Special Escapements & Dial Indications

A rare late 18th Century verge automaton depicting the battle of Arcola in a silver pair cases.  Full plate gilt fusee movement.  Finely pierced and engraved bridge cock with endstone in a polished steel setting, plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring.  Silver regulator dial with gilt indicator.  White enamel dial, small […]

A large early 19th Century English chronometer in a silver consular case.  Full plate gilt keywind fusee movement , engraved barrel bridge.  Harrison’s maintaining power.  Engraved cock with diamond endstone, "Z" type compensation balance, bimetallic rims terminating in a threaded section secured to the gilt bar be screws.  Freesprung blue steel hairspring.  Gilt train with […]

A small early 19th Century Swiss watch with visible diamond set balance in a gold and enamel diamond set shield shaped case.  The unusual full plate cylinder movement following the form of the case with the balance visible on the front.  Very slender bar supporting the diamond endstone, four arm balance bearing four small diamonds. […]

An early 19th Century English duplex by Barwise in a gilt metal consular case.  Full plate gilt keywind fusee brass calibre movement.  Plain cock with diamond endstone, polished steel regulator the index pins acting through a slot in the table.  Plain four arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring.  Duplex escapement, large brass escape […]

An early 19th Century English duplex in a fine decorative gold consular case and matching chain.  Full plate fire gilt movement with gilt dust cover pierced to reveal the table of the cock and regulator disc.  Fusee and chain, Harrison’s maintaining power.  Pierced and engraved cock with large diamond endstone, silver regulator disc. Plain three […]

An early 19th Century English cylinder by Earnshaw in gilt metal pair cases.  Full plate fire gilt fusee movement.  Gilt dust cover pierced to reveal the regulator and table of the pierced and engraved masked cock, diamond endstone.  Engraved foot and plate for the silver regulator disc. Plain three arm steel balance, blue steel spiral […]

A fine large early 19th 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. […]

An early 19th Century Swiss crab tooth duplex in a fine large gold and enamel case made for the Chinese market.  Large keywind gilt bar movement with richly engraved plate, bridges and going barrel, blue steel screws.  Engraved sector cock, garnet endstone in a blue steel setting, blue steel regulator.  Engraved suspended going barrel with […]

An early 19th Century Swiss quarter repeating cylinder in a decorative open face case.  Keywind gilt bar movement with suspended going barrel. Plain cock with blue steel regulator, plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Polished steel cylinder, steel escape wheel.  Push pendant quarter repeating on two polished steel gongs.  White enamel […]

A large early 19th Century quarter repeating chronometer by Ganthony in a purpose made silver open face case.  Full plate gilt keywind fusee movement, barrel under a bridge with blue steel setup ratchet and spring.  Harrison’s maintaining power.  Plain cock with diamond endstone in a polished steel setting, polished steel regulator with bimetallic temperature compensation […]

A fine early 19th 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 […]