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A fine Josiah Emery gold and enamel quarter repeating cylinder…
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Sydney
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7-Dec-2020
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A fine Josiah Emery gold and enamel quarter repeating cylinder escapement watch, the thin gilt fullplate movement with fusee, pierced and engraved balance cock with diamond endstone. Cylinder escapement. Plain round columns, with fitted gilt dustcap ring to cover mechanism between the two fullplates. Repeating mechanism at press of stem, the hammer tapping the hours and quarters on the dustcap. The fullplate signed Josiah Emery / Charing cross London, with serial number 687. The hinged single case with casemaker initials Mr and rubbed hallmarks, possibly indicating London 1775. The face with slim repeating pattern gold bezel before an enamel dial, Roman chapters and Arabic minutes for the hours, gold hands. The case decorated to the rear with a central Royal Blue oval guilloche cartouche with radiating finely engine turned and enameled rings in green and blue, within which sits engraved gold foliate swags, the outer edge with scrollwork converging at the three corners, with repeating white enamel dot pattern between. London, circa 1770-1780. Diameter: 38 mm. Provenance: The collection of Dr Trevor Hyde, Sydney, Literature: for more information on Emery's work and life, see Jonathan Betts, 'Josiah Emery, Watchmaker of Charing Cross', Antiquarian Horology, (five parts), Vol.22, No.5, March 1996-97. Other Notes: Josiah Emery was a Swiss born watchmaker who conducted business from before 1760, outside the city of London at 33 Cockspur Street in Charing cross, London. His skill and ability was recognised by him being made an Honorary Freeman of the Clockmaker's Company in 1781. He was the first to use the lever escapement following the invention of it by Mudge.
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Horology (Clocks & watches): Watches - Pocket & Fob