Archive of Sold Items

A small early 20^th Century Swiss lever in a diamond set gold and enamel open face case.  Keyless gilt bar movement with going barrel. Plain cock with polished steel regulator, compensation balance with blue steel overcoil hairspring. Club foot lever escapement.  Silvered dial with Arabic numerals, blue steel hands. Small 18 carat open face case, clip on back with translucent light blue enamel over a radially engine turned ground.  White metal applied decoration to the centre and border, both set with small diamonds.

A small early 20^th Century Swiss lever in a gold and enamel open face case and pendant.  Keyless nickelled bar movement with going barrel. Plain cock with polished steel regulator. Compensation balance with blue steel overcoil hairspring. Club foot lever escapement. White enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, and Arabic numerals, blue steel hands.  Small 18 carat open face case decorated in light translucent blue enamel over an engine turned ground.  A white enamel frame on the back surrounds an applied white metal floral motif set with small diamonds.  Plain gold cuvette.  Matching three link  pendant attached to the gold bow, gold pin.

A small early 20^th Century Swiss lever in a diamond and pearl set gold and enamel open face case and pendant.  Keyless gilt bar movement with going barrel. Plain cock with polished steel regulator. Compensation balance with blue steel overcoil hairspring. Club foot lever escapement.  Silvered dial with engine turned centre,  subsidiary seconds, Arabic numerals, blue steel hands. Small 18 carat open face case decorated in light translucent blue enamel over an engine turned ground.  A row of small split pearls on the back surrounds a large central diamond in a white metal setting.  Plain gold cuvette.  Matching pendant in the form of a gold and enamel bow, gold pin.

A late 19^th Century Swiss mystery watch in a silver double sided case.  The gilt cylinder movement relegated to the crescent shaped portion of the watch between the glass dial and the pendant.  Keyless with going barrel, the crown turning in one direction only.  Small plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring, polished steel regulator.  Polished steel cylinder, steel escape wheel.   Glass dial with gilt Arabic numerals, and minute ring, decorative engraved silver masks.  The blue steel hands are driven by a glass disc which has a toothed brass wheel attached to its outer edge engaging the train.  The miniature motion work for the hands is set between another glass disc and the dial.  There is no provision to set the hands apart from moving them manually, which is common in these watches.  Plain silver case glazed back and front.  Rectangular button in the band to release the sprung front cover, silver crown and bow.

An early 20^th Century Swiss lever Masonic watch with mother of pearl dial in a triangular silver case.  Circular keyless nickelled bar movement with going barrel.  Plain cock with polished steel regulator.  Uncut balance with blue steel spiral hairspring.  Club foot lever escapement.  Triangular mother of pearl dial with polychrome Masonic symbols in place of the numerals and “Love your fellow man – Lend him a helping hand” below the centre.  Blue steel hands with pierced triangular heads.  Silver case with decoration of a chain around the bezel, a triangular blue stone below the pendant, triangular silver bow.  The back, which is hinged to form an easel stand, is chased and engraved with a temple and many other Masonic symbols.  The edges of the case also decorated with further masonic symbols.  Plain clip on silver cuvette.

An unusual early 19th century Swiss quarter repeating verge automaton in a gold open face case.  Unusual full plate gilt fusee movement cut away to reveal the escapement.  Gilt cock with polished steel endstone in a blue steel setting, steel regulator, plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring.  Steel quarter repeating work above the plate striking on two steel gongs. White enamel ring dial with Arabic numerals, gilt Breguet hands.  Within the dial are chased and engraved parcel gilt classical figures fixed above a dark blue enamel ground.  Visible below the figures the pierced and engraved pillar plate and train  As the watch strikes the hours and quarters the arms of the figures move as though striking the bells between them.  Plain 18 carat open face case with ribbed middle, wound and set through the gilt metal cuvette.

An early 19^th Century quarter repeating verge automaton in a gilt open face case.  Full plate gilt fusee movement.  Finely pierced and engraved bridge cock, polished steel coqueret.  Plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Silver regulator dial with gilt indicator. Push pendant quarter repeating on two steel gongs.  Dark translucent blue enamel dial with small white enamel chapter of Arabic numerals, gilt steel hands.  Either side of the chapter are chased and engraved parcel gilt classical figures.  As the watch strikes the hours and quarters the arms of the figures move as though striking the bells between them.  Plain gilt open face case with ribbed middle, gilt push pendant.  Wound through the signed gilt metal cuvette.

A fine late 19^th Century English minute repeating chronograph with calendar in a gold and enamel full hunter case.  Gilt three quarter plate keyless movement, going barrel under a raised section in the plate.  Plain cock with polished steel regulator, compensation balance with blue steel overcoil hairspring. English table roller lever escapement escape and lever pivots with endstones.  Above the plate the grained steel work for the minute recording chronograph.  Slide minute repeating on two polished steel gongs. Signed white enamel dial with flyback centre seconds chronograph and subsidiaries for minute record and continuous seconds.  Below the centre a rectangular aperture for day, date and month engraved on silvered discs.  Roman numerals, blue steel hands. Substantial 18 carat full hunter case, a polychrome enamel coat of arms on the front cover.  Gold recessed repeating slide, hand set and chronograph button in the band which is disabled when the front cover is closed.  Small steel lever sets in the front bezel for the calendar.  Gold cuvette, maker's mark “EN” in a rectangle and number corresponding to that on the movement.

A fine large late 18^th Century English verge alarm with regulator dial in an engraved gilt metal consular case.  Large full plate fire gilt movement with five pillars, fusee and chain, resting barrel for the alarm.  Pierced and engraved masked cock, silver regulator disc.  Plain three arm steel balance, blue steel spiral hairspring. Blue steel stopwork to the alarm which strikes on a large bell with two polished steel hammers.  Lateral steel stop lever acting on a disc mounted on the seconds arbor.  Signed white enamel regulator dial, large central hand for the minutes with Arabic numerals and the hours at twelve with Roman numerals.  The subsidiary for seconds at four and alarm set hand at eight, fine gilt arrow hands.  Large gilt metal consular case, the front bezel decoratively chased and engraved.  The back with a pierced chased and engraved border to allow the bell to sound clearly.  Shutters to the winding apertures operated by a slide close to the pendant.

An early 19^th Century Swiss quarter repeating musical watch with gold dial in a gold open face case.  Gilt movement with two resting barrels, the larger barrel, being half the diameter of the movement, providing the power for the musical train.  Polished steel Geneva stopwork.  Plain cock, small garnet in the polished steel coqueret, polished steel regulator.  Plain gilt balance with spiral spring, polished steel cylinder, steel escape wheel.  Polished steel work on back plate to control the disc type musical train and a steel strike – Silent lever.  Pendant quarter repeating on two steel gongs, the repeating work situated under the dial.  Lateral slide in the band to actuate the musical mechanism.  The music also playing automatically on the hour.  Signed gold engine turned dial centre, plain gold minute ring and cartouches of Arabic numerals, blue steel Breguet hands.  Fine engine turned gold open face case, ribbed middle.  Signed gilt cuvette with apertures for winding and hand set.

A 19^th Century French quarter repeating cylinder in a gold open face case.  Keywind gilt bar movement with suspended going barrel.  Plain cock with polished steel parachute suspension, blue steel regulator with bi-metallic temperature compensation.  Plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring.  Push quarter repeating on two polished steel gongs. Engine turned silver dial, Roman numerals, gold Breguet hands.  Engine turned gold open face case with engine turned middle.  Gold repeating push in the pendant which is pulled out and twisted a quarter of a turn before use.  Wound through the signed and numbered gold cuvette.

A 20^th Century Swiss minute repeating chronograph movement fitted in a stainless steel wristwatch.  Keyless gilt bar movement with going barrel.  Grained steel flyback chronograph work above the plates.  Plain cock with polished steel regulator. Uncut balance with overcoil hairspring. Club foot lever escapement.  Push button minute repeating on two polished steel gongs, visible repeating train regulator.  White enamel dial, Arabic numerals.  Flyback centre seconds chronograph, continuous subsidiary seconds, pierced gilt hands.  Large purpose made stainless steel wristwatch case with stainless steel rectangular button for the repeat below the six and small chronograph button by two.  Glazed back to display the movement.  Black leather strap with white stitching.

A slim automatic wristwatch by Audemars Piguet in a white gold case with integral bracelet.  Nickelled three quarter plate keyless automatic movement with going barrel, gold rimmed winding rotor.  Plain cock with, freesprung two arm compensation balance with vertically set weights, shockproof jewelling to the balance and escape wheel. Club foot lever escapement. Signed metal dial with applied white gold batons and hands.  Slim 18 carat white gold case, gold clip on back with dedication.   Integrated white gold Milanese textured bracelet with adjustable clasp.

A mid 19^th Century Swiss centre seconds Chinese duplex in a silver open face 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.  Steel crab tooth duplex escape wheel allowing the hand to beat seconds.  Fully restored white enamel dial with Roman numerals, centre seconds, gilt seconds hand, blue steel hands.  Engine turned silver open face case, sprung glazed cuvette, silver oval pendant and bow.

A large late 19^th Century English aneroid gilt pocket barometer.  Silvered dial marked for the American retailer, the scale marked in inches of mercury, blue steel hand.  At the edge a scale marked for altitude in feet which rotates with the bezel to compensate for height above sea level.  Large plain gilt metal case with flat crystal glass, milled bezel.

An early 19^th Century 18 carat gold mesh link double chain with two sliders set with oval black onyx on both sides. Hinged gold swivel eye secured by a threaded collar.  Unusual matching gold key with two black onyx stones for the “T” bar, the shaft of the key retracting into the body.

Large full plate fusee movement.  Finely pierced and engraved bridge cock with steel coqueret, silver regulator dial.  Pentagonal baluster pillars, winding square at the front.  The movement, fitted to a larger plate for the dial, was probably originally used in a barometer or other piece of furniture.

A 19^th Century Irish full plate gilt keywind fusee movement.  Harrison’s maintaining power.  Engraved cock with diamond endstone, compensation balance with blue steel spiral hairspring.  Polished steel Bosley regulator, English table roller lever escapement, screwed in jewelling.

A late 17^th Century verge in a silver inner case with polychrome enamel portrait.  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 steel balance, silver regulator disc. Later white enamel dial with Roman and Arabic numerals, gilt hands.  Silver inner case mounted with a polychrome enamel portrait of a lady on the back.

A late 17^th Century quarter repeating verge by Thomas Tompion in later gilt metal cases.  Deep full plate fire gilt movement with three Egyptian pillars, one gilt turned baluster pillar and a slender blue steel turned baluster pillar.  Fusee and chain with worm and wheel barrel setup between the plates. Pierced and engraved cock, broad pierced and engraved foot.  Plain steel balance, silver regulator disc.  Push pendant quarter repeating on a bell in the back of the case.  Later white enamel dial with Roman and Arabic numerals, pierced gilt hands.  Later gilt metal pair cases, the inner pierce and engraved in a band.  Gilt push pendant for the repeat.  Plain gilt metal outer.