English 18 carat gold duplex dumb quarter repeater Circa 1812

Gold dumb quarter repeating duplex watch
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An English rare and interesting gold pair cased dumb quarter repeating duplex watch, circa 1812, gilded full plate movement, duplex escapement, gold escape wheel, balance cock mounted with regulator and index, Pennington’s bi metallic ‘double L’ type balance, diamond end stone, two steel hammers dumb quarter repeating on blocks mounted to the inside case back, fusee and chain, ribbed cylindrical pillars, signed Pennington, London.
White enamel dial, Roman numerals, outer minute ring, gold spade hands, subsidiary seconds with blued steel hand.
Inner case plain polished, the back with a crest above commemorative engraving ‘Francisco Salazar, Madrid, 1784’, plain polished outer case, long plunge pendant, inner case back, outer case back and bezel all hallmarked 1812 and with incuse maker’s mark IN for John Nevill.
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Diameter: 60 mm
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Signed: Pennington London
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This very fine watch has a number of features that are characteristic of Pennington’s work, the ‘double L’ balance being especially notable. The cock mounted regulator is an early example of its type in an English watch; the cock table has a cut out for the curb pins.

Amongst the watch papers inside the case back is a Pennington paper which reads: “Pennington Chronometer Maker, corner of Orchard Row, Camberwell, London, Clocks and Watches of All Kinds.”