A10757

Gold Quarter Repeating Fusee Lever by McCabe

£4,100.00

Signed    Jas McCabe   -   Royal Exchange   London
Hallmarked London   1845
Diameter   44 mm         

1 in stock

Description

A mid 19th Century quarter repeating lever with gold dial by McCabe in a gold open face case.  Gilt three quarter plate keywind movement with fusee and chain, blue steel barrel setup on the top plate.  Harrison’s maintaining power. Plain cock with polished steel regulator, compensation balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. English table roller lever escapement.  Slide quarter repeating on two polished steel gongs. Gold engine turned dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel hands. Engine turned 18 carat open face case, gold slide on the ribbed middle.  Wound though the signed and numbered gold cuvette, maker’s mark “WR” and “IMC”.