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19th Century Watches

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Gold Pocket Chronometer by Barwise

A fine large early 19^th 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. Earnshaw spring detent chronometer escapement, the detent dovetailed into a gilt foot. Screwed in jewelling, escape pivots with endstones. Signed and numbered white enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, gold hands. Substantial faded engine turned 18 carat consular case, gold pendant and bow. Dust proof recesses for the bezel and back, small hole by the movement latch to secure it against tampering. Maker’s mark “TH” in a rectangle and number corresponding to that on the movement.

Hallmarked London 1815

£8,500.00 Add to cart
Silver Pair Cased English Ruby Cylinder

An early 19^th Century English ruby cylinder in silver pair cases. Full plate fire gilt movement with signed gilt dust cover pierced for the endstone and regulator. Pierced and engraved cock, diamond endstone in a blue steel setting. Engraved foot and plate for the silver regulator disc. Plain three arm steel balance, blue steel spiral hairspring. Ruby cylinder, large brass steel escape wheel, pivots with endstones. White enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel seconds hand, gilt hands. Matching silver pair cases, round silver pendant and bow, maker’s mark “WB” over “CH”.

Hallmarked London 1816

£1,475.00 Add to cart
Silver Pair Cased English Verge

An early 19^th Century English verge in silver pair cases. Full plate fire gilt fusee movement with round pillars. Pierced and engraved cock, silver regulator disc. Plain three arm steel balance, blue steel spiral hairspring. White enamel dial with Roman numerals, gilt hands. Matching plain silver pair cases, silver pendant and bow, maker’s mark “WM”.

Hallmarked London 1817

£550.00 Add to cart
Decorative Gold English Verge

An early 19^th 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 set Arabic numerals, unusual gold serpentine hands with blued tips. Fine engine turned 18 carat open face case, chased and engraved bezels, pendant and bow. Diagonal ribbed middle, the sprung front bezel opened by a button in the pendant, maker’s mark “HJ”.

Hallmarked London 1818

£3,800.00 Add to cart
Silver Pair Cased Rack Lever by Tobias

An early 19^th Century English rack lever with jewelled pivots in silver pair cases. Full plate gilt keywind fusee movement with signed gilt dust cover pierced for the table of the cock. Chased and engraved cock, representation of a serpent on the bell shaped table, garnet endstone in a blue steel setting, marked “Patent” on the foot. Blue steel Bosley regulator. Plain three arm steel balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Screwed in jewelling to the third and fourth wheels. Rack lever escapement with adjustable slides to the lever pivots, escape pivots with endstones. White enamel dial marked “Patent”, subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel seconds hand, fine gold Breguet hands. Matching plain silver pair cases, silver oval pendant and bow, maker’s mark “IR”.

Hallmarked London 1818

£1,100.00 Add to cart
Pearl Set Gold and Enamel Pendant Watch

A small early 19^th Century Swiss verge in a pearl set gold and enamel full hunter case. Full plate gilt fusee movement. Finely pierced and engraved bridge cock with polished steel endstone, plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Silver regulator dial with blue steel indicator. Winding through the white enamel dial, Arabic numerals, gold Breguet hands. Gold full hunter case, the bezels set with two rows of split pearls. Both covers with engine turned centres bordered by light blue champleve enamel. The front cover opened by depressing a button in the pendant.

Circa 1820

£1,600.00 Add to cart
Turquoise Set Gold Verge Hunter

An early 19^th Century French verge in a turquoise set three colour gold full hunter case. Full plate gilt fusee movement. Finely pierced and engraved bridge cock with polished steel endstone, plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Silver regulator dial with blue steel indicator. Winding through the engine turned gold dial, Roman numerals, blue steel hands. Three colour gold full hunter case, domed covers with geometric applied gold decoration set with turquoise stone.

Circa 1820

£2,400.00 Add to cart
Pottery Bottle with Watch Face

An unusual early 19^th Century continental pottery perfume bottle. Light blue glazed body, on one side a depiction of a white enamel dial with Arabic numerals and hands. On the other a naive depiction of a young lady. Lacking stopper.

Circa 1820

£350.00 Add to cart
Unusual Skull Form Watch

An early 19^th Century English verge in an Unusual memento mori skull form case. Full plate fire gilt movement with fusee and chain. Pierced and engraved masked cock, silver regulator disc. Plain three arm steel balance, blue steel spiral hairspring. Convex white enamel dial with Arabic numerals, blue steel hands. Unusual cast metal case realistically painted in the form of a memento mori skull.

Circa 1820

Original price was: £4,750.00.Current price is: £4,200.00. Add to cart
Chinese Market Gold and Enamel Captains Watch

A fine early 19^th Century Swiss duplex made for the Chinese market in a gold and enamel case. Keywind gilt bar movement with richly engraved plate, bridges and suspended going barrel, polished steel regulator, blue steel stop work and screws. Polished steel three arm balance with three blue steel affixes, spiral hairspring. Crab tooth duplex escapement, the steel escape wheel with two locking teeth so that the watch will appear to beat seconds. White enamel dial with subsidiaries for two time zones, both with Roman numerals, Seconds beating both for centre seconds and subsidiary seconds, blue steel seconds hand and gilt Breguet hands. Large gold and enamel open face case, fine polychrome enamel scene of a classically dressed couple and child. Gold bezel decorated with translucent red, white and blue champleve enamel. Matching gold and enamel pendant and bow. Glazed cover to the movement with sprung engraved gilt bezel.

Circa 1820

£55,000.00 Add to cart
Silver French Verge Alarm Watch

A 19^th 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, Arabic numerals, blue steel hands, gilt alarm hand. Engine turned silver gilt open face case with ribbed middle, flat crown to allow the alarm to be set. Opening the back cover reveals the engraved and pierced inner dome to allow the bell to be heard clearly.

Circa 1820

£1,200.00 Add to cart
Gold and Enamel Watch in the Form of a Lamb

An early 19^th Century verge in a rare pearl set case in the form of a lamb. Small circular 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. Wound through the restored white enamel dial, Arabic numerals, blue steel Breguet hands. Very rare two piece case in the form of a lamb at rest in restored polychrome enamel on gold set with split pearls. The two halves of the case depict the lamb from the front and back. Behind the lamb can be seen an upturned straw hat containing roses. Fixed gold loop set with split pearls and small rectangular gold button to open the cover. Fitted in a velvet lined presentation case.

Circa 1820

£23,500.00 Add to cart