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Large Square Silver Minute Repeater

A late 19^th Century Swiss minute repeating lever in a fine large square silver case. Gilt split three quarter plate keyless movement with going barrel. Plain bridge cock with polished steel regulator and sector index. Compensation balance with blue steel overcoil hairspring. Club foot lever escapement. Push minute repeating on two polished steel gongs. White enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel hands. Substantial large square engine turned silver case, vacant shield shaped cartouche on the back. Gilt push at the side for the minute repeat, circular silver cuvette. Glazed circular aperture for the dial, the back hinging to form an easel stand to enable the watch to be used as a desk clock.

An attractive large watch in excellent overall condition

Circa 1890

£3,200.00 Read more
Swiss Calendar Glass Ball Clock

A late 19^th Century Swiss lever with moonphase calendar in a glass ball clock. Gilt three quarter plate keyless movement with going barrel. Plain cock with polished steel regulator, uncut bimetallic balance with spiral hairspring. Club foot lever escapement. Large white enamel dial with subsidiaries for seconds combined with moonphase, day, date and month. Roman numerals, blue steel hands. Substantial plain silver case with flat glass to the front, maker's mark “RF&Co”. The back a hemisphere of glass with a flat to allow the clock to stand. Thumb sets for the time and calendar in the band.

Circa 1890

£1,800.00 Read more
Silver Watch Albert and Fob

A late 19^th Century silver graduated curb link watch albert with “T” bar. Spring clip on one end of the chain and sprung ring for the “T” bar and shield shaped fob on the other. All links marked.

Circa 1890

£200.00 Read more
Gold Keyless Independent Seconds Swiss Lever

A late 20^th Century Swiss keyless independent centre seconds lever in a gold open face case. Keyless nickelled bar movement with two going barrels, twin visible steel winding wheels. Plain cock with polished steel regulator, compensation balance with blue steel overcoil hairspring. Club foot lever escapement, escape and lever pivots with endstones. White enamel dial with independent centre seconds, continuous subsidiary seconds, Roman and Arabic numerals. Blue steel seconds hands, gilt hands. Plain 18 carat open face case, engraved monogram on the back cover, the independent seconds operated by a button in the pendant. Gold cuvette and glazed cover to the movement.

Circa 1890

£2,100.00 Read more
Double Sided Silver Calendar

A late 19^th Century German lever with double sided calendar in a silver case. Keyless gilt bar movement with going barrel. Plain cock with polished steel regulator. Compensation balance with overcoil hairspring, club foot lever escapement. Signed white enamel dial with subsidiary seconds and Roman numerals, blue steel hands. The phase of the moon is indicated through an aperture in the centre of the dial on a blue steel and gold disc. Further calendar indications are on the other side of the watch under a sprung hunter cover. The days of the week and date shown by a single blue steel hand and the month in a rectangular aperture. The number of the days in each month are also given and the outer silvered ring indicating the day can be rotated by a thumb wheel to align the correct day with the date. The date is changed automatically by a pawl on the movement. Plain double sided silver case the calendar side under a glass and sprung silver back with applied gold decoration.

See Pocket Watches by Reinhard Meis, page 266 for a similar watch.

Circa 1890

£1,250.00 Read more
Gilt Split Seconds Chronograph

A late 19^th Century Swiss split seconds minute recording chronograph in a gilt open face case. Spotted gilt three quarter plate keyless movement with going barrel. Plain cock with polished steel regulator, compensation balance with blue steel overcoil hairspring. Club foot lever escapement. Silvered dial with split centre seconds chronograph, subsidiaries for continuous seconds and 30 minute record. Arabic numerals, blue steel hands. Plain gilt metal open face case engraved with the initials “JM” on the back. Round button in the band to operate the split seconds.

Circa 1890

£875.00 Read more
Unusual Jaquemart and Erotic Automaton

An unusual late 19^th Century Swiss quarter repeating lever with jaquemart and concealed erotic automaton in a gunmetal full hunter case. Gilt three quarter plate keyless movement with going barrel. Sector shaped bridge cock with polished steel regulator, uncut bimetallic balance with spiral hairspring. Club foot lever escapement. Push quarter repeating on two steel gongs, visible rotating train governor. Small white enamel dial, Roman numerals, blue steel hands. Either side of the dial are painted figures on a blue steel ground. As the watch strikes the hours and quarters the arms of the figures move as though striking the bells between them. Opening the back cover reveals a glazed painted erotic scene in a kitchen. As the hours are struck the chef moves in time with the sound. Unusual gunmetal full hunter case, the lids extended to accommodate the automaton work with gilt repeat push button, hinges, thumb piece, gilt winding button and bow.

Circa 1890

£4,500.00 Read more
Gold Quarter Repeating Chronograph Full Hunter

A late 19^th Century Swiss quarter repeating chronograph in a gold full hunter case. Gilt three quarter plate keyless movement with going barrel. Polished steel chronograph work above the plate. Plain cock with polished steel regulator, compensation balance with blue steel overcoil hairspring. Club foot lever escapement. Slide quarter repeating on two polished steel gongs. Signed white enamel dial with flyback centre seconds chronograph and continuous subsidiary seconds. Roman numerals, blue steel seconds hands, gilt hands. Plain 18 carat full hunter case, gold cuvette with engraved dedication from 1890, buttons in the band for the repeat and chronograph.

Circa 1890

£2,400.00 Read more
Gold Full Hunter Swiss Clockwatch

A rare late 19^th Century grande sonnerie clockwatch in a gold full hunter case. Unusual damascened nickelled three quarter plate keyless movement with a crescent shaped window in the plate. Single going barrel driving both striking and going trains. Plain cock with polished steel regulator, compensation balance with blue steel overcoil hairspring. Club foot lever escapement. Striking hours and quarters in passing on two polished steel gongs. Repeat release button in the band, Strike – Silent lever under the front cover. White enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, black Roman and red Arabic numerals, blue steel hands. Engine turned 18 carat full hunter case, applied gold monogram on the front cover. Signed gold cuvette and glazed cover to the movement, maker's mark “EHJ & Co” in a shield supported by a dragon.

A rare watch in excellent overall condition

Circa 1890

£12,500.00 Read more
Gold Albert and Key

A late19^th Century continental 18 carat watch Albert. Graduated belcher chain, at one end a gold “T” bar with a key and at the other a spring clip

Circa 1890

£775.00 Read more
Gold Keyless Independent Seconds Swiss Lever

A late 19^th Century Swiss keyless independent centre seconds lever in a gold open face case. Keyless nickelled bar movement with two going barrels, twin visible steel winding wheels. Plain cock with polished steel regulator, compensation balance with blue steel overcoil hairspring. Club foot lever escapement, escape and lever pivots with endstones. White enamel dial with independent centre seconds, Roman and Arabic numerals, blue steel seconds hand, gilt hands. Plain 18 carat open face case, the independent seconds operated by a button in the pendant. Plain gold cuvette.

Circa 1890

£2,750.00 Read more
Silver and Enamel Swiss Cylinder

A late 19^th Century Swiss cylinder in silver engraved open face case with applied enamel plaque. Keyless gilt bar movement with going barrel. Plain cock with polished steel regulator. Plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Polished steel cylinder, steel escape wheel. White enamel dial with Roman numerals, gilt hands. Silver open face case with chased and engraved bezels. The back with a later applied polychrome enamel scene of two race horses jumping a fence, plain silver cuvette.

Circa 1890

£900.00 Read more