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Special Escapements & Dial Indications

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Gilt Centre Seconds English Cylinder

A late 18^th Century English centre seconds cylinder in a gilt consular case. Full plate fire gilt movement, signed and numbered gilt dust cover pierced to reveal the regulator disc and endstone. Pierced and engraved masked cock with large diamond endstone in a blue steel setting, silver regulator disc. Plain three arm steel balance, blue steel spiral hairspring. Polished steel cylinder with original banking pin, unusually large brass escape wheel. White enamel dial with centre seconds, Roman numerals and fine seconds track at the edge. Gold hands, the seconds situated between the minute and hour hands. Plain gilt metal consular case both back and front bezel opening on the same hinge, dust proof shuts. Inner dome cut away to reveal the dust cover, maker’s mark “GMR”

Circa 1790

£1,450.00 Add to cart
Rare Napoleonic Automaton Verge

A rare late 18^th Century verge automaton depicting the battle of Arcola in a silver pair cases. Full plate gilt fusee movement. Finely pierced and engraved bridge cock with endstone in a polished steel setting, plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Silver regulator dial with gilt indicator. White enamel dial, small subsidiary of Arabic numerals, blue steel hands. The lower half of the dial in polychrome enamel depicting the battle of Arcola. Napoleon on the left bearing a flag, riding a black horse onto the bridge followed by his troops. On the right Croatian and Austrian forces firing cannon. In the centre of the bridge a semi-circular opening reveals a rotating disc painted with cavalry riders appearing to charge across the bridge as the watch runs. Above the scene the text “Bataille bei Arcola gewonnen von Bonaparte – d16ten Novbr 1795”. Matching silver pair cases, silver pendant and bow, the inner only bearing faded hallmarks.

Hallmarked London 1795

£5,000.00 Add to cart
Miniature Pearl Set Watch

A late 18^th Century cylinder in a gold and enamel open face case richly set with pearls. Unusual full plate gilt keywind movement with resting barrel under an engraved cover. Recessed plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring under a sector shaped cock. Polished steel cylinder, steel escape wheel. Wound through the signed fully restored white enamel dial, Arabic numerals, gold hands. Small gold case, the split pearl set front bezel opened by depressing the button in the rectangular gold and enamel pendant. The back set with a geometric pattern of split pearls. Dark green presentation case.

Circa 1800

£3,200.00 Add to cart
Gold Quarter Repeating Cylinder

An early 19^th Century French quarter repeating cylinder with gold dial in a gold open face case. Keywind gilt Lepine calibre movement with suspended going barrel with polished steel stopwork. Plain cock with polished steel regulator, plain three arm gold balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Polished steel cylinder, steel escape wheel. Push pendant quarter repeating on two rectangular section polished steel gongs. Visible repeating blue steel mainspring. Fine gold dial, engine turned centre, raised Roman numerals on a matted ground, blue steel Breguet hands. Slim engine turned 18 carat red gold open face case with engine turned bezels and middle. Pull and twist repeat plunger in the pendant. Wound and set through the gilt metal cuvette, maker’s mark “M.B” in a diamond.

Circa 1810

£4,650.00 Add to cart
Silver Pair Cased Rack Lever Pocket Watch

An early 19^th Century English rack lever in silver pair cases. Full plate gilt keywind fusee movement with plain gilt dust cover. Chased and engraved cock inscribed “Patent” on the foot, diamond endstone, blue steel Bosley regulator. Plain three arm steel balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. English rack lever escapement, adjustable slides to the lever pivots, large thirty tooth escape wheel. Off white enamel dial with Roman numerals, gilt hands. Fitted in matching silver pair cases hallmarked Birmingham 1839. Silver oval pendant and bow, maker's mark “VR”.

Circa 1810

£850.00 Add to cart
Slim Gold Swiss Quarter Repeating Cylinder

A large slim early 19^th Century Swiss quarter repeating cylinder in a gold engine turned case. Keywind gilt Lepine calibre bar movement with suspended going barrel with polished steel stopwork. Plain sector shaped cock with polished steel regulator, polished steel endstone. Plain three arm gold 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 Arabic numerals, blue steel Breguet hands. Substantial engine turned 18 carat open face case with ribbed middle, gold push pendant, maker’s mark “PG”. Wound and set through the signed sprung gilt metal cuvette

Circa 1810

£3,900.00 Add to cart
Gold Quarter Repeating Musical Watch

An early 19^th Century Swiss quarter repeating musical watch with gold dial in a gold open face case. Gilt movement with two resting barrels, the larger barrel, being half the diameter of the movement, providing the power for the musical train. Polished steel Geneva stopwork. Pierced sector shaped cock, polished steel coqueret, polished steel regulator. Plain gilt balance with spiral spring, polished steel cylinder, steel escape wheel. Polished steel work on back plate to control the disc type musical train and a steel Strike – Silent lever. Pendant quarter repeating on two steel gongs, the repeating work situated under the dial. Lateral slide in the band to actuate the musical mechanism. The music also playing automatically on the hour. Signed gold engine turned dial, Roman numerals, gilt Breguet hands. Fine engine turned gold open face case, ribbed middle. Gilt cuvette with apertures for winding.

Circa 1810

£7,500.00 Add to cart
Rare Diamond Set Visible Balance Pendant Watch

A small early 19^th Century Swiss watch with visible diamond set balance in a gold and enamel diamond set shield shaped case. The unusual full plate cylinder movement following the form of the case with the balance visible on the front. Very slender bar supporting the diamond endstone, four arm balance bearing four small diamonds. The balance above a blue steel ground decorated with a polished steel cross. Below the balance a small white enamel dial of Arabic numerals, blue steel hands. Blue and white champleve enamel mask bearing two serpents frame the balance and dial. Rock crystal cabochon protecting the dial and balance. The front and back borders of the case set with graduated diamonds of varying cuts, diamond set gold bow. Hinged gold back, polychrome enamel floral decoration on translucent dark blue enamel over an engine turned ground. Under the lid the winding, setting and adjusting squares. Slender gold key set with three diamonds, the top reflecting the shape of the case. Small red morocco presentation box.

Circa 1810

£75,000.00 Add to cart
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
Gold Quarter Repeating Duplex

A fine early 19^th Century English quarter repeating duplex in a gold open face case. Full plate gilt keywind fusee movement, Harrison’s maintaining power. Engraved cock with diamond endstone, polished steel regulator, chronometer type compensation balance with two wedge shaped weights, blue steel spiral hairspring. Duplex escapement, large brass escape wheel, pivots with endstones. Push pendant quarter repeating on two steel gongs. Matted gold dial with subsidiary seconds, applied gold Roman numerals, gold hands. Substantial engine turned 18 carat open face case with ribbed middle. Wound through the gold cuvette, maker’s mark “LC”. Pull and twist repeating push engraved with the initials “SS”.

Hallmarked London 1815

£4,750.00 Add to cart
Gold Swiss Verge with Offset Decorative Gold Dial

An early 19^th Century Swiss verge with offset three colour gold dial in a gold open face 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. Decorative gold dial, the chapter slightly offset toward the lower edge, subsidiary seconds. Matted ground, two colour applied gold floral decoration to the centre and edge, applied polished gold Roman numerals, blue steel hands. Decorative 18 carat gold open face case, engine turned back. Chased and engraved middle, bezels, pendant and bow.

Circa 1820

£3,200.00 Add to cart