English 18 carat gold quarter repeating verge watch Circa 1749

Pair cased quarter repeating verge by Higgs & Evans
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An English remarkable gold keywind quarter repeating pair cased verge pocket watch, London Hallmark for 1749. Gilt engraved full plate fusee verge, pierced and engraved balance cock, diamond end stone, silver regulation.
White enamel dial, black Roman numerals, black outer minute track with 5-minute markers, gilt beetle hands. Pierced and engraved inner and outer cases, roc depicted on inner case with green man, foliate decoration to outer case, signed inner cap and numbered, bell secured by 1 screw, plunge repeat in the stem. Dial & movement signed, case stamped IW.
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Diameter: 48 mm
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Signed: Higgs y Evans, Londres
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Higgs & Evans London, Royal Exchange) 1775-1832. Firm of Robert and Peter and James Evans, q.v.
Some items for Spanish market signed Higgs y Evens or Higgs y Diego Evans.