Archive of Sold Items

A mid 19^th Century Swiss cylinder in a diamond set gold and enamel full hunter.  Keywind 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.  Engine turned gold dial with applied three colour gold decoration, Turkish numerals, blue steel hands.  Gold full hunter case decorated with red, white and blue enamel.  The back cover set with six small diamonds, the front with a border of small stones to the large central diamond.  Wound and set through the gold cuvette which is engraved with details of the movement.  Gold and black enamel key.

A late 19^th Century Swiss cylinder in a gold and enamel open face case.  Keyless gilt bar movement with going barrel. Plain cock with polished steel regulator, plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Steel cylinder and escape wheel. White enamel dial with decorative gilt border, blue Roman numerals, blue steel hands.  Small plain 14 carat open face case, the back decorated with a violet pansy set with a small diamond.

An early 20^th Century Swiss lever in a slim gold and enamel open face case.  Nickelled split 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.  Small engine turned silver dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel hands. Slim 18 carat open face case the broad front bezel and back decorated in translucent light blue enamel over an engine turned ground.

An early 18^th Century English quarter repeater in gold pair cases.  Full plate fire gilt movement with five turned  pillars.  Fusee and chain with worm and wheel barrel setup between the plates.  Converted to English table roller lever escapement with replaced engraved cock and compensation balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Push pendant quarter repeating on a bell in the case.  Later white enamel dial with and Arabic numerals, fine blue steel beetle and poker hands.  Pierced and engraved 22 carat gold pair cases, the substantial repousse back decorated with a central scene surrounded by four busts.

A rare early 19^th Century Swiss skeletonised quarter repeater in a gold open face case.  Unusual gilt keywind movement, the top plate pierced and engraved to reveal the going train laid out along the centre and repeat train at the edge.  Cover of the going barrel pierced to reveal the blue steel mainspring, polished steel sector shaped bridge.  The repeating mainspring also visible under a small pierced polished steel bridge.  Plain three arm steel balance with blue steel spiral hairspring visible through an aperture in the dial under a polished steel sector shaped cock, polished steel index.  Polished steel cylinder, steel escape wheel.  Push pendant quarter repeating on two polished and blue steel gongs.   Engraved gold mask with the white enamel ring dial at the top,  Arabic numerals, blue steel hands.  In the centre of the dial an engraved pierced star revealing the motion work.  In the lower half of the mask an aperture to reveal the balance.  Plain gold open face case with ribbed middle, unusual gold oval push pendant.  Glazed sprung cuvette with engrave gilt bezel.

An early 19^th Century French cylinder with rare pull repeat in a gold open face case.  Keywind gilt Lepine calibre movement with suspended going barrel and visible blue steel repeating mainspring. Plain cock with polished steel regulator. Diamond endstone. Plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Polished steel cylinder, steel escape wheel.  Pull pendant quarter repeating on two rectangular section polished steel gongs. Fine signed gold engine turned dial, white enamel chapter of  Arabic numerals, blue steel Breguet hands. Substantial plain 18 carat open face case with ribbed middle, wound through the signed and numbered gilt cuvette.  A small button in the band is pressed to allow the pendant to be pulled to activate the repeat.

A rare 19^th Century English minute repeating chronograph with regulator dial by Nicole Nielsen in a gold full hunter case.  Gilt three quarter plate keyless movement with steel Nicole patent winding work.  Centre seconds flyback chronograph and minute repeating work under the dial.  Engraved cock with polished steel regulator, compensation balance with blue steel overcoil hairspring.  English table roller lever escapement, escape and lever pivots with endstones.  Slide minute repeating on two polished steel gongs. Signed white enamel regulator dial, subsidiary for the hours at three o'clock in Roman numerals.  The minutes and centre seconds flyback chronograph are shown around the edge in Arabic numerals, blue steel hands.  Plain 18 carat full hunter case, clip on gold back, recessed gold slide and chronograph button in the band.  Maker's mark “AN” in a rectangle and number corresponding to that on the movement.  Red morocco presentation case lined in red velvet signed for “Henry Capt”.

A rare late 19^th Century Swiss five minute repeating lever in a gold half hunter case.  Keyless nickelled bar movement with going barrel, frosted steel wolfs teeth winding work. Plain cock with polished steel regulator, compensation balance with blue steel overcoil hairspring. Club foot lever escapement, escape and lever pivots with endstones in polished steel settings. Slide five minute repeating on two polished steel gongs.  White enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel half hunter hands. Plain 18 carat half hunter case, black enamel chapter ring and monogram on the back cover with a crown above.  Signed gold cuvette engraved with details of the movement, gold repeating slide in the band.

An early 19^th Century English rack lever by Roskell in a silver half hunter case.  Full plate gilt keywind fusee movement with Harrison's maintaining power.  Chased and engraved cock inscribed “Patent” on the foot, diamond endstone, blue steel Bosley regulator.  Plain three arm steel balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. English rack lever escapement, adjustable slides to the lever pivots, large thirty tooth escape wheel.  Winding through the off white enamel dial with Roman numerals, gilt hands. Plain silver half hunter case, oval pendant and bow, maker's mark “RM” and number corresponding to that on the movement.

A late 19^th Century English spring detent chronometer in a gold open face case.  Gilt half plate keyless movement with going barrel.  Engraved cock with polished steel regulator, compensation balance with blue steel overcoil hairspring.  Earnshaw type spring detent chronometer  escapement.  White enamel dial marked “Chronometer”, subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel seconds hand, gilt hands.  Plain 18 carat open face case, gold cuvette with presentation inscription,  maker's mark “JW” in an oval.

A mid 20^th Century eight day Swiss lever with black dial in a nickle open face case.  Gilt split 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. Black dial marked “8 Day Non-Luminous Mark V – BG No. 3197”, subsidiary seconds, Arabic numerals, steel hands. Plain open face nickle case, clip on back marked “A” above an arrow, plain hinged cuvette.

A fine 20^th Century Swiss centre seconds lever deck watch by Ulysse Nardin in a mahogany box.  Keyless gilt bar movement with going barrel, the centre seconds transfer wheel above.  Plain cock with polished steel micrometer regulator. Club foot lever escapement, escape and lever pivots with endstones in gold settings.  Heavy compensation balance with blue steel overcoil hairspring. Signed and numbered white enamel dial marked “Chronometre”, centre seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel hands.  Large stainless steel open face case, hinged  back engraved with the Ministry arrow and “H.S.^2”, Nardin's makers mark.  Recent brass bound mahogany Ulysse Nardin presentation box.

A mid 20^th Century Swiss rectangular gold wristwatch by Patek Philippe.  Keyless nickelled bar movement with going barrel. Plain cock with polished steel micrometer regulator, compensation balance with blue steel overcoil hairspring. Club foot lever escapement, escape pivots with endstones. Signed white metal dial with subsidiary seconds, applied gold batons, gilt hands.   Rectangular 18 carat gold curved front case, gold back marked “Patek, Philippe & Co   Geneve”.  Brown crocodile strap with gilt buckle.

A mid 20^th Century Swiss centre seconds stainless steel British Army issue wrist watch by International Watch Company.  Nickelled split three quarter plate keyless movement with going barrel, ministry broad arrow mark.  Plain cock with polished steel regulator, incabloc shockproof jewelling.  Uncut balance with overcoil hairspring.  Club foot lever escapement.  Signed black dial with broad ministry arrow, centre seconds, luminous Arabic numerals and hands.  Stainless steel case with screw on back marked with the broad ministry arrow and serial number “6B/346 – 162/48”, marked “JWC – Stainless Steel – International Watch Co – Swiss”.  When the winding button is pulled out to set the watch the balance is stopped (hack feature).  On a new grey nylon NATO strap.

A 19^th Century 18 carat gold fine long guard chain joined by a gold bead. The oval slider is decorated on both sides with polychrome decoration.  Attached to the end of the chain a further short loop and a hinged clip secured by a screw thread.

A late 19^th Century 9 carat gold long guard chain joined in a loop with a split ring and spring clip.

A late 19^th Century 9 carat gold curb link watch Albert with central”T” bar and spring clips on both ends.  All links marked.

A late 19^th Century massive silver graduated curb link watch Albert.  Spring clip on one end and “T” bar on the other.  Short chain from the “T” bar with a monogrammed large silver fob.

A fine 17^th Century English verge in silver and leather pair cases.  Deep full plate fire gilt movement with broad tulip pillars.  Fusee and chain with worm and wheel barrel setup between the plates. Pierced and engraved cock with pierced and engraved foot.  Plain steel balance with blue steel hairspring, silver regulator disc.  Silver champleve dial, the centre with simple foliate decoration, Roman and Arabic numerals, blue steel hands. Substantial plain silver inner case with rotating shutter to the winding aperture , maker's mark “WB”.  Fine and attractive outer case covered in black leather and decorated in a tulip pattern with silver pique pins.

An early 18^th Century English verge with gold champleve dial in gold pair cases.  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 pierced and engraved foot.  Plain steel balance, silver regulator disc. Fine signed gold champleve dial with Roman and Arabic numerals, fine blue steel beetle and poker hands. Plain 22 carat gold inner case, maker's mark “IW”.  Later 18 carat pendant and outer case hallmarked London 1804.