Pocket Watch Case

PLEASE READ THE DESCRIPTION FIRST. TAKE A WHILE TO SEE MY OTHER ITEMS ON SALE. 204 years old large & heavy 18 carat gold genuine Joseph Johnson LIVERPOOL pocket watch. The watch has gold pendant , and bow and two gold hands. The inner case and the outer case have the same hallmarks and they belong to each other. High grade movement with diamond end stone. The watch was serviced last year , excellent time keeper , very well maintained , and near mint condition , don’t miss it! Circa : 1815 , it has 204 years old. Diameter : 57.5 mm (without the stem) , or 19 size. Weight : 164.5 g. Maker’s mark : TH [T homas H elsby]. Balance type : Plain steel, with compensation curb. Relief; wreath & flower-heads. Case : Pair, gold; hallmarked Chester 1815; signed Thos. Dial : White; flush seconds. (back plate : barrel bridge : cock). JoshJohnson / LIVERPOOL / 709 : Liverpool : PATENT. Lettering style suggests this was made by Litherland Whiteside for Johnson. To see the video for this watch please visit my you tube channel the link and detailed description are provided below. You can just copy and paste this link to see the video. World of pocket watches. Is the name of my you tube channel. An early 19 century incredible Joseph Johnson in 18 carat gold pair cased open face pocket watch. Key wind , key – set very high grade fusee and chain movement that has engraved cock with diamond end stone on top of it. White porcelain dial with subsidiary seconds , two gold hands , and Roman Numerals. Substantial matching plain 18 carat gold pair cases , gold pendant and bow. The movement is marked. The inner case and the outer case have the same hallmarks. And they belong to each other. The case – maker is Thomas Helsby who often worked with Jonson about that time. To wind the watch : turn the key counter clockwise (key is available). Joseph Johnson of Liverpool England was a highly respected and successful British master clock , watch and chronometer maker. He worked in Liverpool from 1795 to about 1827. His watches are of high quality. Joseph Johnson had a preference for using fully jewelled watch movements. He is credited with inventing several design improvements to the pocket watch and watch movement. His watches were commonly used on U. Railroads , before the establishment of the U. The condition of the watch. The watch was serviced last year , excellent time keeper and starts to run from the first turn of the key but it might go faster or , slower in between 2 second to 30 second a day. I had this Joseph Johnson pocket watch since 2005 and never ever used it or fixed it. The watch was always kept in it’s storage box very well maintained , very clean and shiny and near mint condition and I want to sell it just to eliminate my collection. Inner case : plain 18 carat gold but it has some hairlines and scratches because it was pre – owned. Also I can see a dent and a small crack inside it on the bottom of the bezel. Outer case : has lots of hairlines on the back because it was pre – owned. Also there is a very light dent inside the middle circle. Note : there is a small dent above the hinges this is because of the stamp of 18 carat gold and the crown from the inside of the outer case. Dial : no hairlines , no cracks , no scratches but it has few very tiny unnoticeable and very small black dots pin sized shape you can see them under big enlargement ot the photo please check the photos. All the covers of the watch close properly and very tight. Due to the nature of the antique time pieces. We sell our items. 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. Your satisfaction and feed back is always very important to us to tell us how we are doing! We will do our best to be prompt to answer your questions. We appreciate our wonderful buyers and always leave. 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 “18 K Gold 1815 Joseph Johnson Eng. Pair Cased Fusee Watch Time Keeper Near Mint” is in sale since Saturday, March 14, 2020. 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.

• Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
• Style: Luxury
• Pocket Watch Size: 19
• Material: solid 18 carat gold
• Movement: Mechanical (Key-winding)
• Main Color: Gold
• Year of Manufacture: 1810-1819
• Features: excellent time keeper well maintained near mint
• Closure: plain 18 carat gold pair cased open face
• Brand: Joseph Johnson
• Serial Number: 709