English silver half quarter repeating alarm watch Circa 1821

Fine silver half quarter repeating duplex coach watch with alarm
–
An English fine silver half quarter repeating duplex coach watch with alarm, circa 1821, gilded full plate movement, duplex escapement, plain balance cock, brass two-arm balance, diamond endstone, fusee with maintaining power, half quarter repeating on steel gongs, signed Vulliamy, London.
White enamel dial, Roman numerals, outer minute ring, inner ring for alarm indication, heart-shaped blued steel hands, signed Vulliamy, London.
 Silver consular case, plain back, hinged cuvette with winding apertures for going and alarm trains, signed Vulliamy, London, milled band, plain pendant, inner back and cuvette hallmarked London 1821.
 The mahogany box with a sliding cover.
–
Diameter: 114 mm
–
Signed: Vulliamy London
–
With over-sized proportions, this large watch has evidently been designed for use as a clock. The white enamel dial has bold indications for both time and alarm setting, allowing the watch to be easily read, even at a distance. An ideal traveling watch, this would have been suitable for use in one’s carriage and accommodation whilst away from home.

Justin Vulliamy was the patriarch of three generations of watch and clockmakers. He left Switzerland and moved to England becoming the partner of Benjamin Gray, whose daughter he married. Following his father-in-law’s death, Vulliamy continued to employ Gray’s coded numbering system. Vulliamy’s son Benjamin was active from 1775-1820 and in turn his son, Benjamin Lewis, continued the business until his death in 1854.