Description

A fine late 19^th Century English minute repeating lever in a gold full hunter case.  Gilt half plate keyless movement, raised section over the going barrel.  Plain cock with diamond endstone, compensation balance employing quarter timing nuts, freesprung blue steel double overcoil hairspring.  English table roller lever escapement, screwed in jewelling, escape and lever pivots with endstones.  Slide minute repeating on two polished steel gongs. Fine white enamel dial by Willis, subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel hands.  Substantial plain 18 carat full hunter case, double flysprings to the front cover.  Recessed gold slide in the band, gold cuvette and bow, maker's mark “AS” in a rectangle.