Early Octagonal Smoky Quartz Crystal Watch

An unusual small mid 17^th Century quartz crystal octagonal watch case. Purpose made early 18th Century full plate oval fire gilt movement with turned baluster pillars. Pierced and engraved masked cock, pierced and engraved foot and plate for the silver regulator disc. Fusee and chain with ratchet and click barrel setup between the plates. Plain three arm steel balance, blue steel spiral hairspring. Original engraved octagonal gilt dial plate, purpose made silver and silver gilt champleve dial engraved “London”, Roman and Arabic numerals, gilt beetle and poker hands. Small octagonal smoky quartz crystal case, the body with an oval hollow to accommodate the movement. Faceted back and cover for the dial, decorative engraved octagonal frames, plain gilt loop pendant.

An attractive unusual case in fine condition. An interesting example where a more modern movement has been made for a cherished case rather than updating the existing one with a hairspring

Circa 1650

£14,500.00 Read more

Gold Keyless Fusee by Kullberg

A late 19^th Century English keyless reverse fusee freesprung lever with power reserve by Victor Kullberg in a gold half hunter case. Gilt half plate keyless movement with fusee and chain. Harrison's maintaining power. Plain cock with diamond endstone. Compensation balance with quarter timing nuts, freesprung blue steel overcoil hairspring. English double roller lever escapement. Screwed in jewelling, including the fusee, the escape wheel and lever under a bridge, their pivots with endstones. White enamel dial with subsidiaries for power reserve and seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel half hunter hands. Substantial plain 18 carat half hunter case with blue enamel chapter ring, two flysprings to the front cover. Winding and set apertures to the plain gold cuvette. Maker's mark “PW” in an oval and number corresponding to that on the movement.

The Army and Navy stores retailed watches from their store in Westminster predominantly sourcing them from high quality English watchmakers of the period. This example was supplied by Victor Kullberg, recorded in their workbooks as being suppled on May 18th 1882. In excellent overall condition

Hallmarked London 1881

£5,500.00 Read more

Gold Keyless Fusee with up/down Dial

A late 19^th Century English keyless fusee freesprung lever with power reserve in a gold half hunter case. Gilt half plate keyless movement with fusee and chain. Harrison's maintaining power. Plain cock with diamond endstone. Compensation balance, freesprung blue steel overcoil hairspring. English table roller lever escapement. Screwed in jewelling, escape and lever pivots with endstones. Signed and numbered white enamel dial with subsidiaries for power reserve and seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel half hunter hands. Substantial plain 18 carat half hunter case with blue enamel chapter ring, two flysprings to the front cover. Monogram engraved on the back of a dragons head in an oval surmounted by a five pointed crown. Plain gold cuvette. Maker's mark “AS” in an rectangle and number corresponding to that on the movement.

A high quality English timepiece in excellent overall condition. The crown denotes the owner was an Earl

Hallmarked London 1888

£3,900.00 Read more

A10531

Turquoise Set Gold Swiss Lever

£1,800.00

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A10531

Turquoise Set Gold Swiss Lever

£1,800.00

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