C1720 Duchene London. Silver Pair Cased Verge Fusee Champleve Dial Pocket Watch
GENTS ENGLISH SILVER, CHAMPLEVE DIAL VERGE FUSEE PAIR CASE POCKET WATCH. IN GOOD CONDITION AND GOOD STRONG RUNNING ORDER. A fine early English key wound and set silver pair cased verge fusee pocket watch. The Verge, chain driven fusee movement is signed Duchene London, It has square side pillars, a finely pierced balance cock incorporating foliate and grotesque face mask and a finely pierced cock foot, a polished flat steel three arm undersprung balance and a large silver Tompion disc regulator (disc numbered 10-25). The silver champleve dial has a Roman numeral hour chapter and an Arabic numeral minute chapter, the dial is maker signed at it’s centre and has beetle and poker hands. The outer plain polished English silver case has a push button catch release opener with a button return back spring. The inner plain polished English silver case has a hinge opening front bezel containing the high dome glass crystal and a winding hole at the rear. Both silver cases are unhallmarked, this is normal to find on early English silver watch cases, as it was not until May 1739 that the british parliament introduced an act making it an offence not to have them. The outer case measures 54.5mm (approx 2.1 inch) in diameter from left to right and the combined weight of cases and movement is 114 grammes (4ozs). The verge movement has been checked for time keeping and is exceptionally accurate for age to within 2-3 minutes during a 24hrs period. Both the movement, dial and cases are without any signs of modifications or later changes. Old antique watch key and new presentation box included. Add me to your. The item “C1720 DUCHENE LONDON. SILVER PAIR CASED VERGE FUSEE CHAMPLEVE DIAL POCKET WATCH” is in sale since Monday, August 07, 2017. This item is in the category “Jewellery & Watches\Watches, Parts & Accessories\Pocket Watches”. The seller is “jal247″ and is located in England. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Material: Sterling Silver
- Closure: Open Face
- Movement: Mechanical: Hand-winding
- Age: Antique Pre-1720
- Type: Verge fusee ,Champleve dial
- Year of Manufacture: c1718
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom