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Special Escapements & Dial Indications

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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

£1,250.00 Add to cart
Duplex Gold Hunter by Nicole Nielsen

A mid 19^th Century English duplex by Nicole Nielsen in a gold half hunter case. Gilt three quarter plate keyless movement with Nicole’s patent winding. Engraved cock with polished steel regulator, compensation balance with blue steel overcoil hairspring. Duplex escapement, brass escape wheel, jewelled locking roller and pivots with endstones. Signed white enamel dial, Roman numerals, blue steel half hunter hands. Engine turned 18 carat full hunter case, engine turned middle. Unusual gold clip retaining the front hunter cover, small engraved monogram to the central circular cartouche. Clip on back, maker’s mark “AN” in an oval and number corresponding to that on the movement. Unusual gold winding crown and bow.

Hallmarked London 1858

£3,000.00 Add to cart
Rare Chinese Market Duplex with Enamelled Movement

A rare mid 19^th Century enamelled duplex for the Chinese market in a plain silver case. Keywind movement with gilt champleve blue enamel cock and bridges. The suspended going barrel decorated with red champleve enamel. Gilt engine turned plate. Garnet endstone in a gold engraved setting, polished steel regulator. Blue steel screws. Polished and blue steel three arm balance, decorative gilt weights, spiral hairspring. Steel crab tooth duplex escape wheel allowing the hand to appear to beat seconds. White enamel dial with Roman numerals, centre seconds, blue steel hands. Plain silver open face case, silver oval pendant and bow, button to release the back cover which is marked in Chinese characters within a oval. Glazed engraved silver sprung cuvette with apertures for winding and hand set.

Circa 1860

£19,000.00 Add to cart
Gold and Enamel Watch with Spare Dial

A small 19^th Century Swiss cylinder in a diamond set gold and enamel open face case accompanied by a presentation case and alternative enamel dial. 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. Engine turned gold dial with Roman numerals, blue steel Breguet hands. Small 18 carat open face case with ribbed middle. The back decorated with translucent green enamel over an engine turned ground, small central oval set with diamonds. Wound and set through the gold cuvette, maker’s mark “D & C”. Rectangular presentation case fitted for the watch and a spare enamel dial.

Circa 1870

£2,300.00 Add to cart
Large Freesprung Gold Half Hunter

A fine 19^th Century English freesprung lever in a substantial gold half hunter case. Gilt three quarter plate keyless movement with going barrel. Engraved cock with garnet endstone. Compensation balance with freesprung blue steel overcoil hairspring. English table roller lever escapement, screwed in jewelling, escape and lever pivots with endstones. White enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel Breguet hands. Substantial plain 18 carat half hunter case with blue enamel chapter ring, ribbed middle. Clip on back engraved with a coat of arms and monogram below. Inside a dedication to their son dated May 1929, maker’s mark "RO" in an oval, and number corresponding to that on the movement.

Hallmarked Chester 1874

£5,500.00 Add to cart
24 Hour Dial English Fusee Lever

A late 19^th Century English fusee lever with 24 hour dial in a silver open face case. Full plate gilt keywind fusee movement with dust cover. Harrison’s maintaining power. Engraved cock with diamond endstone, polished steel regulator. Compensation balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. English table roller lever escapement. Unusual white enamel dial marked for twenty four hours in Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds, gilt hands. Engine turned silver open face case with ribbed middle., maker’s mark “TW” in a rectangle and number corresponding to that on the movement.

Hallmarked Chester 1884

£1,400.00 Add to cart
English Keyless Fusee with up/down Dial

A late 19^th Century English lever with power reserve and reverse keyless fusee winding in a gold open face case. Spotted three quarter plate keyless movement with reverse fusee and chain. Harrison’s maintaining power. Plain cock with polished steel regulator, compensation balance with blue steel overcoil hairspring. Screwed in jewelling, escape and lever pivots with endstones. English table roller lever escapement White enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel hands. Plain 18 carat open face case, engraved dedication on the gold cuvette, apertures for wind and set. Maker’s mark “HG” over “NS” in a rectangle and number corresponding to that on the movement.

Hallmarked London 1885

£3,400.00 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
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 English Spring Detent Chronometer Pocket Watch

A late 19^th Century English spring detent chronometer in a gold open face case. Gilt half plate keyless movement with going barrel. Engraved cock with polished steel regulator, compensation balance with blue steel overcoil hairspring. Earnshaw type spring detent chronometer escapement. White enamel dial marked “Chronometer”, subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel seconds hand, gilt hands. Plain 18 carat open face case, gold cuvette with presentation inscription, maker's mark “JW” in an oval.

Hallmarked Chester 1896

£3,200.00 Read more
Gold English Centre Seconds Chronograph

An early 20^th Century English lever chronograph in a gold open face case. Gilt three quarter plate keyless movement with going barrel. Plain cock with polished steel regulator, compensation balance with blue steel overcoil hairspring. English table roller lever escapement . White enamel dial with centre seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel seconds hand, gilt hands. Plain 18 carat open face case made in one piece, the movement hinging out. Small gold slide in the band to stop the watch acting on the balance, maker's mark “BB” in a rectangle and number corresponding to that on the movement.

In excellent overall condition.

Hallmarked Chester 1905

£2,450.00 Add to cart