English silver oval pair cased puritan verge watch Circa 1650

Rare silver oval pair cased puritan verge watch
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An English oval verge pocket watch with fire gilt full plate, circa 1650. Pinned on pierced and florally engraved balance cock, plain flat steel balance, wheel and click set up, gut line fusee, vase shaped pillars, plain silver dial, chapter ring with Roman numerals, inner quarter-hour divisions, blued steel hour hand, plain oval silver case, the back with shuttered winding aperture, glazed cover with brass frame, leather-covered outer protective case with gold tooled decoration.
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Diameter: 52 mm, including outer case and pendant
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Signed: Richard Crayle in Fleetstreet
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It is thought that Richard Crayle was originally a member of the Blacksmiths’ Company. Later, he was one of the original petitioners for a Clockmakers’ Company but, for some reason, was never formally admitted. He was a witness to the will of Robert Grinkin Senior in 1626. Richard Crayle died around 1662.