English centre seconds verge in gilt pair cases Circa 1790

Gilt pair cased English centre seconds verge
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An English verge with centre seconds polychrome dial in gilt metal pair cases, circa 1790. Full plate fire gilt movement. Pierced and engraved cock, engraved plate with a square to regulate the watch, the index on the plate. Plain three arm steel balance, blue steel spiral hairspring. Unusual white enamel dial with offset chapter of Arabic numerals at twelve and centre seconds, small local repair at the edge. Below the centre a polychrome rectangular panel depicting a fisherman on a riverbank. Blue steel centre seconds hand-shaped to clear the cannon pinion and gold hands. Matching plain gilt metal pair cases. Maker’s mark ‘TL’.
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Diameter: 56 mm
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Depth: 14 mm
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Signed: J. Farnworth Nottingham
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An unusual layout for the dial and an uncommon method to regulate the watch.