Description

An early 19^th Century English Duplex by Morice in a silver open face case.  Full plate gilt keywind fusee movement with signed gilt dust cover pierced to reveal the table of the cock.  Harrison’s maintaining power.  Engraved cock with large diamond endstone in a blue steel setting, polished steel regulator.  Heavy compensation balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Screwed in jewelling. Duplex escapement, brass escape wheel, pivots with endstones.  Signed white enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel seconds hand, gold hands.   Purpose made plain silver open face case hallmarked London 1862, maker’s mark “J.H”.