1850
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Circa 1850
Rare Tic-Tac Escapement Alarm
A very rare mid 19th Century tic-tac escapement alarm in a nickle drum case.
Diameter 61 mm Depth 30 mm
Original price was: £1,700.00.£1,250.00Current price is: £1,250.00.

Circa 1850
Very Rare Chinese Market Jumping Seconds Lever
A very rare mid 19th Century Swiss jumping centre seconds lever made for the Chinese market in a silver gilt and enamel open face case. Keywind gilt bar movement with richly engraved plate bearing the Chinese signature for Bovet. The bridges secured by blue steel screws and suspended going barrel with blue steel stop work […]
£26,000.00

Circa 1850
Rare Miniature Gold Pedometer
A rare mid 19th Century Swiss pedometer in a gold case glazed on both sides. Damascened nickelled movement, the weight supported on a blue steel arm. Screw to adjust for the length of the wearer’s stride. Small white enamel dial, the main scale marked to ten and the subsidiary to fifty. Plain gold case, both […]
£1,300.00

Circa 1850
Gold and Enamel Cylinder Pocket Watch
A mid 19th Century Swiss cylinder in a gold and enamel open face case.
Diameter 41 mm
£2,950.00

Circa 1850
Rare Miniature Gold Pocket Thermometer
A rare mid 19th Century thermometer in a miniature case in the form of an engine turned full hunter watch. Small white enamel dial, Reaumur scale in Arabic numerals marked from minus 25 degrees to plus 25 degrees, the zero in red. Glazed cover to the dial, blue steel hand. Miniature engine turned gold full […]
£1,400.00