Remarkable English 18K gold key wind lever with compass Circa 1876
- Kenmerk
- GF0824
- Diameter
- 55 mm
- Estimate
- € 6.000 - 9.000
- Price sold
- € 6.700
Gold watch with Massey type I lever escapement
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A remarkable English 18 carat gold open faced key wind lever pocket watch with compass made by W.S. Mercer in Liverpool, circa 1876. Gilt full plate movement with chain and fusee, a glazed protective cap, chatoned oversized jewels, so-called Liverpool windows, a Massey type I lever escapement, three arm ring balance, and pierced and engraved balance cock with diamond endstone. White enamel dial with Roman hour numerals, an outer minute track, subsidiary seconds at 6 o’clock, a compass at 12 and steel Fleur-de-Lys hands. The case with a decoratively engraved, vacant cartouche on the back and maker’s punch mark S&B.
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Diameter: 55 mm
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A remarkable English 18 carat gold open faced key wind lever pocket watch with compass made by W.S. Mercer in Liverpool, circa 1876. Gilt full plate movement with chain and fusee, a glazed protective cap, chatoned oversized jewels, so-called Liverpool windows, a Massey type I lever escapement, three arm ring balance, and pierced and engraved balance cock with diamond endstone. White enamel dial with Roman hour numerals, an outer minute track, subsidiary seconds at 6 o’clock, a compass at 12 and steel Fleur-de-Lys hands. The case with a decoratively engraved, vacant cartouche on the back and maker’s punch mark S&B.
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Diameter: 55 mm
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Weight: 141 g
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Signed: W.S. Mercer Liverpool
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Reference 0035000.
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The present watch contains about 70 grams of 18 carat gold. It has a very small dent on the back and is rubbed.
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Liverpool windows or Liverpool window jewels in a pocket watch, particularly in 19th century English pocket watches, refer to a specific, decorative and functional manner in which the rubies are set within the movement.
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Strikingly large rubies are mounted in the escapement. These jewels are placed in apertures in the upper plate of the movement, making them clearly visible. This technique is associated with watchmakers from Liverpool from the early to mid 19th century, around 1830 – 1850.
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Signed: W.S. Mercer Liverpool
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Reference 0035000.
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The present watch contains about 70 grams of 18 carat gold. It has a very small dent on the back and is rubbed.
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Liverpool windows or Liverpool window jewels in a pocket watch, particularly in 19th century English pocket watches, refer to a specific, decorative and functional manner in which the rubies are set within the movement.
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Strikingly large rubies are mounted in the escapement. These jewels are placed in apertures in the upper plate of the movement, making them clearly visible. This technique is associated with watchmakers from Liverpool from the early to mid 19th century, around 1830 – 1850.
Signed: W.S. Mercer Liverpool
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