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19th Century Watches

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Gold English Massey III Lever

An early 19^th Century English Massey type three lever in a gold open face case. Full plate gilt keywind fusee movement, the dust cover pierced to reveal the cock and polished barrel setup ratchet and spring. Harrison’s maintaining power. Chased and engraved cock inscribed “Patent” on the foot. Diamond endstone, blue steel Bosley regulator. Plain three arm polished steel balance, blue steel spiral hairspring. Large screwed in Liverpool window jewelling to all pivots including the fusee with the exception of the centre. Massey type three lever escapement. Lateral steel lever to stop the watch under the front bezel. White enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, gilt hands. Decorative 18 carat gold open face case, chased and engraved middle, bezels, pendant and bow, engine turned back with vacant cartouche at the centre. Maker’s mark “F & F” and number corresponding to that on the movement.

Circa 1830

£1,600.00 Add to cart
Gold Quarter Repeating Swiss Cylinder

A slim 19^th Century Swiss quarter repeating cylinder by LeComte in a gold open face case. Keywind gilt Lepine calibre movement with suspended going barrel. Plain cock with polished steel regulator, plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Polished steel cylinder, steel escape wheel. Slide quarter repeating on two polished steel gongs. White enamel dial with Roman numerals, blue steel Breguet hands. Slim engine turned 18 carat open face case with ribbed middle, gold pendant and bow. Gold slide in the band, wound and set through the signed gold cuvette.

Circa 1830

£1,650.00 Add to cart
Decorative Gold Quarter Repeater with Offset Dial

A fine early 19^th Century Swiss quarter repeating cylinder with offset dial in a decorative three colour gold open face case. Keywind gilt bar movement with suspended going barrel, polished steel stopwork. Plain cock with garnet set polished steel coqueret, blue steel regulator. Plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Polished steel cylinder, steel escape wheel. Push pendant quarter repeating on two polished steel rectangular section gongs. Fine gold engine turned dial with offset chapter of Roman numerals, blue steel Breguet hands. Attractive three colour gold open face case, the bezels and back with applied gold foliate decoration. Either side of the gold push pendant are button to open the sprung back and bezel. Wound through the plain gold cuvette. Matching three colour gold split ring.

Circa 1830

£5,100.00 Add to cart
Gold Pair Cased Massey II and Key

A 19^th Century English Massey type two lever with decorative gold dial in gold pair cases. Full plate gilt keywind fusee movement, the dust cover pierced to reveal the cock and polished steel barrel setup ratchet and spring. Harrison’s maintaining power. Chased and engraved cock inscribed “Patent” on the foot, diamond endstone, blue steel Bosley regulator. Decoratively engraved barrel bridge. Plain three arm polished steel balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Large screwed in Liverpool window jewelling. Massey type two lever escapement. Lateral steel lever to stop the watch. Fine decorative gold dial with subsidiary seconds. Matted ground, three colour applied gold decoration to the centre and edge, applied polished gold Roman numerals, blue steel hands. Matching decorative 18 carat gold pair cases. Plain inner with chased and engraved gold oval pendant and bow. 18 carat gold outer case, chased and engraved bezels, a small faded name engraved in the centre. Both cases bearing 18 carat Chester hallmarks but no date letter and maker’s mark “F. R & O”. The inner case numbered corresponding to that on the movement. Decorative rectangular gold key set with a cornelian

Circa 1830

£4,500.00 Add to cart
Slim Gold and Enamel Digital Cylinder

A slim early 19^th Century Swiss cylinder with digital indication in a gold and enamel gold case. Keywind gilt bar movement with suspended going barrel wound by the male key. Plain cock with blue steel regulator, plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Polished steel cylinder, steel escape wheel. Small central section of the engine turned dial visible in the aperture at the front of the case. The minutes indicated by the numerals in the upper sector, the hours shown in the rectangular aperture below jump as 60 minutes pass. Adjusted by a male key at the top edge of the aperture. Slim gold case decorated with black white champleve enamel, wound through the gold cuvette. Matching short gold and enamel chain and key with male square.

Circa 1830

£4,100.00 Add to cart
Gold Quarter Repeating French Cylinder Pocket Watch

An early 19^th Century French quarter repeating cylinder with silver engine turned dial in a gold open face case. Keywind gilt bar movement with suspended going barrel. Plain cock with polished steel regulator. 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, gold Breguet hands. Engine turned gold open face case with engine turned middle and bezels. Gold repeating push in the pendant which is pulled out and twisted a quarter of a turn before use. Wound and set through the signed gold cuvette.

An attractive small watch in the style of Breguet in excellent overall condition

Circa 1830

£3,500.00 Add to cart
Turquoise Set Gold Swiss Lever

A 19^th Century Swiss lever in a decorative three colour gold open face case set with turquoise. Keywind gilt Lepine calibre bar movement with suspended going barrel. Plain cock with blue steel regulator, plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Ratchet tooth lever escapement. Signed engine turned gold dial with Roman numerals, blue steel Breguet hands. Attractive 18 carat open face case with applied three colour gold decoration and set with turquoise on the back and bezels. Wound and set through the signed and numbered gold cuvette.

Circa 1830

£1,800.00 Add to cart
Pearl Set Gold and Enamel Verge

A small 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 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. Small 18 carat full hunter case, pearl set bezels, ribbed middle. Translucent dark blue enamel covers decorated with a geometric iridescent pattern. Rectangular gold pendant, a small button in the top to open the front cover.

Circa 1830

£3,700.00 Add to cart
Small Swiss Quarter Repeating Cylinder Pocket Watch

A 19^th Century Swiss quarter repeating cylinder in a gold open face case. Small keywind gilt bar movement with suspended going barrel. Plain cock with blue steel regulator, plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Polished steel cylinder, steel escape wheel. Push pendant quarter repeating on two rectangular section polished steel gongs. Silver engine turned dial with Roman numerals, gold Breguet hands. Small 18 carat open face case, deeply chased and engraved bezels, engine turned back, small monogram in the centre. Gold push pendant, wound and set through the signed gold cuvette.

A well made attractive watch in excellent overall condition, the engine turning still crisp

Circa 1830

£3,300.00 Add to cart
Gold Quarter Repeating Ruby Cylinder

A 19^th Century Swiss quarter repeating ruby cylinder with offset seconds by Courvoisier in a gold open face case. Keywind gilt bar movement with suspended going barrel. Plain cock, polished steel parachute with garnet endstone, blue steel regulator, temperature compensation curb. Plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Ruby cylinder escapement, steel escape wheel. Push pendant quarter repeating on two polished steel gongs. White enamel dial with subsidiary seconds offset at 3 o'clock, Arabic numerals, blue steel hands. Slim engine turned 18 carat open face case with engine turned middle, maker's mark “CAD”. Wound and set through the signed gilt metal cuvette.

Circa 1830

£2,600.00 Add to cart
Ivory Watch Stand

A 19^th Century folding ivory watch stand. Central shaped plain section with a shallow indent for the body of the watch surrounded by well carved and pierced foliate decoration. The brass hook for the watch is formed as part of the hinge an folds flat when the ivory easel stand is closed.

Circa 1840

£600.00 Add to cart
Rare Pearl Encrusted Gold Repeater

An early 19^th Century Swiss quarter repeating cylinder in a rare pearl encrusted gold open face case. Skeletonised three quarter plate gilt keywind movement, suspended going barrel with polished steel stopwork. Plain cock with blue steel regulator, plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Polished steel cylinder, steel escape wheel. Push pendant quarter repeating on two rectangular section polished steel gongs. Gold engine turned dial, Roman numerals, gold hands. Fine gold open face case the bezels set with a row of large split pearls. The back encrusted with graduated split pearls in a geometric pattern. The background of the design filled with many hundreds of tiny split pearls entirely covering the back. Trefoil bow, wound and set through the gold cuvette. Pearl set key and short gold chain.

Circa 1840

£29,000.00 Add to cart