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Special Escapements & Dial Indications

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Gold French Cylinder and Ratchet Key

An early 19^th Century French cylinder in a gold open face case with gold ratchet key. Keywind gilt Lepine calibre 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. Engine turned silver dial with Roman numerals, gilt Breguet hands. Faded engine turned 18 carat open face case with engine turned middle. Wound and set through the gilt metal cuvette. Short gold chain, fine decorative chased and engraved gold ratchet key.

Circa 1830

£2,200.00 Add to cart
Gold Pair Cased Massey II and Key

A 19^th Century English Massey type two lever with decorative gold dial in gold pair cases. Full plate gilt keywind fusee movement, the dust cover pierced to reveal the cock and polished steel barrel setup ratchet and spring. Harrison’s maintaining power. Chased and engraved cock inscribed “Patent” on the foot, diamond endstone, blue steel Bosley regulator. Decoratively engraved barrel bridge. Plain three arm polished steel balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Large screwed in Liverpool window jewelling. Massey type two lever escapement. Lateral steel lever to stop the watch. Fine decorative gold dial with subsidiary seconds. Matted ground, three colour applied gold decoration to the centre and edge, applied polished gold Roman numerals, blue steel hands. Matching decorative 18 carat gold pair cases. Plain inner with chased and engraved gold oval pendant and bow. 18 carat gold outer case, chased and engraved bezels, a small faded name engraved in the centre. Both cases bearing 18 carat Chester hallmarks but no date letter and maker’s mark “F. R & O”. The inner case numbered corresponding to that on the movement. Decorative rectangular gold key set with a cornelian

Circa 1830

£4,500.00 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
Decorative Gold Quarter Repeater with Offset Dial

A fine early 19^th Century Swiss quarter repeating cylinder with offset dial in a decorative three colour gold open face case. Keywind gilt bar movement with suspended going barrel, polished steel stopwork. Plain cock with garnet set polished steel coqueret, 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 polished steel rectangular section gongs. Fine gold engine turned dial with offset chapter of Roman numerals, blue steel Breguet hands. Attractive three colour gold open face case, the bezels and back with applied gold foliate decoration. Either side of the gold push pendant are button to open the sprung back and bezel. Wound through the plain gold cuvette. Matching three colour gold split ring.

Circa 1830

£5,100.00 Add to cart
Small Swiss Quarter Repeating Cylinder Pocket Watch

A 19^th Century Swiss quarter repeating cylinder in a gold open face case. Small 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. Silver engine turned dial with Roman numerals, gold Breguet hands. Small 18 carat open face case, deeply chased and engraved bezels, engine turned back, small monogram in the centre. Gold push pendant, wound and set through the signed gold cuvette.

A well made attractive watch in excellent overall condition, the engine turning still crisp

Circa 1830

£3,300.00 Add to cart
Rare Pull Wind Gold English Duplex

A rare 19^th Century English pull wind duplex in a gold open face case. Keywind gilt Lepine calibre bar movement. Suspended going barrel, polished steel Geneva stopwork. Plain cock with polished steel regulator, garnet endstone. Plain three arm steel balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Duplex escapement. Silver dial with radial engine turning, subsidiary seconds offset at three o’clock, Roman numerals, blue steel Breguet hands. Slim 18 carat open face case, engine turned middle and back with vacant circular cartouche. Gold pendant with a flat gold cap on top of a polished steel shaft. Pulling this out winds the barrel arbor about a sixth of a turn. Hands set through the plain gold cuvette, additional small hole for the winding square. To wind the watch with a key would require opening the cuvette, maker’s mark “PM”.

Hallmarked London 1832

£2,450.00 Add to cart
Gold Lepine Calibre Duplex by McCabe

A 19^th Century Lepine calibre duplex by McCabe in a gold open face case. Keywind gilt Lepine calibre bar movement. Signed and numbered suspended going barrel, polished steel Geneva stopwork partly under a gilt cover. Plain cock with polished steel regulator, diamond endstone. Plain three arm gold balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Duplex escapement, escape wheel pivots with endstones. Silver dial with decoratively engraved centre, subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel hands. Engine turned 18 carat open face case, engraved initials to the circular cartouche on the back, ribbed middle. Wound through the signed and numbered gold cuvette which is engraved with a dedication inside. Number corresponding to that on the movement, maker’s mark “CAP”, additionally “IMC”.

Hallmarked London 1834

£1,950.00 Add to cart
Gold Pocket Chronometer by Molyneux

A 19^th Century English spring detent chronometer with resilient stud in a gold open face case. Gilt half plate keywind movement, the train with six spoke crossings. Fusee and chain, Harrison’s maintaining power. Plain cock with diamond endstone in a blue steel setting, compensation balance. The blue steel spiral hairspring fixed by a polished steel resilient stud screws to the plate on a small gilt block. Earnshaw type spring detent escapement (detent foot repaired), escape pivots with endstones. White enamel dial with subsidiary Roman numerals, blue steel Breguet hands. Plain 18 carat open face drum shaped case with engine turned middle, maker’s mark “LC” in an oval.

Hallmarked London 1837

£4,750.00 Add to cart
Silver Duplex by McCabe

A mid 19^th Century English duplex by McCabe fitted in a silver full hunter case. Gilt three quarter plate keywind movement with fusee and chain. Harrison’s maintaining power. Plain cock with polished steel regulator, plain three arm gold balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Duplex escapement, ruby locking jewel, brass escape wheel, pivots with endstones. Signed and numbered white enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, gilt hands. Fitted in a later plain silver full hunter case.

Circa 1838

£1,200.00 Read more
Small Ladies Gold and Enamel Pendant Watch

A small mid 19^th Century Swiss cylinder in a gold and enamel open face case. Keywind gilt Lepine calibre movement with suspended Plain cock with polished steel regulator. Plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Polished steel cylinder, steel escape wheel. Silver engine turned dial with engraved centre, Roman numerals, gold hands. Small 18 carat open face case with ribbed middle. Chased back with a polychrome champleve enamel floral decoration at the centre. Wound and set through the gold cuvette engraved “Exd. By Dent – Chronometer Maker to the Queen”. Fine short gold chain with gold ratchet key. In a red presentation case marked Ravaud – Bijoutier – Toulon”.

Circa 1840

£2,350.00 Add to cart
Small Diamond Set Gold and Bloodstone Watch

A mid 19^th Century French cylinder in a diamond set gold and bloodstone open face case. Keywind gilt bar movement with suspended going barrel. Plain cock with polished steel regulator, plain three arm gilt steel balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Polished steel cylinder, steel escape wheel. White enamel dial with Roman numerals, gilt Breguet hands. Small 18 carat open face case with coin edge middle. The gold bezel for the back set with a polished bloodstone overlaid with a substantial pierced gold plate set with diamonds in the form of Arabic characters. Wound and set through the signed gold cuvette.

Circa 1840

£1,650.00 Add to cart
Quarter Repeating Gold Swiss Cylinder

A mid 19^th Century Swiss quarter repeating cylinder in an open face case engraved with a scene of a provincial French castle. 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. Slide quarter repeating on two polished steel gongs. White enamel dial with Roman numerals, gilt hands. 18 carat open face case the back engraved with a scene of a castle standing by a river, marked “Coeuvre – France”. Coin edge middle with a gold slide at two o’clock. Wound and set through the engine turned cuvette bearing details of the movement, maker’s mark “PR” in an oval.

Circa 1840

£2,400.00 Add to cart