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Pocket Watch Collection — Cordy's

Auction House:Cordy'sNumber of lots recorded:216
Sale Title:Pocket Watch CollectionLots with images:216
Auction Location:AucklandPrices available:140
Date:17-Apr-2023
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18ct gold hunter Waltham pocket watch 49 mm Dennison case hallmarked Birmingham 1909. White dial, Roman numerals, railtrack minutes, subsidiary seconds at VI. Keyless, 17 jewel 'Royal' movement, micrometer adjustment. 97gm
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Victorian 18ct gold open face pocket watch, by W. Batty, Manchester, 54 mm case with decorative chasing and engraving, hallmarked London 1874. White dial with Roman numerals, gold hands, blued centre seconds. Keywound, ¾ plate fusee, lever escapement. Signed W. Batty, 9 Market Street, Manchester and numbered 2971. 133gm.
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French early 19th century silver consular cased pocket watch, signed Laurent, a la Haye-du-Puits (Normandy) White dial with Arabic numerals, winder at 2, bullseye crystal, signed dial, dust cover and movement. Verge escapement, bridge balance cock, square baluster pillars.
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Waltham rolled gold hunter pocket watch, 19th century White dial with Arabic numerals and subs seconds. Keyless, 15 jewel 'Royal' movement with earlier style Waltham micrometer, lever escapement.
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Early 19th century Doctor's Dial' pair case pocket watch, by Richard Johnson, Knaresborough, 58 mm gilt brass pair cased, c.1810, fusee verge movement (runs/stops). White enamel face with two overlapping dials, upper Roman numerals and track minutes, lower Arabic seconds. Signed movement and face.
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18ct gold mid-size, open face pocket watch 42 mm case, hallmarked London 1878. Engraved gold dial marked 'London 1911', Roman numerals. Keywind, English full plate fusee movement, lever escapement. 59gm.
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A good, early silver cased pocket chronometer by John Roger Arnold, number 2044 the movement recased, (fits well, winding hole repositioned) in London 1806 hallmarked inner and outer cases. Arnold detent escapement planted in slot in back plate. Full plate movement with helical steel balance spring and Arnold 'Z' balance. Signed Jn. R. Arnold, London, Invt et Fecit. 2044. White enamel dial, Roman numerals, rail track minutes, subsidiary seconds dial at VI, signed Arnold, 2044. John Rodger Arnold Jnr…
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Large silver consular cased pocket watch for the Ottoman market, by Julien le Roy, Paris. Early 19th century unmarked silver 66 mm case. Verge fusee movement, signed on the backplate and dial. White enamel dial with Turkish numerals, rail track minutes and outer Turkish numerals at 5-minute divisions. With Mexican silver watch chain.
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Substantial 18ct gold, open face pocket watch by M. J. Russell, London, number 12189, 54 mm case, with inner 18ct gold dust cover, hallmarked Chester 1899 by Benson Brothers (John & William H Benson), watch case manufacturers, Wood Street, Liverpool. Floral chased and engraved case bezels; engraved monogram to back EHJ. Movement signed 'M. J. Russell, Chronometer Maker, London, 12189. ¾ plate keyless movement with lever escapement, hacking slide to stop and start seconds at II on band. White enamel dial…
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Large and weighty 18ct. gold hunter pocket watch by Thomas Mowbray, London, 60 mm case with 18ct gold internal dust cover hallmarked Chester, 19th century Signed white enamel dial with Roman numerals, track minutes, centre seconds with stop/start slide on the band at V. ¾ plate keyless movement, jewelled to centre. 188gm
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9ct gold open face pocket watch by American Waltham Watch Co., Waltham, USA, number 23734864, 53 mm plain case hallmarked Birmingham 1920 with internal 9ct dust cover, by the Dennison Watch Co. Appears to be a 7-jewel movement, with lever escapement, signed and numbered. White enamel dial with Roman numerals, rail track minutes, sunk subs seconds at VI. 96gm
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Lady's 18ct gold half hunter pocket watch Robert Scott Glasgow, number 56992, 37 mm case hallmarked Chester 1900, engraved to the back with the Christie clan crest: a holly branch with leaves sprouting anew, above the motto 'Sic Viresco' (Thus I Flourish). 18ct gold dust cover presentation engraved. Movement and dial signed and numbered. White dial, Roman numerals, railtrack minutes. Keyless ¾ plate English movement, lever escapement. 48gm
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14ct gold open face pocket watch by IWC International Watch Co., Schaffhausen, 51 mm case with gilt metal dust cover, c.1900, signed white dial with Arabic numerals and minute track, subsidiary seconds dial at 6, fine filigree gilt hands. Well finished gilt movement, lever escapement, micrometer adjustment. 82gm.
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9ct open face pocket watch, Waltham, c.1900, 50 mm cased keyless movement, 19 jewels, adjusted, micrometer adjustment, lever escapement. Machine engraved back with monogram. White enamel dial with Roman numerals, red 5 minute intervals. Subs seconds at VI. 90gm
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18ct gold open face pocket watch by Edwin Flinn, London, number 18241, 45 mm case hallmarked London 1877, floral engraved back, gold hand and machine engraved face with Roman numerals. Signed fusee full plate movement. lever escapement. 81gm
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14ct gold open face pocket watch retailed by D. R. Dingwall Ltd. Winnipeg, Canada. Possibly a Longines movement. 46 mm plain case, c.1920, marked for the American Watch Case Co., Toronto. with internal 14ct gold dust cover. High grade Swiss movement with 'wolf's tooth' winding wheels, micrometer adjustment, 21 jewels, adjusted, lever escapement. Dingwall used private label movements for their watches, frequently Longines. White enamel dial with Roman numerals, rail track minutes, sunk subs seconds dial at…
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18ct gold hunter quarter repeater chronograph, Swiss movement by Jules Meylan-Truan Co., c.1890 54 mm case with Swiss assay marks, 18ct gold internal dust cover. Keyless movement with lever escapement, marked Consisas Brevitas and numbered 4252. White enamel dial with Roman numerals, railtrack minutes, seconds scale and Arabic 5-minute divisions. Blued steel hands, fine gold centre seconds, subs seconds at VI. Slide actuated repeater and button actuated chronograph. 118gm
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Substantial 14ct hunter pocket watch by the Elgin Watch Co., Illinois, USA 53 mm case, engraved front with monogrammed cartouche, engraved back cover with deer in landscape, milled patterned band. Inside back cover stamped 'Warranted 14K U.S. Assay'. Inner dust cover unmarked (gold plated). Movement marked 'G.M. Wheeler, Elgin, Ill., Safety Pinion, numbered 3807066', c 1874. Gilt full plate with screw micrometer, lever escapement. Fancy white enamel dial with Roman numerals, gold minute indices, subs…
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Octagonal silver plated cased open face pocket watch with decorative face, marked 'Breguet et Fils', 60 mm, a Swiss copy c.1820, fusee verge movement also signed. Blue enamel face (damage at edge) set with a gilt metal panel of cherubs surmounting the white enamel small dial
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Late 18th century Swiss gold bell repeater by Moilliet & Cie, Geneva, c.1795, Fusee verge movement quarter repeater on bell. Signed to the dial and movement, numbered 1249. Enamel dial Arabic hours and 5-minute intervals. 49 mm case with seed pearl set bezel, bullseye crystal, case back with two tone gold raised floral border framing an urn and floral engraved panel. 97gm
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Continental silver pair cased pocket watch, with coloured horn to back of outer case c.1820. 58 mm outer case with thin horn veneer over red coloured wax to case back. Decoratively engraved bezel to inner case. Verge escapement, bridge balance cock. White enamel dial, Roman numerals, rail track minutes, Breguet hands.
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Unusual 15 second rack lever silver pair case pocket watch, signed Litherland, Liverpool, number 4137, 56 mm, outer and inner cases both hallmarked Chester 1805/6 by Ebenezer Irwin. Bell shaped balance cock with engraved Crown and marked below 'Patent', diamond endstone. White dial, Roman numerals, railtrack minutes, subsidiary 15 seconds dial at VI. Peter Litherland was issued a patent in 1792 for 'The Rack-Lever Escapement' which granted Litherland control of use for 14 years. So this would mean that no…
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Tortoiseshell pair case, verge pocket watch by Chas. Straine, London, number 1104, c.1810, 53 mm outer case with front and back with tortoiseshell veneer, inner gilded case. Signed and numbered fusee verge movement with pierced and engraved balance cock. Bullseye glass. White enamel dial with Arabic numerals, minute indices, original matching gold arrowhead hands. Charles Straine is listed in London, pre 1798.
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18ct gold half hunter pocket watch, by Robert Roskell, Liverpool 49 mm case hallmarked London 1866. ¾ plate movement, signed Robt Roskell, Liverpool, No.71930, plain gold balance, lever escapement. Machine engraved covers, internal 18ct gold dust cover. White enamel dial with Roman numerals, subs seconds at VI. 96gm.
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Silver cased pocket chronograph, S. Greenhough & Sons, Bolton 55 mm case hallmarked Birmingham 1861, signed lever wind movement, white enamel dial with centre seconds, marked with maker's details, Roman numerals, railtrack minutes and outer 300 scale.
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Silver pair case pocket watch by Gardner & Neil, Belfast, number 129 54 mm case hallmarked Chester 1830 by Edward Maddock Case maker, Ormond Street, Liverpool. A good example of a rack lever escapement signed and numbered movement. White enamel dial, Roman numerals, rail track minutes. Hairline III to V. With silver plated chain, and key.
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Victorian silver, open face, centre seconds chronograph pocket watch by C.H. Moody, Crewe, number 37956 56 mm case hallmarked Chester 1884 by William Hammon, case maker, Coventry. Vacant cartouche to back. Fusee ¾ plate with lever escapement, signed C.H Moody, 6 High Street, Crewe, 37956. Off white enamel dial, Roman numerals, rail track minutes, 300 chronograph scale, entre seconds with hacking slide to stop/start movement.
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A large silver cased chronograph pocket watch, 58 mm case hallmarked Chester 1885, the cream enamel dial numbered 61383, with Roman numerals, railtrack minutes and 300 split divisions, gold hands and blued steel sweep second hand. Key wind, fusee lever movement, ¾ plate, with hacking slide. Provenance: With Cordy's Feb 2013.
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Swiss 18ct gold half hunter pocket watch, c.1900, lever escapement, Geneva bar movement. 40 mm plain case. White enamel dial, Roman numerals, railtrack minutes, subs seconds. Internal dust cover engraved 'Manufactured and examined for M. Alexander, Wellington, N.Z.'. 79gm
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Swiss 18ct gold hunter cased, minute repeating chronograph pocket watch 53 mm plain case with 18ct gold inner dust cover, c.1900. Chrono pusher on band at II and repeater slide on band at VI. Keyless movement with lever escapement. White enamel dial, Roman numerals, minute and 300 indices, Arabic numerals at 5-minute intervals, subs seconds dial at VI, blued steel hands and centre seconds. 114gm
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18ct gold hunter pocket watch by Waltham, c.1900, 17 jewel 'Royal' movement, adjusted, micrometer regulator, lever escapement. 50 mm machine engraved case, vacant cartouche to front, with 18ct gold internal dust cover. White enamel dial with bold Roman numerals, minute indices, subs seconds.
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Unmarked 19th century silver consular cased open faced pocket watch, 57 mm case with an excellent example of a gilded 'Chinese Duplex' movement with blued steel 'horns' to balance wheel, displayed beneath a glazed inner cover. White enamel dial with Roman numerals and sweep seconds hand, (edge fault at XI.) Provenance: With Cordy's April 2004.
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19th century silver consular cased open faced pocket watch, with Chinese stamps to the case, 55 mm case with highly decorated Chinese market movement. White enamel dial with Roman numerals and sweep seconds hand.
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Victorian silver cased open face pocket watch by Peter Litherland, Liverpool, number 1386 50 mm case hallmarked London 1849. Signed and numbered back plate, rack lever escapement, pieced, bell shaped balance cock. White enamel dial, Roman numerals, rail track minutes. Fine Breguet hands. Hairlines.
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William IV period silver open face pocket watch by Scott, Dublin, number 270. 53 mm case hallmarked Chester 1836 by Richard Lucas, case maker, Cheapside, Liverpool. Good rack lever escapement, fusee, signed Scott, Dublin and numbered 270. Serpent engraved cock marked Patent PL (Peter Litherland). Off white enamel dial with fine Roman numerals, minute indices, 15 second count subsidiary dial. Very faint hairline.
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18ct gold lady's half hunter pocket watch by Dent, Cockspur St. London, number 26333. 41 mm plain case hallmarked London 1870. Press on back cover; hinged front cover with blue enamel Roman numerals and railtrack minutes framing the window. White enamel dial, Roman numerals, rail track minutes, signed 'Dent, 33 Cockspur St., London'. Full plate with recessed balance, lever escapement, signed 'Dent, 26333, Watchmaker to the Queen, 33 Cockspur St., London'. 64gm
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19th century Swiss 10ct gold hunter chronograph pocket watch, 51 mm case with internal gold dust cover, gilt movement engraved 'The Ascot Patent 20th June 1887', with micrometer and unusual chronograph mechanism. White enamel dial with Roman numerals railtrack seconds and 300 scale, centre seconds and subsidiary constant seconds and recording 0-30-minute recording dials. Engraved front and back covers. 104gm.
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18ct gold slim cased hunter pocket watch, signed 'Vulcain Chronometre, Noord & Zu' 51 mm engraved case with 18ct gold internal cover, c.1920, duotone silvered dial with raised gold Arabic numerals, subs seconds, keyless 16 jewel movement with lever escapement, micrometer, three adjustments. 58gm
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Rolled gold hunter Swiss quarter repeater pocket watch, 55 mm machine engraved case, c.1910, white dial with Roman numerals and railtrack minutes, subs seconds. Lever escapement. Repeater actuated by slide on band at V.
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George II silver pair case pocket watch, by Jones, Liverpool, number 1372, Outer and inner cases hallmarked London 1759 maker's mark T.R. Inner case back engraved 'Robert Jacob Hicks, Layham'. Signed fusee verge movement. Cream enamel dial, Roman numerals, minute indices, gold poker minute hand, hour hand missing. Faint hairline XI-XII.
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Swiss silver hunter chronograph pocket watch 55 mm Swiss .935 silver machine engraved case marked K&Cie, with gold hinges and olivettes, c.1890. White enamel dial, Roman numerals, rail track minutes, 300 chronograph scale, subs seconds dial at IX, subs elapsed 30-minute dial at III, gold hands, centre seconds. Dust cover engraved with presentation inscription below a monogram 'AAA & CC (Auckland Amateur Athletic and Cycle Club), 600Yds & 1½ Mile Handicap, Won By G. B. Beere, 19.3.92'. Lever movement marked…
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Swiss .935 silver cased pocket chronograph, 57 mm case, keywind movement, lever escapement, c.1880, white enamel dial with centre seconds, hacking slide, Roman numerals, railtrack seconds and 300 outer scale.
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Rolled gold, open face pocket watch with quarter repeater Swiss movement, 54 mm case. White enamel dial, Roman numerals, rail track minutes, subs seconds at VI, broken glass. The movement with lever escapement marked Brevet+34984: the patent mark for Giuseppe Citelli, La Chaux de Fonds, c.1905-07.
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Rare gun metal cased dual dial 'Calendrier Brevete' pocket watch by J Verhagen & Co Koeln, (Cologne), c.1890, AS-IS. Front with white enamel face (hairline and chip) with moon phase aperture (lacking moon panel and loose gear wheel) to centre of signed Roman dial. Back with calendar dial: outer (5 week) day chapter (wheel setting on bezel not actuating), inner 31-day dial with steel hand (lever set on bezel) and with month aperture (wheel setting on bezel)
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Silver open face pair case pocket watch, by W. Hollison, London 56 mm, both cases hallmarked 1815, cream dial with Roman numerals, fusee verge movement, at fault.
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Victorian silver pair case pocket watch by Joseph Maugham, Gateshead, number 9444 57 mm outer case Birmingham 1844, inner case Birmingham 1854 by Rotherham & Son, watch makers, Spon Street, Coventry. Signed and numbered verge fusee movement. Off white enamel dial, Roman numerals, rail track minutes.
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George IV silver pair case pocket watch, number 2741 58 mm outer and inner case with matched hallmarks, London 1824, by Samuel Brookes. Verge fusee movement, numbered 2741. White enamel dial, Roman numerals, rail track minutes, gold hands.
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Gold plated cased hunter pocket watch, with Swiss movement Dennison 51 mm case, quality movement with lever escapement and micrometer. White enamel dial with bold Roman numerals, railtrack minutes, sunk subs seconds.
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18ct gold English pair case, verge pocket watch Matched inner and outer cases hallmarked London 1822, maker's mark CC. 53 mm outer case. Inner case with bullseye glass, white enamel dial Roman numerals rail track minutes, sub seconds at VI, gold hands. Engraved cock, fusee/chain. 138gm With silver mixed link chain.
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Massive coin silver cased hunter pocket watch by the American Watch Co., Waltham, c.1870. 60 mm plain case marked 'Coin' 232 and D.F.C & Co. Vacant cartouche to cover. Key wound full plate, fully jewelled, P S Bartlett grade movement with lever escapement, marked 'Fogg's Patent and numbered 638999. White enamel dial, Roman numerals sunk subs seconds dial at VI.
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1939 'The Lone Ranger' (Hi-Y'o Silver) pocket watch by New Haven Painted 50 mm nickel case with decal to the back depicting The Lone Ranger on Silver (Hi-Y'o Silver), half hunter style case with named dial under Perspex.
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George III silver pair case pocket watch by Joyce*, Whitchurch, number 223 Matched cases hallmarked London 1800 by Thomas Carpenter, Case maker, Islington Road, London. Verge fusee movement with pierced and engraved cockplate. Bullseye glass, white enamel dial with Arabic numerals ad minute indices, beetle & poker hands. * Probably James Joyce (1752-1817) of the famous family of clockmakers from Shropshire
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Victorian silver, key wind hunter cased pocket watch, 50 mm machine engraved case with vacant cartouche, hallmarked London 1870 by William Hammon, case maker, Coventry. Fusee full plate movement with lever escapement, engraved 'Annie Mair 1871' ' possibly the original owner rather than retailer/maker. White enamel dial, Roman numerals, rail track minutes, subs second dial at VI.
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silver open face pocket watch by Lund Bros. London, number 3708 50 mm machine engraved case hallmarked London 1882 by Philip Woodman & Sons, Smith Street, Northampton Square, Clerkenwell, London. A good example of Lund's full plate fusee watch with a mock winding button which is pulled out to serve as a key. Lever escapement. Signed Lund Bros. 41 Cornhill, London, 3708. White enamel dial, Roman numerals, rail track minutes, subs seconds dial at VI. Faint hairlines.
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Swiss silver open face lady's pocket watch with decoratively engraved Geneva bar movement c.1870. 52 mm case engraved with trophy cartouche to back, marked 'Argent', owners name engraved inside back cover. Cylinder escapement. Off white enamel dial with aubergine sponged centre, black and puce painted Roman numerals, subs seconds at VI, rail track minutes with indices.
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18ct gold open face pocket watch, signed to the movement M.J Mulligan, Wellington NZ, numbered 1575 45 mm case hallmarked Chester 1876, machine engraved back with vacant cartouche. Full plate English fusee movement, lever escapement. White enamel dial Roman numerals, railtrack minutes, subs seconds. With key. 76gm
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A late 19th century gilded silver lady's fob watch with enamel decoration and set with seed pearls, 33 mm cased Swiss movement with cylinder escapement, stem wind, white enamel dial, Roman numerals, Arabic minutes, subs seconds. The .800 silver case with enamel portrait of a woman to the back on a russet toned guilloche patterned background.
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An 18ct gold, early 19th century skeletonized gold automaton watch, 55 mm diameter case and with verge fusee movement quarter repeating on two gongs, the skeletonized display of two classical figures in bi-colour gold who strike two silver bells, the repeat activated by depressing the pendant, a small white enamel chapter ring marked with hours in Arabic numerals. The open-faced case with engine turned back and finely fluted walls, the sprung hinged gilt curvette engraved Breguet & fils. Circa 1820. Glass…
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14ct gold, open face pocket watch by Spaulding & Co, Chicago, with Swiss split seconds chronograph movement, number 7375, 51 mm plain case, c.1920, marked 14k, with internal 14k gold dust cover, engraved with owner's name. Fine nickelled Swiss split seconds chronograph movement, signed and marked 'Swiss, Adjusted, Pat.', lever escapement. Signed white enamel dial with Arabic numerals, rail track minutes, split seconds indices, five-minute intervals in red Arabic numerals, sunk subs seconds dial at 6, blued…
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Victorian 18ct gold, open face, fusee pocket watch, by Wassell & Halford, London, number 1334 48 mm case with machine engraved band, hallmarked London 1875 by Henry Charles Dewar. Fine fusee half plate movement, with lever escapement. White enamel dial signed 'Wassell & Halford, 43 Fenchurch St., London. 1334'. Roman numerals, railtrack minutes, sunk subs seconds at VI, blued steel hands. 97gm
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18ct gold hunter pocket watch, by Andrew Bower, London 51 mm case hallmarked London 1877, good quality English keyless ¾ plate movement with lever escapement, signed Andrew J.H. Bower, London and numbered 16186. Cover inside engraved with presentation inscription. Front with engraved monogram. Loss of plating to crown winder. 110gm
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Silver pair case (outer case lacking) pocket watch by Harris, Canterbury, number 995 53 mm hallmarked London, date letter indistinct, c.1830. Signed and numbered verge movement. White enamel dial with Arabic numerals and rail track minutes.
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18ct gold Continental hunter pocket watch, 46 mm case engraved with a rearing stallion. White porcelain Roman dial, subs seconds. Lever escapement, Gilt internal dust cover. Case dented. 82gm.
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A Jaeger leCoultre 'Memovox' gold plated pocket travel watch, c.1956, with 18ct gold chain. with time and alarm functions operating on two separate barrels, with two crowns for winding. Slim gold plated 42 mm case, with hinged easel back stand. Black enamel bezel with gold hour indices, signed champagne toned chapter ring with raised gold baton and dot hour indices. Central gold alarm dial outlined by 5 minute indices. Sweep centre seconds. Lever escapement cal.K814 movement, numbered 1384475. 370 mm 18ct…
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Edwardian 18ct gold hunter pocket watch, by Jay's London 49 mm case hallmarked London 1902. Stem wind ¾ plate English lever movement signed 'Jay's. London Made, 366 Essex Road, London, N.' White enamel dial with Roman numerals, railtrack minutes, sunk subs seconds at VI. Dents to case edge. 92gm.
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Rolled gold, open face pocket watch by the American Waltham Watch Co., Waltham, Mass. c.1910, engraved Keystone Watch Case guaranteed 25 years. 'Royal' movement, 17 jewels, micrometer, adjusted, lever escapement. Signed white enamel dial with Arabic numerals, rail track minutes, Arabic numerals in red at five minute intervals. Flake chip dial edge at 1 and fine hairlines at 11/5. Subs seconds dial at 6.
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Victorian silver open face pair case pocket watch, by W. Kelly, Louth (Lincolnshire) 57 mm, both cases hallmarked 1874, silver dial with engraved Italianate coastal scene, raised gold Roman numerals, subs seconds at VI. Full plate fusee movement with lever escapement.
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Silver hunter pocket watch, by Rolex 50 mm silver Dennison case hallmarked Birmingham 1912. Machine engraved, vacant cartouche to front cover. Quality Rolex 17 jewels, three adjustments movement, lever escapement with snail micrometer. Keyless wind. White enamel dial with luminous large Arabic numerals, rail track minutes, skeletonise blued steel hands, signed 'Rolex' and with retailers inscription 'Stewart Dawson & Co. Ltd. Made in Switzerland. Subs seconds dial at 6, requires hand.
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Rolled gold open face pocket watch, signed Robillard & Son, Ashburton NZ, supplied by Rotherhams. c.1900, ¾ plate English lever movement, marked W. Harrison, Rotherhams, London. 48 mm. White enamel Roman dial with sub seconds.
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Late 19th century Ottoman Empire silver hunter pocket watch, signed Eski Chirket, Constantinople 50 mm .800 silver cased Turkish market watch, with lever escapement. Signed dial and movement. Key wind, with chain and key. White enamel dial with Turkish numerals, subs seconds dial at 6:00.
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George IV silver pair cased pocket watch by Bullingford, London, 58 mm case hallmarked Birmingham 1836. Fusee verge movement, signed and numbered 8212, bullseye crystal, white enamel dial with Roman numerals.
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Early 20th century silver open face pocket watch by Usher & Cole. London, number 30583, with military marked movement. 49 mm case hallmarked London 1905. Good English ¾ plate lever movement, with engraved military broad arrow (War Department) mark, signed and numbered, matching case numbers. White enamel dial, Roman numerals, rail track minutes, subs seconds at VI. Hairlines. .
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American Waltham Watch Co., open face 'sidewinder' (winder at 3 o' clock) pocket watch, c.1890, 55 mm gold plated screw back case, signed white enamel dial with sunken centre, Roman numerals railtrack minutes, red Arabic 5 minute divisions, sunk subs seconds dial at VI. Stem wind lever movement. Fine full plate movement, fully jewelled, with micrometer, signed and numbered 4725424.
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A Swiss 14K gold cased open face, lady's pocket watch, c.1890 lever wind movement with cylinder escapement, white enamel face with Roman numerals, the minute hand set with a paste diamante. 26gm
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Unmarked gold hunter pocket watch (tests as 14ct) 52 mm case, unusual blue enamel dial with gilt Roman numerals, railtrack minutes, subs seconds dial. Bezel and glass absent. Key wind lever movement. 89gm
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Victorian silver, open face pocket watch by G. H. Hunt, Worcester, number 49374, with power reserve dial, 52 mm case hallmarked London 1879. Lever escapement, fusee ¾ plate movement, signed and numbered. White enamel dial, Roman numerals, rail track minutes, Up/Down sunken subsidiary dial at XII, sunken seconds dial at VI.
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Substantial 18ct gold, open face pocket watch, unnamed, numbered 15982, 56 mm case, with inner 18ct gold dust cover engraved with presentation inscription 1892, hallmarked Chester 1892 by Rotherham & Sons (John Rotherham), case manufacturers, Spon Street, Coventry. Engraved monogram to back JLJ. ¾ plate keyless movement with lever escapement, hacking slide to stop and start centre seconds at III on band. White enamel dial with sunken centre; chapter ring with Roman numerals, rail track minutes and 300…
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Victorian 18ct gold hunter pocket watch, by Edward F Ashley, 2 Green Terrace, Clerkenwell, number 05039, 51 mm plain case with crest motto and monogram to front cover, and gold interior dust cover, hallmarked London 1882. Signed white dial, Roman numerals, subs seconds dial at VI. Fully signed fine quality half plate movement with lever escapement. 135gm. Crested: A triple turreted tower set upon a rock. Monogrammed: 'McL'. Motto: 'Fortis Et Fidus' (Brave and Faithful). The crest and motto of Scottish Clan…
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French gold consular cased, verge pocket watch by Baillon a Paris, c.1790, 48 mm case, marked with maker's stamp ML over R. Back cover and front bezel with basket weave pattern and wavy border. White enamel dial with some chips, black Roman hour chapters, outer five minute Arabic numerals, gold Louis XV hands. Signed, fire gilt full plate movement, pentagonal baluster pillars, pierced and engraved two footed balance cock, fusee verge. Signed: Baillon a Paris. 81gm
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Swiss unmarked gold, lady's open face, keywind, pocket watch, c.1860, 39 mm case with floral engraved back cover, milled patterned band, facet cut garnet set to stem end. Matt gold dial engraved with Swiss lake scene with boats and shoreline buildings. Roman numerals, minute indices, subsidiary seconds dial at VI. Blued steel Breguet hands. Hinged dust cover engraved 'Cylinder Escapement, Four Holes Jewelled'. Testing as 18ct gold. 37.7gm.
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18ct Gold open face Pocket Watch - Edouard Perregaux, Locle, number 7191, 51 mm machine engraved case with vacant shield cartouche, marked 'L over BF' and 'K18', the inner dust cover with Neuchatel chevron mark, engraved 'Edouard Perregaux, Locle', and numbered '7191', c.1890. Keyless, high grade bar movement, 'wolf's tooth' winding wheels, lever escapement. Signed white enamel dial with Roman numerals, rail track minutes, sunk subs seconds dial at VI, blued steel hands. 114gm
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Victorian silver hunter pocket watch by J. Smith, Glasgow, number 1802. Machine engraved 56 mm case hallmarked London 1841 by Josiah Barnett. Verge fusee and chain, pierced and engraved cockplate. Signed and numbered movement and dust cover. Engraved silver 'doctor's dial' with overlapping large seconds dial.
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George II silver pair case pocket watch by Jonathan Jordan, Bristol, 52 mm case hallmarked London 1731. Signed dial and movement. Silver etched and niello dial with Roman numerals and outer Arabic five minutes, blued steel beetle and poker hands. Bullseye glass. Gilt verge fusee and chain movement with baluster pillars, pierced and engraved silver balance cock.
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Swiss silver consular cased quarter repeater pocket watch, by Vaucher Freres, number 9322 c.1840, signed and numbered to the dust cover and plate back. Key wind, lever escapement. Plunger actuated repeater. 55 mm case, white enamel dial, Roman numerals, one-minute indices, 5-minute Arabic indices, gold hands. Vaucher Freres was a watch manufacturer founded by Claude and Cesar Vaucher based in Fleurier and Canton, operating from 1800 to 1866.
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Victorian silver open face pocket watch by John Roger Arnold, number 3578. 51 mm machine engraved case with vacant cartouche, hallmarked London 1850 by Richard Oliver & John Edwards. : A fine cylinder escapement with bimetallic compensation curb movement, with jewelled train and typical compensation curb of the kind Arnold used on his cylinders. Signed and numbered. White enamel dial, Roman numerals, rail track minutes, subs seconds dial at VI. Blued steel hands. John Rodger Arnold Jnr (1769-1843) served…
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18ct gold hunter pocket watch, with Swiss chronograph movement 51 mm plain case marked 18k to cover and inner dust cover, inner cover with presentation inscription dated 1904. Monogrammed to from GGB, engraved with two crests (1) (2) above the motto 'Ob Patriam Vulnera Passi' (Having suffered wounds for our country). Keyless wind and setting, unmarked movement with lever escapement. White enamel dial with Roman numerals, rail track minutes, chronograph indices and Arabic numerals at five-minute intervals;…
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18ct Gold half hunter pocket watch, signed E.J Dent, London, number 21164 44 mm case hallmarked London 1856. Nicole's patent keyless winding. Movement by Nicole Nielsen, lever escapement. Bezel lacking to white enamel dial with Roman numerals, subs seconds at 9. In associated W. Payne Morocco box. 76gm
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A George III silver pair cased pocket watch by J. Tarts of London (active 1755-90). Inner case hallmarked London 177, the outer case repousse with classical figures and scrolls, some distress. Bullseye glazed, fret cut fancy dial with engraved maker's name, gilded date aperture, Roman hours and Arabic minutes. Fusee movement with maker's name and numbered 8515. Note: We have been informed that there are three similar watches in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, these examples do not have the date feature.
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European 0.935 silver cased open face eight day pocket watch, 55 mm case with hallmarks, the back opening to reveal unusual winding mechanism with folding key and large spring, engraved Percy Edwards and Co. 71 Piccadilly. White enamel dial with bold Roman numerals, rail track minutes, blued steel hands.
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Victorian 18ct gold open face pocket watch with power reserve dial, number 73816 50 mm case hallmarked London 1882, maker's mark AF. White enamel face with Roman numerals, rail track minutes, 0/30 up/wind//down power-reserve subsidiary dial at XII and subs seconds dial at VI. Keywind, full plate fusee, lever escapement movement, No.73816. 117gm. The 'Up-Wind-Down' indicator dial displays the 'power reserve' left in the mainspring, a rare feature seen on quality watches.
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Silver open face, English cylinder, pocket watch by J. T. Ratcliffe, London, number 8709, 51 mm case hallmarked London 1851. Full plate, English cylinder escapement, signed, with date AD1813 and numbered 8709. Off white enamel dial, Roman numerals, rail track minutes, subs seconds at VI.
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18ct gold open face, English cylinder, pocket watch by Peter McDonald, London, number 287, 47 mm plain case, hallmarked 1841 by case maker Josiah Barnett. White enamel dial with front winding hole at I, edge hairline between VII to IX. Faint hairline at II. Roman numerals, rail track minutes, gold hands. Signed and numbered dust cover. Fine gilt full plate fusee/chain movement with English cylinder escapement, Pierced and engraved balance cock, diamond end stone; signed 'Pet.r McDonald, London, 287'. 82gm
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19th century gilt brass cased open faced, exhibition back pocket watch, signed Capt. Davis, Plymouth, number 416 c.1830, key wind fusee verge movement. White enamel Roman dial faulted.
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George III silver pair case pocket watch, by Wm. Johnson, London. hallmarked 1777, maker's mark for John Bingley, case maker, Little Britain, Clerkenwell, London. Signed verge movement, numbered 47196. The enamel face decorated with hunting scenes framing a dial with Roman numerals, gold beetle and poker hands.
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19th century Continental silver consular cased pocket watch with exhibition back, 56 mm unmarked plain case, back opening to reveal a glazed exhibition window displaying engraved and gilded movement with crab tooth duplex escapement. White enamel dial, Roman numerals, minute indices, centre seconds. Repaired edge chips
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Swiss gold plated, keywind, jump hour, cylinder pocket watch by Courvoisier Freres (Swiss 1842-1882), 48 mm slim case with engine-turning. Gilt inner dust cover engraved 'Echappement a Cylindre, Quatre Trous en Rubis, No.26229, Courvoisier Freres'. Machine engraved 'Clous de Paris' guilloche surfaced silver dial, with digital jump hour aperture, above an eccentrically positioned minutes chapter with Arabic numerals at the quarters, gold Breguet hand, sunken subsidiary seconds dial at 30.
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A George III gilt brass consular cased pocket watch by J. Tarts of London (active 1755-90). 53 mm case with wiggle-work engraved borders and floral bouquet engraved to back, spring concealed winding hole to case back. Fret cut fancy silver dial with engraved maker's name, Roman hours and Arabic minutes. Fusee verge, gilded movement with maker's name and numbered 12164, full plate with baluster pillars, pierced cock balance on two supports.
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Victorian 18ct gold hunter pocket watch Barraud and Lund, Cornhill London, No.2/9485 48 mm case, hallmarked London 1868, signed and numbered dial and movement, matched numbered case. Key wind ¾ plate fusee movement with lever escapement. Casemaker's mark WR, probably William Rowlands. 85gm. Barraud and Lund are recognised as one of the finest makers of the nineteenth century. The partnership founded in 1838 between Frederick Joseph Barraud and John Richard Lund. Barraud son of famous clockmaker, Paul…
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George III silver consular cased half hunter pocket watch, fusee verge movement, numbered 20216. 52 mm case hallmarked London 1819, by William Linsley, case maker, Banner Street, Bunhill Row, London. White enamel dial with inner chapter of Roman numerals and minute indices, outer chapter of Arabic hours and minute indices. Key winding hole at IIII. Faint hairline in first quarter. old hands.
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Swiss, hunter pocket watch with dual train, triple dials, jump centre seconds by Auguste Hugenin, Locle, late 19th century, 54 mm silver case marked 'Sterling Silver', monogrammed cartouche to front. Signed movement, key wind, lever escapement. White enamel face, two horizontally placed hour dials with Roman numerals, above a seconds dial at 6:00, centre seconds with rail track scale. Signed 'Auguste Huguenin Locle' on the dial and movement.
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