Heavy English silver double cased pocket watch Circa 1693

Silver verge watch with alarm
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A rarity, one of the earliest known pocket watches of Daniel Quare with extremely rare alarm movement, London circa 1693. A silver, pair case, first case smooth, second case splendid pierced, floral ornaments and birds, early signed and numbered verge movement with 2 barrels for gear train and alarm, tulip pillars, striking on bell, one-handed original Champlevé dial, in working order. The technical solution of the alarm is extremely rare and unusual. The hour hand is located on the rotating alarm disc and points to the external hour indexes of the dial. The central alarm hand sets the alarm time on the alarm disc, the pointer and the disc move together (contrary to the usual technical solution). If the alarm pointer passes the external 12 o’clock index, the hour hand reaches the set alarm time and the alarm is triggered.
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Diameter: 60 mm
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Weight: 229 g
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Signed:  Daniel Quare  London
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Daniel Quare (* 1648 in Somersetshire; † 1724) was one of the most famous English watchmakers from London. He joined London Worshipful Company of clockmakers and was elected as “Master” in 1708. Besides watches, he also built numerous barometers and mathematical instruments. Watches made by Daniel Quare are kept by the royal collection of Buckingham Palace and Hampton Court Palace. In 1680, he developed a quarter repeater mechanism for the pocket watch with Edward Barlow (* 1636 † 1716), which was registered as a patent in 1686. According to our knowledge, this watch with number 200 is one of the two earliest but still surviving pocket watches of Daniel Quare, the other watch kept in British Museum is number 233.