine three colour gold dial in an engine turned gold case. Full plate gilt keywind fusee movement fixed in the case by three blue steel dog screws. Engraved cock with large garnet endstone, plain three arm polished steel balance with blue steel spiral hairspring, gilt Bosley regulator. Polished steel cylinder, large brass escape wheel. Fine gold dial, matted ground with applied three colour gold decoration. Central geometric repousse decoration and applied gold Arabic numerals, fine serpentine gold hands. Engine turned 18 carat open face case with ribbed middle. Wound through the gold cuvette, maker’s mark “LC”. Silver ratchet key on a short chain.

Hallmarked London 1813

£4,650.00 Add to cart
Gold Pocket Chronometer by Barwise

A fine large early 19^th Century chronometer by Barwise in a gold consular case. Full plate gilt keywind fusee movement. Harrison’s maintaining power. Plain cock with diamond endstone in a blue steel setting. Heavy compensation balance, the blue steel and brass laminated rims fixed by screws to the slender brass arms. Helical blue steel hairspring. Earnshaw spring detent chronometer escapement, the detent dovetailed into a gilt foot. Screwed in jewelling, escape pivots with endstones. Signed and numbered white enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, gold hands. Substantial faded engine turned 18 carat consular case, gold pendant and bow. Dust proof recesses for the bezel and back, small hole by the movement latch to secure it against tampering. Maker’s mark “TH” in a rectangle and number corresponding to that on the movement.

Hallmarked London 1815

£8,500.00 Add to cart
Silver Pair Cased English Verge

An early 19^th Century English verge in silver pair cases. Full plate fire gilt fusee movement with round pillars. Pierced and engraved cock, silver regulator disc. Plain three arm steel balance, blue steel spiral hairspring. White enamel dial with Roman numerals, gilt hands. Matching plain silver pair cases, silver pendant and bow, maker’s mark “WM”.

Hallmarked London 1817

£550.00 Add to cart
Decorative Gold English Verge

An early 19^th Century English verge with gold dial in an engine turned gold case. Full plate gilt keywind fusee movement. Chased and engraved cock depicting a dove, diamond endstone. Polished steel Bosley regulator, plain three arm steel balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Wound through the gold dial, engine turned centre. Applied gold radially set Arabic numerals, unusual gold serpentine hands with blued tips. Fine engine turned 18 carat open face case, chased and engraved bezels, pendant and bow. Diagonal ribbed middle, the sprung front bezel opened by a button in the pendant, maker’s mark “HJ”.

Hallmarked London 1818

£3,800.00 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
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
Pottery Bottle with Watch Face

An unusual early 19^th Century continental pottery perfume bottle. Light blue glazed body, on one side a depiction of a white enamel dial with Arabic numerals and hands. On the other a naive depiction of a young lady. Lacking stopper.

Circa 1820

£350.00 Add to cart
Unusual Skull Form Watch

An early 19^th Century English verge in an Unusual memento mori skull form case. Full plate fire gilt movement with fusee and chain. Pierced and engraved masked cock, silver regulator disc. Plain three arm steel balance, blue steel spiral hairspring. Convex white enamel dial with Arabic numerals, blue steel hands. Unusual cast metal case realistically painted in the form of a memento mori skull.

Circa 1820

£4,200.00 Add to cart
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
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