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Hunting Cased Watches

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Gold and Enamel Pendant Watch

A late 19^th Century Swiss cylinder in a stone set gold and enamel full hunter case. Keyless gilt bar movement with going barrel, frosted steel wolfs teeth winding work. Plain cock with polished steel regulator, plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Polished steel cylinder, steel escape wheel. Signed white enamel dial with Roman numerals, blue steel hands. Gold full hunter case with engraved middle and trefoil bow. The front lid covered in black enamel with a border of small split pearls and garnets. Within this a band of floral decoration set with diamonds and a raised dome in the centre also set with diamonds. The back cover similarly decorated but the centre flat and decorated with garnets and diamonds. Plain gold cuvette.

Circa 1880

£2,600.00 Read more
Gold and Enamel Pendant Watch (Copy)

A late 19^th Century Swiss cylinder in a stone set gold and enamel full hunter case. Keyless gilt bar movement with going barrel, frosted steel wolfs teeth winding work. Plain cock with polished steel regulator, plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Polished steel cylinder, steel escape wheel. Signed white enamel dial with Roman numerals, blue steel hands. Gold full hunter case with engraved middle and trefoil bow. The front lid covered in black enamel with a border of small split pearls and garnets. Within this a band of floral decoration set with diamonds and a raised dome in the centre also set with diamonds. The back cover similarly decorated but the centre flat and decorated with garnets and diamonds. Plain gold cuvette.

Circa 1880

£2,600.00 Add to cart
Silver Loehr Perpetual Pocket Watch

A late 19^th Century Swiss pedometer wind lever in a silver full hunter case. Gilt three quarter plate movement with going barrel wound by an oscillating weight. Plain cock with polished steel regulator, compensation balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Club foot lever escapement. Automatic winding work set above the plate carries a weight set at the side which oscillates as the wearer walks, safety mechanism to avoid over-winding. Signed white enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel hands. Engine turned silver full hunter case, the flyspring for the font cover lacking. Signed and numbered silver cuvette, aperture to allow the watch to be wound by key if desired and central thumbwheel for hand set.

August von Loehr of Vienna took out patents for the safety mechanism in Britain and USA in 1878 and 1879. See Pocket Watches by Reinhard Mieis page 125 for a similar watch and page 41 for details of the mechanism

Circa 1880

£1,450.00 Add to cart
Gold and Enamel American Hunter Pocket Watch

A late 19^th Century American lever in a gold and enamel full hunter case. Nickelled three quarter plate keyless movement with going barrel. Plain cock with polished steel regulator, compensation balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Club foot lever escapement. Signed white enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel hands. Full hunter 18 carat case, both covers richly engraved and decorated with black champleve enamel. Rectangular scenes in the centre of the covers bordered by engraved frames. Engraved scalloped middle, gold cuvette with engraved dedication “Mary & Salley – Nov 29 1882”. Maker's mark “B.W.C.Co” in a rectangle.

An attractive and unusual case.

Circa 1880

£3,400.00 Add to cart
Swiss Gold Half Hunter

A fine late 19^th Century Swiss lever in a gold half hunter case. High grade keyless gilt bar movement with going barrel, steel wolf’s teeth winding wheels. Plain cock with polished steel regulator, garnet endstone. Compensation balance with blue steel overcoil hairspring. Club foot lever escapement, escape and lever pivots with endstones. White enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman and Arabic numerals, blue steel half hunter hands. Plain 18 carat half hunter case with blue enamel chapter ring, signed gold cuvette.

Circa 1880

£3,500.00 Add to cart
Three Colour Gold American Hunter

A late 19^th Century American lever in a decorative three colour gold full hunter case. Nickelled three quarter plate keyless movement with going barrel. Plain cock with polished steel regulator, compensation balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Club foot lever escapement. Signed white enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel hands. Decorative 18 carat full hunter case both lids in a shell design with applied three colour gold decoration. Small vacant oval cartouche at the base of the front cover, plain gold cuvette.

An attractive decorative case in excellent condition.

Circa 1880

£2,300.00 Add to cart
Heavy Gold Keyless Fusee with up/down Dial

A late 19th Century English keyless fusee freesprung lever with power reserve in a gold half hunter case. Gilt half plate keyless movement with fusee and chain. Harrison’s maintaining power. Plain cock with diamond endstone. Compensation balance, freesprung blue steel overcoil hairspring. English table roller lever escapement. Screwed in jewelling, escape and lever pivots with endstones. Signed and numbered white enamel dial with subsidiaries for power reserve and seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel half hunter hands. Substantial plain 18 carat half hunter case (144g) with blue enamel chapter ring, two flysprings to the front cover. Monogram engraved on the back of a dragons head in an oval surmounted by a five pointed crown. Plain gold cuvette. Maker’s mark “AS” in an rectangle and number corresponding to that on the movement.

Hallmarked 1888

£5,250.00 Read more
Decorative Gold American Full Hunter

A late 19^th Century American lever in a decoratively engraved gold full hunter case. Gilt three quarter plate keyless movement with going barrel. Engraved cock with polished steel regulator, uncut bimetallic balance with spiral hairspring. Club foot lever escapement. Signed white enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel hands. Decorative engine turned and engraved 14 carat full hunter case. the back centred with floral decoration, the front with a monogrammed shield shaped cartouche.

Circa 1885

£1,550.00 Add to cart
Gold Five Minute Repeater by LeCoultre

A late 19^th Century five minute repeating lever by LeCoultre in a gold full hunter case. High quality keyless gilt bar movement with going barrel, frosted steel wolf’s teeth winding wheels. Plain cock with polished steel regulator, compensation balance with blue steel overcoil hairspring. Club foot lever escapement, escape and lever pivots with endstones. Fully jewelled trains, the repeating train including the hammers. Slide minute repeating on two polished steel gongs. white enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel hands. Plain 18 carat gold full hunter case, gold repeating slide in the band, plain gold cuvette.

Circa 1890

£4,700.00 Add to cart
Gold Minute Repeating Hunter by Frodsham

A late 19^th Century English minute repeater by Frodsham in a gold full hunter case. Gilt half plate keyless movement with going barrel. Plain cock with polished steel regulator, diamond endstone, compensation balance with blue steel overcoil hairspring. English table roller lever escapement, screwed in jewelling, escape and lever pivots with endstones. Slide minute repeating on two polished steel gongs. Signed and numbered off white enamel dial manufactured by Willis. Subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel hands. Substantial plain 18 carat full hunter case, gold cuvette and recessed gold slide. Maker’s mark "HMF" in a rectangle and number corresponding to that on the movement. Accompanied by a certificate from Charles Frodsham & Co.

Hallmarked London 1895

£11,000.00 Add to cart
English Freesprung Gold Full Hunter

A late 19^th Century English freesprung lever with reverse fusee in a gold full hunter case. Gilt three quarter plate keywind movement with reverse fusee and chain. Harrison’s maintaining power. Plain cock with diamond endstone, compensation balance with freesprung blue steel overcoil hairspring. English double roller lever escapement, screwed in jewelling, escape and lever pivots with endstones. Signed and numbered white enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel hands. Substantial plain 18 carat gold full hunter case, gold bow. Wound and set through the gold cuvette, maker’s mark “FT” in an oval. Red morocco covered presentation case.

Hallmarked London 1896

£3,300.00 Add to cart
Gold Half Hunter Karrusel by Barraud & Lunds

A late 19th Century English freesprung Karrusel by Barraud & Lunds in a gold half hunter case. Gilt three quarter plate keyless movement with going barrel. Unusual richly engraved 52.5 minute revolving carriage. Engraved cock, compensation balance, freesprung blue steel double overcoil hairspring. English lever escapement. Signed and numbered white enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel hands. Plain 18 carat half hunter case with blue enamel chapter ring, monogram on the back cover and a dedication engraved on the gold cuvette. Two flysprings to open the front cover, maker’s mark “JW” in an oval and number corresponding to that on the movement.

Hallmarked

£5,850.00 Add to cart