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A late 19^th Century 9 carat rose gold graduated curb link watch chain. Central “T” bar and spring clips on both ends. All links marked.

Circa 1890

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Gold Albert

A late 19^th Century 9 carat rose gold watch Albert. Comprised of eight long rectangular links alternating with short knotted links. “T” bar on one end of the chain and spring clip on the other. All links marked.

Circa 1890

£1,400.00 Add to cart

Rare Gold Cabriolet Watch

A late 19^th Century lever in a rare reversible cabriolet gold hunter pair case. Damascened 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, subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel Breguet hands. Rare 18 carat gold cabriolet case which can be used either as a full hunter or as an open face. The inner gold case with engine turned and florally engraved back and engine turned middle, gold cuvette. This can be used on its own or placed in the three section gold outer case with either the dial or back visible. When the dial is shown the watch still appears to be a conventional open face watch with the engraved back depicting a couple in a garden, Alternatively with the back of the inner visible the watch becomes a full hunter, the winding crown serving to open the sprung front cover.

Circa 1890

£3,250.00 Add to cart

Rare Gold Mystery Watch

A late 19^th Century Swiss mystery watch in a gold double sided case. The gilt cylinder movement relegated to the crescent shaped portion of the watch between the glass dial and the pendant. Keyless with small going barrel. Small plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring, polished steel regulator. Polished steel cylinder, steel escape wheel. Glass dial with gilt Arabic numerals and minute ring, decorative engraved gold masks. The gilt hands are driven by a glass disc which has a toothed brass wheel attached to its outer edge engaging the train. The miniature motion work for the hands is set between another glass disc and the dial. There is no provision to set the hands apart from moving them manually, which is common in these watches. Plain 14 carat gold case and masks, glazed back and front. Gold button in the band to release the sprung front cover, the crown with an internal ratchet to wind the watch.

Circa 1890

£12,000.00 Add to cart

Unusual Silver 24 Hour Dial Lever

A late 19^th Century Swiss lever with unusual 24 hour dial in a gilt open face case. Keyless gilt split three quarter plate movement with going barrel. Plain cock with polished steel regulator, uncut balance with overcoil hairspring. Club foot lever escapement. Unusual dial, signed gilt mask with twelve circular apertures and seconds subsidiary, blue steel hands. The apertures in the mask either show black Roman numerals from one to twelve or red Arabic numerals thirteen to twenty four on a white enamel ring. The indication is changed by depressing a button in the pendant. Engine turned gilt open face case, vacant oval cartouche on the back.

Circa 1895

£625.00 Add to cart

Gold Half Hunter by Barraud

A late 19^th Century English lever by Barraud and Lunds in a gold half hunter case. Gilt three quarter plate keyless movement with going barrel. Plain cock with polished steel regulator, compensation balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. English table roller lever escapement. Signed and numbered white enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel half hunter hands. Plain 18 carat half hunter case with blue enamel chapter ring. Gold cuvette, maker’s mark “JW” in an oval and number corresponding to that on the movement.

Hallmarked London 1897

£3,900.00 Add to cart

Gold Full Hunter

A late 19^th Century Swiss lever in a full hunter case. Keyless gilt bar 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, Signed white enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Arabic numerals, gilt hands. Plain 14 carat full hunter case, gold cuvette engraved with details of the movement, maker’s mark “Recte”.

Circa 1900

£2,400.00 Add to cart

Gold Full Hunter

A late 19^th Century Swiss lever in an unusual gold full hunter case. Keyless gilt bar movement with going barrel. Plain cock with polished steel regulator, compensation balance with blue steel overcoil hairspring. Club foot lever escapement. White enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Arabic numerals, decorative pierced gilt hands. Plain 14 carat full hunter case, the middle of unusual faceted construction, gilt metal cuvette.

Circa 1900

£1,800.00 Add to cart

Swiss Goliath Moonphase Calendar Watch

A large late 19^th Century Swiss Goliath lever watch with moonphase calendar in a nickel open face case. Keyless three quarter plate gilt movement with going barrel. Plain cock with polished steel regulator. Compensation balance with overcoil hairspring. Club foot lever escapement. Large white enamel dial with subsidiaries for day date and month in English. The seconds subsidiary with an opening to show the phases of the moon, Roman numerals, blue steel hands, gilt calendar hands. Substantial plain nickle open face case, plain nickle cuvette, sets for the calendar in the front bezel.

Circa 1900

£1,650.00 Add to cart

Gold Double Albert

A late 19^th Century 9 carat rose gold graduated curb link watch chain. Central “T” bar and spring clips on both ends. All links marked.

Circa 1900

£1,200.00 Add to cart

Large Musical Silver Hunter

A late 19^th Century Swiss musical watch in a large silver full hunter case. Keyless nickelled musical movement with very large going barrel playing at will or on the hour. Nickelled pinned barrel with polished steel comb of 30 graduated tignes. Under this a circular gilt keyless cylinder watch movement offset towards the pendant. Puce enamel dial decorate with musical instruments, offset white chapter with Roman numerals, gilt hands. Substantial large silver full hunter case, glazed clip on cuvette to reveal the mechanism, lateral silver slide in the band to play the music. Both the musical and watch movements are wound by the crown. When the pin above the crown is depressed the watch is wound, when not, the music is wound.

Circa 1900

£6,500.00 Add to cart

Gold Hunter

An early 20^th Century Swiss lever in a gold engine turned full hunter case. Nickelled three quarter plate keyless movement with going barrel. Plain cock with polished steel regulator, uncut bimetallic balance with spiral blue steel hairspring. Club foot lever escapement. Signed white enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel hands. Engine turned 9 carat full hunter case, gilt cuvette.

Hallmarked Glasgow [import] 1905

£1,650.00 Add to cart