Rare Fine Mint Watch Under Painted Horn Pair Case Verge Fusee Working C1790
A very interesting and most important MINT MINT watch with outer case made of under painted horn. A verge, fusee movement. MADE BY WILLIAM CLIFTON. PLEASE DO TAKE TIME TO READ THE FULL LISTING AND DO ENLARGE THE PHOTOGRAPHS TO GET A BETTER LOOK. The outer under painted horn case is 51 m. Edge to edge, under painted horn was only used on very expensive watches, it has great colour, ALL of the pins are in place. With a nice watchmakers paper. The case is also in mint condition, and thehindge has never been repaired that shows how well it was looked after. Size of the case with the watch is 42 m. All the hinges and clips work well on the cases. The enamel dial is in perfect condition. Very fine original beetle and poker gold hands. The glass is very high clean and clear. Movement looks just like it had just left the work shop in 1790 gilt full plate fusee verge, pierced and engraved balance cock, nice pillars, silver Tompion regulator, signed on the back plate Wm CLIFTON LONDON. The timekeeping is great C aprox + or- 1 to 2 minuets per hour. Just great to have such an amazing and interesting watch that is as good as this one, and it just has every thing one could want on a fine verge watch, very hard to find a watch in this condition with all that it has going for it. This watch is so very well priced, and well presented. An absolute must for any serious collector or would make a wonderful present. I endeavour to find both quality and unusual pieces and describe and photograph them as accurately as possible. Thank you kindly for your custom. The item “RARE FINE MINT WATCH UNDER PAINTED HORN PAIR CASE VERGE FUSEE WORKING C1790″ is in sale since Wednesday, April 10, 2019. This item is in the category “Jewellery & Watches\Watches, Parts & Accessories\Pocket Watches”. The seller is “len02clocks” and is located in Surrey. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Movement: Mechanical: Hand-winding
- Age: Antique (pre 1920)