Rare Irish silver verge watch with mock pendulum Circa 1730

Rare silver verge pocket watch by St. Claire
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A rare Irish verge pocket watch with “mock pendulum balance”, circa 1730.
Silver polished case with a large lateral hinge. Signed silver, Champlevé style dial with engraved foliate decor, eccentric chapter ring with inlaid radial Roman hours, eccentric regulation scales at “5” and “8”, glazed aperture for the mock pendulum, gilt background and blued “Poker & Beetle” hands. Full plate movement, keywind, finely hand-engraved and monogrammed, with chain/fusee, lavishly decorated baluster movement pillars and “mock pendulum balance”.
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Diameter: 54 mm
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Weight: 113 g
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Signed: St. Claire, Dublin
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Mock pendulum
A small non-functional bob or disc of metal attached to the pallets of a clock or watch having a verge escapement, which is seen through a slit in the dial (also called false bob).