Name: American Gold Box Hinge Hunter Pocket Watch
SKU: A9712
Price: 1500.00 GBP
Availability: OutOfStock

Gold Pair Case by Windmills

An 18^th Century verge by Windmills in gold pair case set with a cornelian. Deep full plate fire gilt movement with Egyptian pillars. Fusee and chain with worm and wheel barrel setup between the plates. Pierced and engraved winged cock with mask, pierced and engraved foot. Plain gilt balance, silver regulator disc. Fine white enamel dial with Roman and Arabic numerals, blue steel beetle and poker hands. Plain gold inner case, gold pendant and stirrup bow, number corresponding to that on the movement. Gold outer case, the back set with a cabochon cornelian stone.

In excellent overall condition. Close inspection shows that the dial is that originally fitted rather than a replacement for a champleve one. It is a fine early example. Thomas Windmills, son of Joseph. Apprenticed 1686, free of the clockmakers Company 1695 and Master 1719 – 32

Hallmarked London 1730

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German Engine Turned Gold Half Hunter Cased Pocket Watch

A late 19^th 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 condition

Circa 1890

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Gold and Enamel Pocket Watch with Rare Ballooning Scene

A small French verge in a gold and enamel consular case with rare ballooning scene. Full plate gilt fusee movement. Finely pierced and engraved bridge cock with steel coqueret, plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Silver regulator dial with gilt indicator. Round pillars. Winding through the white enamel dial, Roman and Arabic numerals, gilt hands. Small 18 carat gold consular case with a polychrome enamel scene on the back of a balloon over an Alpine lake.

A rare subject decorating a watch case. The first manned balloon flight took place in Paris, 1783

Circa 1790

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A9712

American Gold Box Hinge Hunter Pocket Watch

£1,500.00

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A9712

American Gold Box Hinge Hunter Pocket Watch

£1,500.00

Description

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