English gold anniversary watch made for the U.S.A. market Circa 1849

Gold watch with engraved portrait of George Washington
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A fine English, 18K gold independent dead-seconds watch with two going trains and a 12-hour recorder, circa 1849. George Washington Commemoration Watch by M.J. Tobias, Liverpool, made for the U.S.A market to commemorate the 50th anniversary of George Washington’s death. The bezels were engraved with scrolled foliage, the back engraved with the portrait of George Washington. Hinged gold cuvette. White enamel dial, two small symmetrical radial Roman chapter rings, small subsidiary seconds. Blued steel spade hands.
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A gilded movement, bridge calibre, lateral club-tooth lever escapement, half-cut compensation balance, parachute, flat balance spring with index regulator. Independent dead centre-seconds by means of a flirt on the escape pinion and through an activating bolt in the band. One motion train is driven directly from the independent second’s train in order to be used as an hour and minute recorder, however can be used as a second-time zone dial if the independent seconds are run continuously. Cuvette signed.
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Diameter: 52 mm
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Signed: M.J. Tobias  Liverpool