Archive of Sold Items
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Split Seconds Chronograph by Frodsham
A fine 19th Century English split seconds chronograph by Frodsham in a gold open face case. Gilt three quarter plate keyless movement with going barrel. Sixty minute recording chronograph work above the plate, split seconds work under the dial. Plain cock with polished steel micrometer regulator, diamond endstone. Compensation balance with blue steel double overcoil hairspring. English double roller lever escapement, screwed in jewelling, escape and lever pivots with endstones. Signed and numbered white enamel dial with subsidiaries for continuous seconds and 60 minute record. Fifth seconds markings for the flyback centre seconds chronograph, Roman numerals, blue steel hands and polished steel split seconds hand. Very substantial plain 18 carat open face case with thief proof swivel bow, engraved monogram on the back cover. Chronograph operated by the gold crown, split seconds by a button in the band. Maker's mark “HMF” in a rectangle and number corresponding to that on the movement. Accompanied by Frodsham certificate.
A fine watch in excellent overall condition. The movement supplied by the firm of Nicole Nielsen. See the English Watch by Terence Camerer Cuss page 421 for a similar watch by FrodshamHallmarked London 1887£13,500.00 Read more -
Gold Fusee Lever Pocketwatch
A large late 19th Century English lever in an engine turned gold open face case. Full plate gilt keywind fusee movement with dust cover. Harrison's maintaining power. Engraved cock with garnet endstone, polished steel regulator, silver sector index on the plate. Compensation balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. English table roller lever escapement, screwed in jewelling, escape pivots with endstones. Signed white enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel hands. Substantial engine turned 18 carat open face case with ribbed middle. Vacant shield shaped cartouche on the back surrounded by a garter, maker's mark “WS” in a rectangle and number corresponding to that on the movement.
In excellent overall conditionHallmarked London 1887£1,995.00 Read more -
Gold Keyless Fusee with up/down Dial
A late 19th Century English keyless fusee freesprung lever with power reserve in a gold half hunter case. Gilt half plate keyless movement with fusee and chain. Harrison's maintaining power. Plain cock with diamond endstone. Compensation balance, freesprung blue steel overcoil hairspring. English table roller lever escapement. Screwed in jewelling, escape and lever pivots with endstones. Signed and numbered white enamel dial with subsidiaries for power reserve and seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel half hunter hands. Substantial plain 18 carat half hunter case with blue enamel chapter ring, two flysprings to the front cover. Monogram engraved on the back of a dragons head in an oval surmounted by a five pointed crown. Plain gold cuvette. Maker's mark “AS” in an rectangle and number corresponding to that on the movement.
A high quality English timepiece in excellent overall condition. The crown denotes the owner was an EarlHallmarked London 1888£3,900.00 Read more -
Rare Massey Lever Type Four
A rare late 19th Century Massey type 4 fusee lever in a silver open face case. Full plate gilt keywind fusee movement with Harrison's maintaining power. Engraved cock with diamond endstone, polished steel Bosley regulator. Very large slow beating plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Rare type four Massey lever escapement, the lever with three slots to allow the balance to rotate more than 360 degrees. Gilt escape wheel with raised teeth. Signed three piece white enamel dial, the centre and subsidiary seconds fully restored, Roman numerals, blue steel seconds hand, gilt hands. Substantial plain silver open face case with ribbed middle vacant shield shaped cartouche on the back. Gold hinges, maker's mark “JH” in a rectangle and number corresponding to that on the movement.
By far the most uncommon and most distinct of the Massey levers with its large slow beating balance. See “The Fusee Lever Watch” by Dr. Robert KempHallmarked Chester 1888£12,500.00 Read more -
Heavy Graduated Silver Watch Albert and Fob
A very heavy late 19th Century silver graduated curb link watch Albert with "T" bar. Short chain to the later shield shaped silver fob, hallmarked Birmingham 1902, both sides without engraving. Spring clip on one end of the chain, fob on the other. All links marked.
Hallmarked Birmingham 1888£750.00 Read more -
Large Silver English Fusee Lever
A large late 19th Century English fusee lever with silver dial in a silver open face case. Full plate gilt keywind fusee movement with signed and numbered dust cover. Harrison's maintaining power. Engraved cock with garnet endstone, polished steel regulator with silver sector index. Compensation balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. English table roller lever escapement. Signed and numbered engine turned and engraved silver dial, subsidiary seconds, applied gold Roman numerals, blue steel hands. Substantial silver open face case profusely chased and engraved an applied gold garter on the back cover. Maker's mark “JH” in a rectangle and number corresponding to that on the movement.
Hallmarked Chester 1889£400.00 Read more -
Rare Jumping Quarter Seconds English Fusee Lever
A rare late 19th Century English centre seconds lever with jumping quarter seconds in a silver open face case. Full plate gilt keywind fusee movement, barrel setup click and ratchet visible through the gilt dust cover. Harrison's maintaining power. Engraved cock with diamond endstone, polished steel regulator with silver sector index. Compensation balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. English table roller lever escapement, screwed in jewelling, escape and lever pivots with endstones. Signed white enamel dial with centre seconds Roman numerals, blue steel gold hands. Subsidiary for jumping quarter seconds, the hand rotating once a second, stopping briefly at the quarters. Plain silver open face case, lateral steel stop lever under the front bezel. Maker's mark “JF” and number corresponding to that on the movement.
The jumping quarter seconds feature is rare, found almost exclusively on Swiss independent seconds watches. This is the only example we have seen in a English lever where it runs directly from the going train.Hallmarked London 1889£1,295.00 Read more -
German Engine Turned Gold Half Hunter Cased Pocket Watch
A late 19th Century German lever in a gold engine turned half hunter case. Keyless damascened nickle bar movement, going barrel, frosted steel wolfs teeth winding work. Plain cock with polished steel regulator. Compensation balance with overcoil hairspring. Club foot lever escapement. White enamel dial, offset subsidiary seconds at nine o'clock, Roman numerals, blue steel half hunter hands. Unusual engine turned 18 carat half hunter case, the blue enamel chapter ring on a matted ground within a scalloped border. Back cover with an elaborate monogram formed by stopping the engine turning to leave it plain , signed gold cuvette detailing features of the watch.
In excellent overall conditionCirca 1890£1,750.00 Read more -
Diamond Set Ball Watch
A fine late 19th Century Swiss lever ball watch set with diamonds and pearls. Unusual keyless gilt movement constructed with the train wheels above the going barrel. Plain sector cock with polished steel regulator. Compensation balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Club foot lever escapement. Small white enamel dial with blue Arabic numerals, the 12 o’clock marking in red, gilt minute markings and hands. The case is constructed in three parts, the gold middle with a row of split pearls. The two gold hemispheres engraved with fleur-dis-lis set with small diamonds. Gold oval ring set with graduated diamonds. The watch is wound and set by turning the top hemisphere of the case in relation to the lower hemisphere.
A good example of these keyless ball watches with a compensation balance and lever escapementCirca 1890£2,450.00 Read more -
Silver Sector Watch
An unusual late 19th Century Swiss sector shaped lever watch with flyback hands in presentation case. Keyless gilt sector shaped bar movement with going barrel. Plain cock with polished steel regulator, compensation balance with blue steel overcoil hairspring. Club foot lever escapement. Signed sector shaped white enamel dial with Arabic numerals for hours and minutes, the quarters marked in red. The blue steel hands move through an arc of 120 degrees flying back to zero when they reach the right hand side of the dial. Sector shaped silver case with hinged bezel and back chased and engraved in an art nouveau foliate design. Fixed cast silver bow and cuvette engraved “Sector Watch”. Gilt tooled red morocco covered presentation case lined in burgundy velvet.
An interesting and attractive well made novelty watch in excellent overall condition. Rare inclusion of a presentation box. See Pocket Watches by Reinhard Mieis page 233 for a similar watch by the same manufacturerCirca 1890£3,200.00 Read more -
Minute Repeating Gold Calendar Hunter
A large late 19th Century Swiss minute repeating moonphase calendar in a gold full hunter case. Gilt split three quarter plate keyless movement with going barrel. Plain cock with polished steel regulator, compensation balance with overcoil hairspring. Club foot lever escapement, screwed in jewelling. Polished steel flyback chronograph work above the plates. Slide minute repeating on two steel gongs, small visible regulator to the repeating train, jewelled to the hammers. White enamel dial with flyback centre seconds chronograph. Subsidiaries for date and seconds combined with the moonphase below. Rectangular apertures for day and month in German either side of the centre, Arabic numerals, blue steel seconds hands, pierced gilt hands. Large plain 14 carat rose gold full hunter case of heavy gauge, gold cuvette detailing features of the watch. Gold slide in the band for the minute repeat and a smaller button at twelve o'clock for the chronograph.
An impressive watch. The case far more substantial than commonly foundCirca 1890£5,900.00 Read more -
Three Colour Gold American Hunter
A fine late 19th Century American lever in a decorative three colour gold full hunter case. Full plate gilt keyless movement with going barrel. Engraved cock with polished steel micrometer regulator, compensation balance with blue steel overcoil hairspring. Club foot lever escapement. Signed white enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel hands Attractive 14 carat full hunter case with engraved box hinges. The front cover engine turned, engraved and decorated with applied three colour gold work, a large vacant shield shaped cartouche to the centre. The back cover also engine turned, engraved and decorated with applied two colour gold work of a stag above a mountain range. Plain gold cuvette.
An attractive large watch in excellent overall conditionCirca 1890£3,200.00 Read more
