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Gold Minute Repeating Swiss Calendar

An early 20^th Century Swiss minute repeating lever with chronograph and moonphase calendar in a gold full hunter case. Gilt split three quarter plate keyless movement with going barrel. Plain cock with polished steel regulator, uncut balance with overcoil hairspring. Club foot lever escapement. Grained steel flyback chronograph work above the plates. Push button minute repeating on two steel gongs, visible regulator to the repeat train. White enamel dial with flyback centre seconds chronograph. Subsidiaries for day, date, month and seconds combined with the moonphase below. Roman numerals, blue steel seconds hands, gilt hands. Plain 18 carat gold full hunter case. Large push button for the repeat and a small button for the chronograph in the band.

It is unusual to find English assay import marks on this type of watch. The lids are also of heavier gauge

Hallmarked London [import] 1912

£6,100.00 Read more
Silver English Deck Watch

An early 20^th Century English lever deck watch in a silver open face case. Gilt three quarter plate keyless movement with broad Ministry of Defence broad arrow. Plain cock with polished steel regulator, compensation balance with blue steel overcoil hairspring. Screwed in jewelling. English table roller lever escapement. Signed white enamel dial with Ministry of Defence broad arrow, subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel hands. Plain silver open face case, maker's mark “WB” in a rectangle and number corresponding to that on the movement.

A good example of a late English deck watch

Hallmarked London 1912

£675.00 Read more
Rare English Six Minute Tourbillion

A fine large early 20^th Century English tourbillion in a silver open face case and deck box. Gilt half plate keyless movement with going barrel. Rare flying 6 minute tourbillion carriage rotating once every six minutes. Plain cock with diamond endstone. Compensation balance with freesprung blue steel overcoil hairspring. English table roller lever escapement. Screwed in jewelling, escape and lever pivots with endstones. Signed white enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel hands. Substantial plain silver open face case with gold hand set, hinge and thumb pieces, gilt winding button, silver bow. Maker's mark “W.B” in a rectangle and number corresponding to that on the movement. Fitted in a three tier mahogany deck box with brass furniture, signed and numbered circular bone plaque on the lid. Two spare flat glass crystals.

A very rare variation on the tourbillion rotating escapement. Although the carriage resembles that of a centre seconds karrusel it is directly driven by the train. The carriage of a karrusel is passively rotated by one of the train wheels. This carriage rotates more slowly than a one minute tourbillion as it also carries the fourth wheel. Examples of this form of tourbillion are very rare, this example being in excellent condition and benefiting from having a deck box. The firm of Joseph White manufactured watches in Earlsdon, Coventry. Much of their high quality output was sold to the Admiralty. Casemaker William Bullock

Hallmarked London 1912

£24,500.00 Read more
Gold Swiss Lapel Watch

An early 20^th Century Swiss buttonhole lapel watch in a gold case. Gilt keyless bar movement with going barrel. Plain cock with polished steel regulator, plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Polished steel cylinder, steel escape wheel. Small white enamel dial with gilt minute markings and black Arabic numerals, the number twelve in red, blue steel hands. Gold 9 carat case, the movement housed in the larger section worn behind the lapel. The narrow neck of the case houses the cannon pinion and supports the dial set under a glazed bezel.

Hallmarked London [import] 1912

£450.00 Read more
Gold Split Seconds Chronograph by Nicole Nielsen

A substantial early 20^th Century split seconds chronograph by Nicole Nielsen in a gold full hunter case. Gilt three quarter plate keyless movement with going barrel under a raised section of the plate. Screwed in jewelling. Plain cock with polished steel regulator, diamond endstone. Compensation balance with blue steel overcoil hairspring. Club foot lever escapement, escape and lever pivots with endstones. Signed white enamel dial with split centre seconds chronograph. Subsidiaries for sixty minute record and continuous seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel hands, gilt split seconds hand. Very substantial plain 18 carat full hunter case, buttons in the band for the chronograph and split seconds disabled when the front cover is closed. Plain gold cuvette, maker's mark “RN” in a rectangle and number corresponding to that on the movement.

A handsome example of early 20th Century English watchmaking. Although the firm of Nicole Nielsen produced a large number of high quality watches from the late 19th to the early 20th Century very few watches bearing their own name survive. Most of their output was made for other firms such as Dents, White etc.

Hallmarked London 1912

£14,500.00 Read more
Gold American Ladies Half Hunter and Chain

An early 20^th Century American lever in a small gold half hunter case and Albertina. Small nickelled split three quarter plate keyless 15 jewel movement with going barrel. Plain cock with polished steel micrometer regulator, compensation balance with blue steel overcoil hairspring. Club foot lever escapement. Signed white enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel hands. Small plain 9 carat half hunter English Dennison case with blue enamel chapter ring, plain gold cuvette. Maker's mark “ALD” in a rectangle. Delicate double curb link chain, small heart set with a diamond and ball with applied filigree decoration.

Hallmarked Birmingham 1912

£495.00 Read more
Waltham Riverside Gold Hunter Retailed by Mappin

An early 19^th Century American lever in a gold full hunter case retailed by Mappin. Nickelled split three quarter plate 19 jewel keyless movement with going barrel. Plain cock with polished steel micrometer regulator, compensation balance with blue steel overcoil hairspring. Club foot lever escapement. Screwed in jewelling in gold settings. White enamel dial signed for both Waltham and Mappin, subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel hands. Plain 18 carat Dennison full hunter case, gold cuvette, maker's mark “ALD” in a rectangle. Gilt tooled dark red morocco covered presentation box lined in red velvet and signed for Garrards

Hallmarked Birmingham 1912

£2,650.00 Read more
Silver Eight Day Swiss Calendar

An early 20^th Century Swiss eight day centre seconds calendar lever in a decorative silver full hunter case. Hebdomas keyless eight day movement with the large resting barrel covering the back of the watch marked “8 Jours Ancre – Qualite Supereuer Garantie – Spiral Breguet Levees Visible – Swiss Made”. Engraved bridge cock to the left of the dial, polished steel regulator. Uncut bimetallic balance with overcoil hairspring. Club foot lever escapement. Signed white enamel centre deconds dial, subsidiaries for day and date, Roman numerals, silver decoration above and below the chapter ring, blue steel hands. Silver full hunter case, decoratively engraved covers, the front with a vacant shield shaped cartouche. Maker's mark “G.G.G.” in a rectangle.

Hallmarked London [import] 1912

£900.00 Read more
Gold Swiss Gondolo by Patek Philippe

An early 20^th Century Swiss Gondolo "chronometer" lever watch by Patek Philippe in a gold open face case. High quality keyless gilt bar movement with going barrel. Plain cock with polished steel micrometer regulator adjusted by a snail cam, steel pointer on the plate. Compensation balance with blue steel overcoil hairspring. Club foot lever escapement, the lever with counterbalance extension arms extended beyond the pallets. Escape and lever pivots with endstones in polished steel settings. Snailed steel wolf’s teeth winding work. Signed white enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman and Arabic numerals, gilt hands, blue steel seconds hand. Substantial 18 carat open face case with faded engine turning, gold cuvette bearing the inscription "Chronometro Gondolo ? 168153 Patek, Philippe & Cie, Geneve. ? Fabricado expressamento para Gondolo & Labouriau Relojociros Rio de Janeiro". Accompanied by a certificate from Patek Philippe.

Circa 1912

£7,800.00 Read more
Gold Full Hunter

An early 20^th Century Swiss lever in a gold full hunter case. Nickelled 17 jewel three quarter plate keyless movement with going barrel. Plain cock with polished steel regulator, compensation balance with blue steel overcoil hairspring. Club foot lever escapement. Gold set screwed in jewelling. White enamel dial by Willis with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel hands. Plain 9 carat English full hunter case, signed gold cuvette.

In excellent overall condition. The use of a Willis dial and English case demonstrates the various ways in which watches were manufactured at this period. The shop has since changed use but Jays clock still hangs outside 366 Essex Road showing that Jays were established in 1862. See watch A10114 which is by the same retailer

Hallmarked Chester 1913

£1,600.00 Read more
8 Day Goliath Watch in Oval Silver Case

An early 20^th Century Swiss eight day lever in a nickle open face case fitted in an unusual silver oval case. Gilt split three quarter plate keyless movement with going barrel. Plain cock with polished steel regulator, compensation balance with blue steel overcoil hairspring. Club foot lever escapement. White enamel dial signed by the retailer, subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel hands. Substantial plain open face case with gilt winding button. Unusual large plain silver English keep case. Plain convex hinged lid with aperture for the dial, engraved motif of a bird below, gilt interior. Silver oval frame for the base , maker's mark “H Brs” in a shield. Loose silvered metal slip plate drilled to allow the case to be fixed in position. Lined with green velvet.

An unusual case made without a lock, perhaps to be fixed in a small boat or carriage or car. It is marked for Hardy Brothers, the retailer on the dial

Hallmarked Birmingham 1913

£700.00 Read more
Quarter Repeating Tortoiseshell Travel Clock

An early 20^th Century Swiss quarter repeating tortoiseshell eight day travelling clock. Gilt split three quarter plate keyless movement under a protective dust cover. Standard watch movement running eight days by mounting a large going barrel above. Plain cock, circular regulator visible through an aperture in the plate, compensation balance with overcoil hairspring. Club foot lever escapement. Lever quarter repeating on two steel gongs. White enamel dial with Arabic numerals, blue steel hands. Fine tortoiseshell travelling case, silver gilt mounts engraved “Asprey London”. Inlaid gold decoration on one cover. The watch in a tortoiseshell hinged section opening to form a clock. Gilt screw bezel, winding button and folding lever for the quarter repeat.

An attractive repeating travelling clock in unusually fine condition

Hallmarked London 1913

£2,300.00 Read more