19^th Century Watches

A late 18th Century cylinder in a gold and enamel open face case richly set with pearls.  Unusual full plate gilt keywind movement with resting barrel under an engraved cover.  Recessed plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring under a sector shaped cock.  Polished steel cylinder, steel escape wheel. Wound through the […]

A large early 19th Century English chronometer in a silver consular case.  Full plate gilt keywind fusee movement , engraved barrel bridge.  Harrison’s maintaining power.  Engraved cock with diamond endstone, "Z" type compensation balance, bimetallic rims terminating in a threaded section secured to the gilt bar be screws.  Freesprung blue steel hairspring.  Gilt train with […]

An early 19th Century English duplex by Barwise in a gilt metal consular case.  Full plate gilt keywind fusee brass calibre movement.  Plain cock with diamond endstone, polished steel regulator the index pins acting through a slot in the table.  Plain four arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring.  Duplex escapement, large brass escape […]

A small early 19th Century Swiss watch with visible diamond set balance in a gold and enamel diamond set shield shaped case.  The unusual full plate cylinder movement following the form of the case with the balance visible on the front.  Very slender bar supporting the diamond endstone, four arm balance bearing four small diamonds. […]

An early 19th Century English duplex in a fine decorative gold consular case and matching chain.  Full plate fire gilt movement with gilt dust cover pierced to reveal the table of the cock and regulator disc.  Fusee and chain, Harrison’s maintaining power.  Pierced and engraved cock with large diamond endstone, silver regulator disc. Plain three […]

An early 19th Century English cylinder by Earnshaw in gilt metal pair cases.  Full plate fire gilt fusee movement.  Gilt dust cover pierced to reveal the regulator and table of the pierced and engraved masked cock, diamond endstone.  Engraved foot and plate for the silver regulator disc. Plain three arm steel balance, blue steel spiral […]

A fine large early 19th Century chronometer by Barwise in a gold consular case.  Full plate gilt keywind fusee movement.  Harrison’s maintaining power. Plain cock with diamond endstone in a blue steel setting.  Heavy compensation balance, the blue steel and brass laminated rims fixed by screws to the slender brass arms.  Helical blue steel hairspring. […]

An early 19th Century English verge with gold dial in an engine turned gold case.  Full plate gilt keywind fusee movement. Chased and engraved cock depicting a dove, diamond endstone.  Polished steel Bosley regulator, plain three arm steel balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Wound through the gold dial, engine turned centre.  Applied gold radially […]

A 19th Century French verge alarm in a silver open face case.  Full plate gilt keywind fusee movement, plain cock with garnet endstone, polished steel regulator.  Plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Alarm train with small resting barrel, single polished steel hammer striking a bell.  Winding through the white enamel dial, […]