Archive of Sold Items

A 19^th Century English freesprung keyless fusee lever with power reserve indication in a gold open face case.  Gilt half plate keyless movement with fusee and chain.  Harrison's maintaining power.  Plain cock with diamond endstone, compensation balance with blue steel overcoil hairspring.  English table roller lever escapement, screwed in jewelling, escape and lever pivots with endstones.  White enamel dial with subsidiaries for power reserve and seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel seconds hand, gold hands.  Plain 18 carat open face case, interesting gold cuvette engraved with initials detailing how the watch has been passed down from 1878 to 1955.  Maker's mark “PW” in an oval.  

A late 19^th Century English lever in a gold full hunter case.  Gilt three quarter plate keyless movement with going barrel. Engraved cock with polished steel regulator, compensation balance with blue steel spiral hairspring.  English table roller lever escapement.  Signed white enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel hands. Plain 18 carat full hunter case, maker's mark “JM”.

A late 19^th Century English lever in a silver full hunter case.  Gilt three quarter plate keyless movement with going barrel.  Plain cock with polished steel regulator, compensation balance with blue steel overcoil hairspring. English table roller lever escapement.  White enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel hands. Plain silver full hunter case with  gilt winding button, maker's mark “JW” in an oval and number corresponding to that on the movement.

An unusual late 19^th Century Swiss chronograph in a silver open face case.  Gilt three quarter plate keyless movement with going barrel. Plain cock with polished steel regulator, compensation balance with blue steel spiral hairspring.  Club foot lever escapement.   White enamel dial with subsidiary at twelve for time with Roman numerals.  Flyback centre seconds chronograph with large minute recording subsidiary running counter clockwise, blue steel hands.  Engine turned silver open face case with silver cuvette, gilt winding button, maker's mark “CF” in a rectangle.

A late 19^th Century English lever in a gold half hunter case.  Gilt three quarter plate keyless movement hinging from the body of the case. Plain cock with polished steel regulator, compensation balance with blue steel overcoil hairspring. English table roller lever escapement Screwed in jewelling, Signed white enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel half hunter hands. Plain 18 carat half hunter case with blue enamel chapter ring, maker's mark “K&D” in an oval and number corresponding to that on the movement.  

A late 19^th Century German lever by Lange in a gold full hunter case.  Damascened nickelled three quarter plate keyless movement with going barrel.  Plain cock with polished steel micrometer regulator, diamond endstone.  Compensation balance with blue steel overcoil hairspring. Club foot lever escapement, gold lever and escape wheel.  Screwed in jewelling, escape and lever pivots with endstones. Signed white enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Arabic numerals, decorative pierced gold hands. Plain 18 carat rose gold full hunter case, glazed cover to the movement and gold cuvette.  Lange maker's mark and number corresponding to that on the movement.

A large early 20^th Century English lever in a nickle open face case.  Gilt 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. Signed and numbered white enamel dial, subsidiary seconds offset at three o'clock, Roman numerals and luminous dots at the five minute marks, luminous hands.  Substantial plain open face case with screw on bezel and back, thick flat glass crystal, maker's mark “Dennison Watch Case Co”

An early 20^th Century Swiss eight day centre seconds calendar lever in a decorative silver full hunter case.  Hebdomas keyless eight day movement with the large resting barrel covering the back of the watch marked “8 Jours Ancre – Qualite Supereuer Garantie – Spiral Breguet Levees Visible – Swiss Made”.  Engraved bridge cock to the left of the dial, polished steel regulator.  Uncut bimetallic balance with overcoil hairspring.  Club foot lever escapement.  Signed white enamel centre deconds dial, subsidiaries for day and date, Roman numerals, silver decoration above and below the chapter ring, blue steel hands.   Silver full hunter case, decoratively engraved covers, the front with a vacant shield shaped cartouche.  Maker's mark “G.G.G.” in a rectangle.

An early 20^th Century Swiss lever in a gold engine turned half hunter case and presentation box.  Gilt 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. Signed white enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel half hunter hands. Engine turned 12 carat half hunter case with blue enamel chapter ring, small vacant shield shaped cartouche on the back cover.  Red morocco covered presentation case signed both inside and in gilt on the front.

An early 19^th Century Swiss lever by IWC in a gold open face case.  Gilt three quarter plate keyless movement with going barrel. Plain cock with polished steel micrometer regulator, compensation balance with blue steel overcoil hairspring. Club foot lever escapement.  White enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Arabic numerals, pierced gilt hands.  Engine turned 14 carat open face case with gold cuvette, IWC maker's mark.

A 20^th Century English lever by Benson in a gold half hunter case and presentation box.  Gilt three quarter plate keyless movement with going barrel. Plain cock with polished steel regulator, compensation balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. English table roller lever escapement. Signed white enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel half hunter hands. Plain 9 carat half hunter case with blue enamel chapter ring. , maker's mark “J.W.B” in a rectangle.  In a fitted Benson red morocco case.

An 18^th Century French verge by Lepine in a decorative four colour gold stone set consular case.  Full plate gilt fusee movement.  Finely pierced and engraved bridge cock with steel coqueret, plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring.  Large silver regulator dial.  Winding through the signed white enamel dial, Roman and Arabic numerals, pierced stone set hands.  Fine Gold consular case, front bezel set with a row of clear stones.  The back depicting a young lady and dog in applied matted, chased and engraved four colour gold, the arches set with clear stones.

An 18^th Century verge in repousse silver pair cases.  Full plate fire gilt movement with square baluster pillars.  Pierced and engraved bridge cock, pierced and engraved plate for the silver regulator disc.  Fusee and chain with worm and wheel barrel setup between the plates. Plain three arm steel balance, blue steel spiral hairspring.  White enamel dial with Roman and Arabic numerals, arcaded minute ring, pierced gilt hands.  Silver pair cases, plain inner case, silver pendant and bow, maker's mark “TC” below an axe.  Silver outer case, a chased and engraved repousse scene on the back depicting Telemachus and Calypso within a rococo border.

A late 18^th Century Swiss verge in a fine gold and enamel consular case set with diamonds and pearls.  Full plate gilt fusee movement.  Bridge cock finely pierced and engraved to form the makers name, polished steel coqueret.  Plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring.  Silver regulator dial with blue steel indicator.  Winding through the gold engine dial with black champleve enamel Roman numerals, serpentine blue steel hands.  Slender gold consular case the bezels set with a row of split pearls.  The back of translucent dark blue enamel over an engine turned ground centred by diamond set pierced decoration.  Rectangular gold pendant, the front bezel opened by depressing a small button at the top.

An unusual late 18^th Century cylinder in a gold and enamel ring.  Very small full plate movement with resting barrel.  Plain bridge cock with polished steel coqueret, steel regulator on top plate below the plain three arm gilt balance. Polished steel cylinder, steel escape wheel. Winding through the small white enamel dial, Arabic numerals, gold hands. Set in an engraved gold ring with champleve dark blue translucent enamel.  Heavy hinged engraved and decorate gold bezel with small glazed aperture for the dial.  

A small early 19^th Century Swiss verge in a turquoise and pearl set open face case.  Full plate gilt fusee movement.  Finely pierced and engraved bridge cock with garnet endstone, plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring.  Silver regulator dial with gilt indicator.  Winding though the engine turned gold dial,  white enamel minute ring and cartouches of Arabic numerals, blue steel Breguet hands. Small 18 carat open face case with pearl set bezels, ribbed middle.  The matted gold back with applied two colour gold decoration and small turquoise.

A 19^th Century English painted dial verge with an unusual cock in silver pair cases.  Full plate fusee movement with round pillars.  Unusual cock depicting a beehive and bees on pierced and engraved table, steel regulator on top plate below the plain three arm steel balance.  White enamel dial with polychrome enamel scene in the centre depicting a large family house with a horse and carriage waiting in the drive.  Roman numerals, gilt hands.  Matching silver pair cases, silver oval pendant and bow, maker's mark “VR”.

A 19^th Century Swiss cylinder in a gold and enamel open face case.  Keywind gilt Lepine calibre movement with suspended going barrel. Plain cock with polished steel regulator, plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Polished steel cylinder, steel escape wheel.   White enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel Breguet hands. Engraved 18 carat open face case, the back with a cartouche of translucent dark blue enamel over an engine turned ground, gilt floral decoration.  Wound and set through the signed engine turned gold cuvette, maker's mark “FD” in an oval.

A small late 19^th Century Swiss cylinder in a pearl set 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. Polished steel cylinder, steel escape wheel.  White enamel dial, gilt minute markings, Arabic numerals, pierced gilt hands.  Small 18 carat open face case the back, bezels and bow set with split pearls.  Gold cuvette,  maker's mark “SJG” in an oval.

A small late 19^th Century Swiss cylinder in a pearl and ruby set 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. Polished steel cylinder, steel escape wheel.  Off white enamel dial, gilt five minute markings, Arabic numerals within silver cartouches, pierced gilt hands.  Small 18 carat open face case the bezels set with split pearls.  Gold back set with larger split pearls, the spaces between them filled by small rubies, signed gold cuvette,

A small 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. Polished steel cylinder, steel escape wheel.  18th Century style white enamel dial with Roman and Arabic numerals, pierced gilt hands.  Small 18 carat open face case with engraved bezels.  Domed back covered in translucent pale blue enamel decorated with gilt swags.  Plain gold cuvette.