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Special Escapements & Dial Indications

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Silver English Massey III Lever

An early 19^th Century English Massey type three lever in a silver open face case. Full plate gilt keywind fusee movement with dust cover. Harrison's maintaining power. Plain cock inscribed “Patent” on the foot, large diamond endstone. Polished steel regulator with silver sector index on the plate. Plain three arm gilt balance with deep rectangular rim, three timing screws, blue steel spiral hairspring. Massey type three lever escapement. White enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel seconds hand, gilt hands. Plain silver open face case with ribbed middle, maker's mark “JW” and number corresponding to that on the movement.

Hallmarked London 1828

£575.00 Add to cart
Rare Gold Quarter Repeating Duplex

A 19^th Century English quarter repeating duplex influenced by Breguet in a gold open face case. Keywind gilt bar movement with suspended going barrel. Plain cock with polished steel regulator, diamond endstone. Compensation balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Duplex escapement, brass escape wheel, pivots with endstones. Quarter repeating on two polished steel gongs operated by a pull and twist plunger in the band. Engine turned gold dial with subsidiary seconds, faded Roman numerals, blue steel hands. Engine turned 18 carat open face case, pull and twist repeat plunger in the band at three o’clock, with ribbed middle. Signed and numbered clip on gold cuvette locked by a screw (now lacking), maker’s mark “CAP” in an oval.

Hallmarked London 1829

£4,750.00 Add to cart
Rare Stogden Minute Repeating Chronometer

A very rare early 19^th Century English chronometer with Stogden type minute repeating work in a gold consular case. Full plate gilt keywind fusee movement. Harrison’s maintaining power. Plain cock with diamond endstone, compensation balance with freesprung helical blue steel hairspring. English spring detent Earnshaw chronometer escapement, escape pivots with endstones. Push pendant minute repeating on two blue steel gongs. Signed and numbered white enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel seconds hand with gold arbor, gold Breguet hands. Substantial plain 18 carat consular case, gold cuvette. Gold push pendant with blue steel lock, maker’s mark "WW". Fitted in a later brass bound mahogany presentation case.

Hallmarked London 1829

£19,500.00 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
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
Gold and Enamel Cylinder Pocket Watch

A mid 19^th Century Swiss cylinder in a gold and enamel 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. Silver dial with decoratively engraved centre, Roman numerals, gold hands. Engraved gold open face case, the back with a well painted polychrome enamel scene of a lady and a cupid in a chapel. Wound and set through the engine turned gold cuvette.

Circa 1850

£2,950.00 Add to cart
Rare Tic-Tac Escapement Alarm

A very rare mid 19^th Century tic-tac escapement alarm in a nickle drum case. Unusual full plate brass movement with a single barrel powering both the alarm and going trains. Plain cock with blue steel coqueret, plain three arm steel balance with blue steel spiral hairspring set in a circular aperture in the plate. Very rare tic-tac escapement where the English lever escape wheel acts directly on a polished steel roller on the balance staff. The tooth of the escape wheel rests on the roller for most of the vibration, giving impulse only in one direction as a slot in it passes. Single hammer for the alarm striking on the side of the case which acts as a rudimentary bell. Silvered dial with black waxed Roman numerals. Central alarm disk with waxed pointer, thumb piece at the back for adjustment. Single blue steel hand for the hours only. Nickle drum case with fixed glass. Outer morocco slip travelling case, the top apparently lost.

A very rare form of escapement. It is surprising to find it used in a travelling alarm

Circa 1850

~~£1,700.00~~ £1,250.00 Add to cart
Gold Independent Seconds Lever Pocket Watch

A 19^th Century Swiss independent seconds lever in a gold open face case. Keywind gilt bar movement with two suspended going barrels under separate bridges. Plain cock with polished steel regulator, compensation balance, overcoil hairspring. Club foot straight line lever escapement. Seperate independent train for the centre seconds hand which jumps once each second. Off white enamel dial with continuous subsidiary seconds and independent jump centre seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel hands. Plain 18 carat open face case, small slide in the band to start and stop the independent seconds. Wound and set through the gold cuvette, dedication on the inside of the back lid, maker's mark “SQ” in a shield.

Unusual for a Swiss Independent seconds movement to be cased by Samuel Quilliam who is most noted for producing slow beat lever watches for Joseph Yates

Hallmarked Chester 1873

£2,400.00 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
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 Add to cart
Square Silver Loehr Perpetual Watch

A late 19^th Century pedometer wind lever with power reserve indication in a square silver case. Damascened nickle three quarter plate movement with going barrel wound by an oscillating weight. Plain cock with polished steel regulator, compensation balance with blue steel overcoil 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. White enamel dial with subsidiaries for power reserve and seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel hands. Square shaped decorative silver case, the back chased and engraved with stylised birds of prey. Numbered silver cuvette engraved with details of the watch unusually clipping inside the body of the case. Hinged front cover with circular glazed aperture opening to reveal a second glazed bezel and hand set lever. Shaped silver bow and gilt winding crown.

Circa 1890

£2,950.00 Add to cart
Large Silver Swiss Centre Seconds Chronograph

A large late 19^th Century Swiss centre seconds chronograph in an English silver open face case. Gilt three quarter plate keywind movement with going barrel. Engraved cock with polished steel regulator, compensation balance with blue steel overcoil hairspring. Club foot lever escapement. White enamel dial with centre seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel seconds hand, gilt hands. Large English plain silver open face case with slide in the band to stop the watch. Plain back with vacant oval cartouche, wound and set through the silver cuvette, maker's mark “LJ” in a rectangle.

Hallmarked Birmingham 1894

£475.00 Add to cart