English fine 18K rose gold lever pocket watch Circa 1832

Gold gentleman’s pocket watch by John Arthur Singleton
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A fine English gentleman’s pocket watch with English lever escapement, circa 1832.
18 carat rose gold polished case with case maker’s punch mark “HAI” and movement protection cap. Enamel dial with radial Roman hours, auxiliary seconds and spade hands. Full plate movement, keywind, firegilt and signed, with chain/fusee, engraving “Patent”, moulded movement pillars, three-arm steel balance, fine florally engraved balance cock, engraved regulator scale and chatoned diamond endstone on balance.
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Diameter: 50 mm
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Weight: 120 g
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Signed: John Arthur Singleton, Manchester
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John Arthur Singleton was based in Manchester, County of Lancaster, with his business on Saint George’s Road. He went bankrupt in 1810 and was curated by Mr. Edge in Queen Street. Leigh Singleton, son of John Singleton, was admitted to the Manchester School Register on August 2, 1811, as a watchmaker in Manchester.