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Gold Swiss Lever by Vacheron and Constantin

A late 19^th Century Swiss lever by Vacheron and Constantin in a gold full hunter case. Keyless nickelled bar movement with going barrel, snailed steel wolf's teeth winding work. Plain cock with polished steel regulator. Compensation balance with blue steel overcoil hairspring. Club foot lever escapement, the lever with counterbalance extension arms extending beyond the pallets. Signed white enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, black Roman and red Arabic numerals, blue steel hands. Engine turned 14 carat full hunter case with vacant shield shaped cartouche on the front cover. Ribbed middle, plain gold cuvette.

A good wearable watch

Circa 1895

£2,400.00 Read more
Unusual 24 Hour Dial Lever

A late 19^th Century lever with unusual twenty four hour dial in a nickle open face case. Nickelled split three quarter plate keyless movement with going barrel. Plain cock with polished steel regulator, uncut balance with overcoil hairspring. Club foot lever escapement. Unusual signed restored white enamel dial with subsidiary seconds. Inner chapter of black Roman numerals showing the hours to twelve with a short blue steel hand. At the edge of the dial red Arabic numerals to twenty four hours indicated by a long blue steel hand. Plain nickle open face case.

An unusual variation of a twenty four hour dial with two separate hour hands rotating at a different rate

Circa 1895

£550.00 Read more
Gold Keyless Fusee Chronometer

A rare late 19^th Century English keyless fusee chronometer in a gold open face case. Gilt half plate keyless movement with fusee and chain. Harrison's maintaining power. Engraved cock with diamond endstone. Heavy compensation balance with freesprung helical blue steel hairspring. Earnshaw spring detent chronometer escapement, escape pivots with endstones. Signed white enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel hands. Substantial 18 carat open face case, the back with a monogram in translucent dark blue enamel. Plain gold cuvette, button in the band depressed when winding the watch, maker's mark “JW” in a rectangle and number corresponding to that on the movement.

Hallmarked London 1895

£5,400.00 Read more
American Gold Box Hinge Hunter Pocket Watch

A late 19^th Century American lever in a decorative gold box hinged full hunter case. Full plate gilt keyless movement, engraved cock with garnet endstone. Compensation balance with blue steel spiral hairspring, polished steel regulator, club foot lever escapement. Signed white enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel hands. Gold 9 carat full hunter case with box hinges, the covers decoratively engraved, vacant area on the front cover for a signature. Plain gold cuvette, maker's mark “B.W.C.Co”

Circa 1895

£1,500.00 Read more
Gold Karrusel

A late 19^th Century English karrusel in a gold open face case. Gilt three quarter plate keyless movement with going barrel. Gilt 52.5 minute revolving carriage. Engraved gilt cock with diamond endstone, polished regulator, compensation balance, blue steel overcoil hairspring. English lever escapement, screwed in jewelling, escape and lever pivots with endstones. White enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel hands. Plain 18 carat open face case, maker's mark “PW” in an oval and number corresponding to that on the movement.

Circa 1895

£4,350.00 Read more
Gold Minute Repeating Hunter by Frodsham

A late 19^th Century English minute repeater by Frodsham in a gold full hunter case. Gilt half plate keyless movement with going barrel. Plain cock with polished steel regulator, diamond endstone, compensation balance with blue steel overcoil hairspring. English table roller lever escapement, screwed in jewelling, escape and lever pivots with endstones. Slide minute repeating on two polished steel gongs. Signed and numbered off white enamel dial manufactured by Willis. Subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel hands. Substantial plain 18 carat full hunter case, gold cuvette and recessed gold slide. Maker’s mark “HMF” in a rectangle and number corresponding to that on the movement. Accompanied by a certificate from Charles Frodsham & Co.

Hallmarked London 1895

£11,000.00 Read more
Gold Half Hunter Karrusel by Barraud & Lunds

A late 19th Century English freesprung Karrusel by Barraud & Lunds in a gold half hunter case. Gilt three quarter plate keyless movement with going barrel. Unusual richly engraved 52.5 minute revolving carriage. Engraved cock, compensation balance, freesprung blue steel double overcoil hairspring. English lever escapement. Signed and numbered white enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel hands. Plain 18 carat half hunter case with blue enamel chapter ring, monogram on the back cover and a dedication engraved on the gold cuvette. Two flysprings to open the front cover, maker's mark “JW” in an oval and number corresponding to that on the movement.

A fine example of late 19th Century English watchmaking showing the use of a Bonniksen karrusel by one of the leading makers of the period. See Pocket Watches by Reinhard Mieis page 311 for a similar watch.

Hallmarked London 1896

£5,850.00 Read more
Repeating Calendar Chronograph by Nicole Nielsen

A fine late 19^th Century English minute repeating chronograph with calendar in a gold and enamel full hunter case. Gilt three quarter plate keyless movement, going barrel under a raised section in the plate. Plain cock with polished steel regulator, compensation balance with blue steel overcoil hairspring. English table roller lever escapement escape and lever pivots with endstones. Above the plate the grained steel work for the minute recording chronograph. Slide minute repeating on two polished steel gongs. Signed white enamel dial with flyback centre seconds chronograph and subsidiaries for minute record and continuous seconds. Below the centre a rectangular aperture for day, date and month engraved on silvered discs. Roman numerals, blue steel hands. Substantial 18 carat full hunter case, a polychrome enamel coat of arms on the front cover. Gold recessed repeating slide, hand set and chronograph button in the band which is disabled when the front cover is closed. Small steel lever sets in the front bezel for the calendar. Gold cuvette, maker's mark “EN” in a rectangle and number corresponding to that on the movement.

A fine example of late 19th Century English watchmaking. One of the more complex movements made by the firm of Nicole Nielsen with the rare inclusion of an unusual form of calendar. Nicole Nielsen manufactured for many of the eminent watchmaking firms in the second half of the 19th Century. Some were also retailed in other countries such as Australia and America, Tiffanys being one of their principal customers. Casemaker Emil Nielsen, 14 Soho Square.

The coat of arms are those of Kenelm Charles Edward Pepys, 4th Earl of Cottenham (1874 – 1919) who succeeded his father in 1881 (ref. Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, p.588). He was the great nephew of Samuel Pepys the 17th Century diarist. – – – Motto: MENS CUJUSQUE EST QUISQUE – As the mind of each, so is the man

Hallmarked London 1896

£18,750.00 Read more
Freesprung Gold English Half Hunter

A large late 19^th Century English freesprung lever in a gold half hunter case. Gilt three quarter plate keyless movement with going barrel. Plain cock, compensation balance with 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 centre seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel seconds hand, gilt hands. Substantial plain 18 carat half hunter case with blue enamel chapter ring, small gold slide in the band to stop the watch by acting on the balance. Plain gold cuvette, maker’s mark “T.R” in a rectangle and number corresponding to that on the movement.

Hallmarked Chester 1896

£4,200.00 Read more
Gold Half Hunter Karrusel by Barraud & Lunds

A late 19th Century English freesprung Karrusel by Barraud & Lunds in a gold half hunter case. Gilt three quarter plate keyless movement with going barrel. Unusual richly engraved 52.5 minute revolving carriage. Engraved cock, compensation balance, freesprung blue steel double overcoil hairspring. English lever escapement. Signed and numbered white enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel hands. Plain 18 carat half hunter case with blue enamel chapter ring, monogram on the back cover and a dedication engraved on the gold cuvette. Two flysprings to open the front cover, maker’s mark “JW” in an oval and number corresponding to that on the movement.

Hallmarked London 1896

£5,850.00 Read more
English Freesprung Gold Full Hunter

A late 19^th Century English freesprung lever with reverse fusee in a gold full hunter case. Gilt three quarter plate keywind movement with reverse fusee and chain. Harrison’s maintaining power. Plain cock with diamond endstone, compensation balance with freesprung blue steel overcoil hairspring. English double roller lever escapement, screwed in jewelling, escape and lever pivots with endstones. Signed and numbered white enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel hands. Substantial plain 18 carat gold full hunter case, gold bow. Wound and set through the gold cuvette, maker’s mark “FT” in an oval. Red morocco covered presentation case.

Hallmarked London 1896

£3,300.00 Read more
Heavy Silver Watch Albert and Fob

A heavy late 19th Century silver graduated curb link watch albert with central “T” bar. Spring clips on both ends, one with a 1908 silver threepenny piece. Short length of chain with silver fob attached engraved “John Low 1892”. All links marked.

Hallmarked Birmingham 1897

£350.00 Read more