English rare silver verge watch with date Circa 1665-1670

Silver pair cased verge watch with date
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An English rare and fine silver pair cased verge watch with date, circa 1665-1670, gilded full plate movement, verge escapement, decoratively pierced and floral engraved screwed-on balance cock and foot, worm and wheel set-up, fusee and gut line, Egyptian pillars, movement signed Daniel Fletcher Londini.
Gilded dial with a silver disc with decoratively pierced center surrounded by chapter ring with Roman numerals and quarter-hour divisions, gilt annular carrying a pointer indicating the
date on the outer silver ring, blued steel floriate hand.
Plain polished inner case, shuttered winding aperture to back, outer leather-covered protective case with decorative silver piqué work
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Diameter: 53 mm
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Signed: Daniel Fletcher Londini

This watch was at one time in the collection of Cecil Clutton and is illustrated in his book “Watches”, which he wrote with George Daniels. George Daniels workbook indicates that the watch (owned by Clutton) came into his workshop for a clean & repair in August 1962.

Daniel Fletcher was born in circa 1619 and apprenticed to Thomas Reeve from August 1632 until 1640. He became Free of the Clockmakers’ Company in 1646 and died before 1653. Following Fletcher’s death, his widow continued the business and their son, also called Daniel, was bound as an apprentice by William Godbed on behalf of his mother in 1664.

A watch by William Godbed, also known as Guiliemus Godbed was in Sotheby’s, Celebration of the English Watch Part I sale, 15th December 2015, lot 15.