English silver pair cased repoussé verge watch Circa 1762

Silver fine pocket watch 
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A fine English silver pair cased pocket watch with date made by Samuel Weldon in London, circa 1762. This fine watch has two cases, of which an outer case with a large lateral hinge and repoussé decoration showing Hercules, Admetos and Alcestis, and a polished inner case. The signed dial is silver with champlevé Roman hours, an outer arcaded minute track and Arabic five minute numerals, a chased and engraved center, an aperture for the date and Louis XVI hands. It has a signed key wind full plate movement with applied floral decoration, chain and fusee, square baluster pillars, a three arm steel balance and finely florally engraved pierced balance cock.
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Diameter: 49 mm
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Weight: 115 g
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Signed: Samuel Weldon London
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Samuel Weldon
Samuel Weldon was a well known watchmaker in London, listed from 1740 to 1780. His watches are part of many famous collections and in museums, e.g., the Mathematisch-Physikalischen Salon in Dresden, Germany.