Silver Quarter Repeating Travelling Clock

Name: Silver Quarter Repeating Travelling Clock
SKU: A8443
Price: 950.00 GBP
Availability: OutOfStock

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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Silver Half Hunter

An early 20^th Century Swiss lever in a silver half hunter case. Nickelled split three quarter plate keyless movement marked “RS” with a trident, going barrel. Plain cock with polished steel micrometer regulator, compensation balance with blue steel overcoil hairspring. Club foot lever escapement, screwed in jewelling. White enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel half hunter hands. Plain silver Dennison half hunter case with blue enamel chapter ring, gilt winding button, maker's mark “ALD” in a rectangle.

Hallmarked Birmingham 1912

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Gold Half Hunter Chronograph by Nicole Nielsen

A fine 19^th Century English lever chronograph by Nicole Nielsen in a gold half hunter case. Gilt three quarter plate keyless movement, going barrel. Engraved cock with polished steel regulator, compensation balance with blue steel overcoil hairspring. English table roller lever escapement, escape and lever pivots with endstones. Signed and numbered white enamel dial with flyback centre seconds chronograph and subsidiary for continuous seconds at 9 o'clock. Roman numerals, blue steel half hunter hands. Engine turned 18 carat half hunter case with blue enamel chapter ring. Clip on back, maker's mark “AN” in a rectangle. number corresponding to that on the movement.

Dent often retailed watches from other makers. 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. Adolphe Nicole took out the patent for keyless winding in 1844..

Hallmarked London 1874

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