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Special Escapements & Dial Indications

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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
Gold English Cylinder with Gold Dial

An early 19^th Century English cylinder with two colour gold dial in an engine turned gold case. Full plate gilt keywind fusee movement fixed in the case by three blue steel dog screws. Engraved cock with large garnet endstone visible through the pierced cuvette. Plain three arm polished steel balance with blue steel spiral hairspring, silver regulator on the engraved gilt plate. Polished steel cylinder, large brass escape wheel. Fine gold dial, matted ground with applied gold decoration to the centre. Applied gold Arabic numerals, fine serpentine blue steel hands. Engine turned 18 carat open face case with ribbed middle. Wound through the signed and numbered gilt cuvette pierced to reveal the table of the cock. Maker’s mark “LC”.

Hallmarked London 1810

£3,500.00 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
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
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
English Cylinder with Fine Gold Dial

An early 19^th Century English cylinder with fine three colour gold dial in an engine turned gold case. Full plate gilt keywind fusee movement fixed in the case by three blue steel dog screws. Engraved cock with large garnet endstone, plain three arm polished steel balance with blue steel spiral hairspring, gilt Bosley regulator. Polished steel cylinder, large brass escape wheel. Fine gold dial, matted ground with applied three colour gold decoration. Central geometric repousse decoration and applied gold Arabic numerals, fine serpentine gold hands. Engine turned 18 carat open face case with ribbed middle. Wound through the gold cuvette, maker’s mark “LC”. Silver ratchet key on a short chain.

Hallmarked London 1813

£4,650.00 Add to cart
Gold Pocket Chronometer by Barwise

A fine large early 19^th Century chronometer by Barwise in a gold consular case. Full plate gilt keywind fusee movement. Harrison’s maintaining power. Plain cock with diamond endstone in a blue steel setting. Heavy compensation balance, the blue steel and brass laminated rims fixed by screws to the slender brass arms. Helical blue steel hairspring. Earnshaw spring detent chronometer escapement, the detent dovetailed into a gilt foot. Screwed in jewelling, escape pivots with endstones. Signed and numbered white enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, gold hands. Substantial faded engine turned 18 carat consular case, gold pendant and bow. Dust proof recesses for the bezel and back, small hole by the movement latch to secure it against tampering. Maker’s mark “TH” in a rectangle and number corresponding to that on the movement.

Hallmarked London 1815

£8,500.00 Add to cart
Gold Quarter Repeating Cylinder With Offset Dial

An early 19^th Century quarter repeating cylinder with gold offset dial by LeRoy in a decorative gold open face case. Keywind gilt bar movement with suspended going barrel. Plain cock with blue steel regulator. Plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Polished steel cylinder, steel escape wheel. Push pendant quarter repeating on two rectangular section polished steel gongs. Signed gold engine turned dial with offset chapter of Roman numerals, gold Breguet hands. Gold 18 carat open face case, the back and bezel profusely decorated with champleve engraving. Engine turned middle, wound through the signed gold cuvette.

Circa 1820

£4,300.00 Add to cart
Chinese Market Gold and Enamel Captains Watch

A fine early 19^th Century Swiss duplex made for the Chinese market in a gold and enamel case. Keywind gilt bar movement with richly engraved plate, bridges and suspended going barrel, polished steel regulator, blue steel stop work and screws. Polished steel three arm balance with three blue steel affixes, spiral hairspring. Crab tooth duplex escapement, the steel escape wheel with two locking teeth so that the watch will appear to beat seconds. White enamel dial with subsidiaries for two time zones, both with Roman numerals, Seconds beating both for centre seconds and subsidiary seconds, blue steel seconds hand and gilt Breguet hands. Large gold and enamel open face case, fine polychrome enamel scene of a classically dressed couple and child. Gold bezel decorated with translucent red, white and blue champleve enamel. Matching gold and enamel pendant and bow. Glazed cover to the movement with sprung engraved gilt bezel.

Circa 1820

£55,000.00 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
Turquoise Set Gold English Cylinder

An early 19^th Century English cylinder in a turquoise set gold open face case. Full plate gilt keywind fusee movement. Plain cock with large diamond endstone, polished steel Bosley regulator. Plain flat three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Polished steel cylinder, large brass escape wheel, pivots with endstones. Gold matted dial with applied gold Roman numerals, gold hands. Drum shaped gold engine turned 18 carat open face case, the turquoise set bezels with applied gold decoration. Engine turned middle and back, gold bow with applied gold decoration. Maker’s mark “LC” below a scroll, number corresponding to that on the movement.

Hallmarked London 1821

£4,300.00 Add to cart
Unusual Gold Cylinder

An early 19^th Century cylinder of unusual design in a gold open face case. Keywind gilt bar movement with deep freestanding suspended going barrel, polished steel stopwork. Plain cock with polished steel regulator, plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Polished steel cylinder, steel escape wheel. Engine turned silver dial with Roman numerals, blue steel Breguet hands. Engine turned 18 carat open face case the movement hinged at 9 o’clock, reeded middle. Wound and set through the gold dome, maker’s mark “WM”.

Hallmarked London 1821

£3,200.00 Add to cart