Swiss single handed Renaissance style neck watch Circa 1580

Gilt metal and glass verge watch by J. Heliger
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A Swiss gilt metal single-handed neck watch in Renaissance Revival style, circa 1580.
The case is made of a gilt two-piece metal frame with a lobed and fluted glass cover. Gilt florally engraved dial, the centre engraved with a scene depicting a townscape, silvered chapter ring with engraved Roman hours and half-hour division, cut single iron hand. Gilt full plate brass movement, baluster-shaped movement pillars, gut and fusee, verge escapement, two-arm iron balance without spring, pierced and florally engraved balance cock and a top lock with gilt click work.
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Dimensions: 46 x 34 mm
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Weight: 69 g
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Signed: J. Heliger
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J. Heliger was an outstanding watchmaker in Zug, Switzerland, around 1575.