English 18K gold hunting cased lever pocket watch Circa 1820

Gold lever watch by Robert Roskell
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An 18 carat yellow gold, English guilloché hunting cased pocket watch with key and back winding, circa 1820. This watch features a gadrooned caseband and a cream enamelled dial with Roman numerals. It has a sunk subsidiary dial for constant seconds at six o’clock and Breguet style hands. The movement includes a bimetallic balance with compensation and a lever escapement. The dial is signed Le François – Buenos Ayres, and the movement is engraved Robt Roskell – Liverpool.
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Diameter : 51,5 mm.
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Gross weight : 121,2 g
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Signed: Le François – Buenos Ayres / Robt Roskell – Liverpool
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Robert Roskell was a qualified English watchmaker and clockmaker in Liverpool and London. Due to his various partnerships and takeovers, he signed in turn with Robert & Son, Hunt & Roskell, Robert Roskell Liverpool or Roskell Liverpool.