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Rare Gold Dress Watch
A slim 20th Century Swiss lever in a rare gold case with a shutter over the dial. Damascened nickelled split three quarter plate keyless movement with going barrel. Plain cock with polished steel regulator, compensation balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Club foot lever escapement. Small engine turned silver dial with Roman numerals, blue steel Breguet hands. Slim plain bark finish 18 carat case with a glazed aperture to the front body. Under the glass are two gold leaves which open when the plain gold winding and set button is pressed. Bark finish clip on back.
A high quality watch made for Cartier with a rare feature. The European Watch and Clock Compay was formed in the early 1920s by Cartier and Edward Jaeger (of Jaeger-LeCoultre) to produce movements solely for Cartier1880£5,750.00 Read more -
Silver Full Hunter Duplex by McCabe
An early 19th Century duplex by McCabe in a silver full hunter case. Gilt three quarter plate keywind movement with fusee and chain. Harrison's maintaining power. Plain cock with polished steel regulator, diamond endstone, compensation balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Duplex escapement, ruby locking roller, brass escape wheel, pivots with endstones. Signed and numbered white enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, fine blue steel seconds hand with gold arbor, gold hands. Engine turned silver full hunter case with reeded band, gold hinges. Wound through the silver cuvette, number corresponding to that on the movement, maker's mark “JD” and “IMC”.
In excellent overall condition, the engine turning showing light even wear. This is the earliest example of a three quarter plate movement by McCabe that we have seenHallmarked London£1,550.00 Read more -
Early German Oval Case
An early 17th Century gilt German oval watch case made for a striking movement. Chased and engraved front cover pierced to reveal the numerals. The back cover decoratively pierced chased and engraved, a square for a bell inside. Engraved oval middle with later applied silver band. Fitted with a later English full plate fire gilt verge movement. Pierced and engraved masked cock, silver regulator disc. Plain three arm steel balance, blue steel spiral hairspring. Plain gilt oval dial, Roman numerals for the hours to 12 and Arabic numerals for 13 to 24, heavy single blue steel hand.
Circa 1610£3,250.00 Read more -
Early Steel Crank Key
An early 17th Century steel crank key. Turned shaft and long “T” piece with delicate finial. Swivelling pierced oval handle.
Circa 1630£375.00 Read more -
Rare 17th Century Gold Filigree Watch
An English verge in a fine and rare mid 17th Century filigree gold pair cases with protective outer. Full plate fire gilt movement with turned baluster pillars. Pierced and engraved masked cock, pierced and engraved foot and plate for the silver regulator disc. Plain three arm steel balance, blue steel spiral hairspring. White enamel dial with Roman and Arabic numerals, fine blue steel beetle and poker hands. Substantial 22 carat gold inner case, split bezel and circular shutter to the winding aperture. The dial plate with four lugs locating in slots in the rim of case. Very rare 22 carat gold filigree outer case made from twisted gold wire and applied gold beads. Velvet lined gilt metal protective outer case covered in black leather decorated with gilt pique pins.
In excellent overall condition, especially considering the delicate nature of the filigree work. The watch would probably have been worn with the filigree case lined in richly coloured silk to match the owners attire. The cases originally housed a pre-balance spring verge. This has been replaced with a purpose made movement in about 1740 by Conyers Dunlop, an eminent maker of the period. At the same time a new dial, hands, gold pendant and protective outer case were fitted. The outer was almost certainly a replacement for a plain, pressed leather case which had protected the decorative filigree work for a century. It is unusual for a movement to be replaced in order to extend the life of a watch. More commonly a new case is fitted to the movement as this was the more valuable partCirca 1640£19,500.00 Read more -
Early Octagonal Smoky Quartz Crystal Watch
An unusual small mid 17th 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 hairspringCirca 1650£14,500.00 Read more -
Early English ClockwatchA mid 17th Century English verge clockwatch in gilt metal pair cases. Deep full plate fire gilt movement with five pillars, two of early Egyptian form with small gallery above and three turned pillars. Fusee and chain with worm and wheel barrel setup between the plates.Silver count wheel marked in Arabic numerals showing the last hour struck. Later pierced and engraved cock with small foot. Plain steel balance and blue steel spiral hairspring, silver regulator disc. Striking the hours in passing on a bell in the back of the case. Engraved resting barrel to the striking train and elaborately pierced and chased blue steel gates. Dial plate decoratively engraved on the back and supported by short turned feet. White enamel dial with Roman numerals, gold beetle and poker hands. Purpose made pierced and engraved gilt metal pair cases, the inner with a bell.Signed Peter Bell LondonCirca 1660£9,500.00 Read more
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Early English Clockwatch
A fine 17th Century English single handed clockwatch in silver pair cases. Deep full plate fire gilt movement, tulip pillars with arched gallery above. Fusee and chain with worm and wheel barrel setup between the plates. Pierced and engraved cock secured by a blue steel screw, pierced and engraved foot, silver regulator disc. Plain steel balance, the arms shaped to allow them to miss the winding square, short spiral hairspring. Hour striking on a bell in the case, pierced and engraved resting barrel, blue steel stopwork. Chased and pierced blue steel gates and silver count wheel to control the strike. Gilt dial plate with engraved brass border, rectangular bayonet feet, decorative blue steel latch. Fine silver champleve dial, Roman numerals inside the large chapter with five minute divisions, unusual slender carved single blue steel hand. Silver inner case profusely decorated with foliage both in the pierced border and solid centre of the back. Attractively engraved split bezel, silver pendant and ring bow. Large plain silver outer case simply pierced with silver roundels, seven joint square hinge. Cast silver crank key.
A fine early clock watch in excellent overall condition. John Fitter, Battersea, free of the Clockmakers Company 1685. An interesting pre balance spring watch with hour, minute and seconds hands by him is shown in Britten. Battersea and Fulham are adjoining districts in West London and there is no doubt this is the same manCirca 1680£23,500.00 Read more -
Early Single Handed Verge in Pique Case
A 17th Century English single handed verge in silver pique pair cases bearing the cipher of Charles II. Deep full plate fire gilt movement with tulip pillars. Early going train without centre wheel, fusee and chain with worm and wheel barrel setup between the plates. Pierced and engraved cock with small vestigial wings, large pierced and engraved foot. Plain steel balance, silver regulator disc. Silver champleve dial fixed directly to the plate, Roman numerals, fine blue steel tulip hand with tail. Plain silver inner case, maker's mark “WF”. Silver pique work decorates the shagreen covered outer case, silver bezels, square five joint hinge. In the centre the conjoined “C” cipher of Charles II with crown above.
In excellent overall condition. A historically interesting watch with royal connection to Charles II (1630 – 1685). The cipher is similar to that seen on coins of the period and on a silver covered table in the Queen's collection (RCIN 35299) dated 1670. Jaques Cartier, London,1635 – 1680. Casemaker William Finch whose mark appears on the 1682 plate. The movement of early balance spring design bears two unusual features. The screws securing the top plate are marked for position, one with a single slot, the second with an extra slot on one side only and the third with a cross. Virtually every component is marked with six punched dots, even the escape wheel. In common with most watches of the period it is not numbered and the dots could have substituted or perhaps helped if more than one movement was made at the same time.Circa 1680£19,500.00 Read more -
Very Early Balance Spring Pair Cased Pocket Watch
A fine 17th Century English verge in silver and leather pair cases. Deep full plate fire gilt movement with broad tulip pillars. Fusee and chain with worm and wheel barrel setup between the plates. Pierced and engraved cock with pierced and engraved foot. Plain steel balance with blue steel hairspring, silver regulator disc. Silver champleve dial, the centre with simple foliate decoration, Roman and Arabic numerals, blue steel hands. Substantial plain silver inner case with rotating shutter to the winding aperture , maker's mark “WB”. Fine and attractive outer case covered in black leather and decorated in a tulip pattern with silver pique pins.
One of the earliest known balance spring watches in excellent overall condition. From the collection of Cecil Clutton, this watch has featured in a number of books. It is illustrated and described over four pages in the 1974 book “Collector's Collection” by Cecil Clutton where it is the first watch of 33 selected pieces. The tulip hour hand was made for Clutton by Geroge Daniels. John Wise, apprenticed to Peter Closon in 1638, free of the Clockmakers Company 1646, died 1694. Casemaker William BertramCirca 1680£19,500.00 Read more -
Early Silver Champleve Dial Verge by Halsted
A 17th Century English calendar verge with silver champleve dial by Robert Halsted in silver pair cases. Deep full plate fire gilt movement with broad elaborate pierced and engraved pillars. Fusee and chain with worm and wheel barrel setup between the plates. Hollow fusee winding square on the tapered shaft of the great wheel. Pierced and engraved cock depicting two birds on the table, very small vestigial wings, pierced and engraved foot with irregular edge. Plain steel balance, pierced and engraved plate with arrow indication to the silver regulator disc. Signed silver champleve dial, small circular aperture at six for the gilt date ring. Chased and engraved centre depicting drums, flags and weapons, Roman and Arabic numerals, fine blue steel tulip and poker hands. Plain silver pair cases, silver pendant and ring bow, split bezel for the glass. The outer with five joint square hinge, early trapped button to the case latch spring.
Circa 1680£4,500.00 Read more -
Early Silver Pair Cased Clockwatch
A 17th Century English hour striking verge in silver pair cases. Deep full plate fire gilt movement with two tulip pillars and three turned baluster pillars. Fusee and chain with worm and wheel barrel setup between the plates. Wound through the plain two arm steel balance and pierced and engraved cock with small vestigial wings, pierced and engraved foot. Silver regulator disc and small silver countwheel. Decorative blue steel gates controlling the striking of the hours on a bell in the case . Signed one piece silver champleve with Roman and Arabic numerals, blue steel tulip and poker hands. Fine silver inner case with early open piercing finely engraved with foliage and flowers, silver pendant and ring bow. Pierced and engraved silver outer, maker's mark “WS” below a coronet.
John Pepys, London, apprenticed 1672, Clockmakers company 1680 and Master 1707 – 1715. The outer is most probably a replacement made for the watch early in its life by William Sherwood who was favoured by Thomas TompionCirca 1685£9,700.00 Read more
