Circa : 1800 , it has 218 years old. Note : to see the video and the presentation for this wonderful watch please visit my you tube channel. The link and the detailed description are provided below. World of pocket watches : is the name of my you tube channel. Note : it is better to see my you tube video because the pictures are not very clear because of the reflection of the light. Unusual English verge in underpainted horn gilt pair cases open face antique pocket watch. Full plate fire gilt movement with baluster pillars. Pierced and engraved cock , silver regulator disc. Fusee and chain with worm , and wheel barrel set up between the plates. Plain three arm steel balance , blue steel spiral hairspring. White enamel dial with Roman numerals in the inner chapters for hours and Arabic numerals in the outer chapters for minutes , fine gold hands. Gilt outer covered in translucent horn underpainted with a scene of fern , birds , and butterfly. The outer case also decorated with gilt pique pins. Key wind , key – set. To wind the watch turn the key about 11 times counter clockwise. The movement is signed. William Mloon London AD 1800. Ultimate choice underpainted antique pocket watch for watch collectors. Very fabulous , and great treasure for someone who is looking for an original master piece of antique. The condition of the watch. The watch is in a good working condition. When it is fully wind it works continuously more than 24 hours but it goes faster by 8 minutes a day. Case : Nice underpainted gilt outer case but it has 2 small defects (have white color) near the edge , one big crack at the pusher, 2 cracks on the top side part of the outer case , and some hairlines at the back of the outer case. Also one pique pin above the hinge is missing. Please check all the pictures. Crystal :Very marvelous high dome shaped crystal but it has some hairlines , small scratches, and small dots. Dial : Beautiful porcelain dial but it has some hairlines and very few and light dots. Hands : two gold hands and they are the original hands of the watch. The inner case , and the outer case can be closed properly and very tight without any problem. All the parts of the watch are the original parts and no modified parts. PLEASE CHECK ALL THE PICTURES CAREFULLY IN CASE THERE IS SOMETHING ELSE I MISREPRESENTED. We list our prices low enough to ensure our buyers get good deal. We do not sell fake , or replica watches. We guarantee our time pieces are 100 % and we always introduce very precise , and honest description. We wouldn’t under value merchandise , or mark items as gift on custom forms. Note : we sell our items only to buyers with positive pay history. We here to help and count on your satisfaction with our products. When you receive the product , please leave a feed back for us. We will do our best to be prompt to answer your questions. Good luck and please keep checking back for our future listing from this extraordinary and unique collection that will be listed soon. The link to see some videos from my collection is. The item “1800 Unusual Underpainted Verge Fusee Gold Hands Pair Case Open Face Watch AS-IS” is in sale since Friday, July 26, 2019. This item is in the category “Jewellery & Watches\Watches, Parts & Accessories\Pocket Watches\Antique”. The seller is “antiquepocketwatches1″ and is located in Ajax , Ontario. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Model: underpainted fusee – chain driven
- Modified Item: No
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
- Escapement Type: Verge
- Pocket Watch Size: 18
- Material: gilt pair cased
- Movement: Mechanical (Key-winding)
- Year of Manufacture: 1800-1809
- Features: unusual underpaint outer case gold hands key wind
- Closure: beautiful Pair Cased open face