A large Swiss lever in a heavy silver open face case made for the American market. Full plate damascened nickle keywind fusee movement with going barrel. Plain cock marked “Fully Ruby Jewelled”. Long polished steel regulator, gold sector index. Compensation balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Club foot lever escapement visible through an aperture in the plate, screwed in jewelling. White enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel hands. Substantial plain silver Keystone open face case marked “Coin”, gold hinges. Large vacant shield shaped cartouche on the back cover, wound through the silver cuvette.

Circa 1880

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Gold and Enamel Pocket Watch with Rare Ballooning Scene

A small French verge in a gold and enamel consular case with rare ballooning scene. Full plate gilt fusee movement. Finely pierced and engraved bridge cock with steel coqueret, plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Silver regulator dial with gilt indicator. Round pillars. Winding through the white enamel dial, Roman and Arabic numerals, gilt hands. Small 18 carat gold consular case with a polychrome enamel scene on the back of a balloon over an Alpine lake.

A rare subject decorating a watch case. The first manned balloon flight took place in Paris, 1783

Circa 1790

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Gold Half Hunter Chronograph by Nicole Nielsen

A fine 19^th Century English lever chronograph by Nicole Nielsen in a gold half hunter case. Gilt three quarter plate keyless movement, going barrel. Engraved cock with polished steel regulator, compensation balance with blue steel overcoil hairspring. English table roller lever escapement, escape and lever pivots with endstones. Signed and numbered white enamel dial with flyback centre seconds chronograph and subsidiary for continuous seconds at 9 o'clock. Roman numerals, blue steel half hunter hands. Engine turned 18 carat half hunter case with blue enamel chapter ring. Clip on back, maker's mark “AN” in a rectangle. number corresponding to that on the movement.

Dent often retailed watches from other makers. Nicole Nielsen manufactured for many of the eminent watchmaking firms in the second half of the 19th Century. Some were also retailed in other countries such as Australia and America, Tiffanys being one of their principal customers. Adolphe Nicole took out the patent for keyless winding in 1844..

Hallmarked London 1874

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A10752

Slim Gold Swiss Quarter Repeating Cylinder

£3,900.00

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A10752

Slim Gold Swiss Quarter Repeating Cylinder

£3,900.00

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