|
Pieces of Time
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Medium
Gold case
|
Signed/Inscribed/Dated
Signed George Edward & Sons London - Royal Bank Buildings 92 Buchanan Street Glasgow Hallmarked London 1871
|
Diameter:
5.00cm
(
1.97 inches in diameter)
|
Description / Expertise
A 19th Century minute repeating lever in a gold full hunter case. Gilt three quarter plate keyless movement with going barrel. Engraved cock with polished steel regulator, diamond endstone. Compensation balance with blue steel overcoil hairspring. English table roller lever escapement. Screwed in jewelling, escape and lever pivots with endstones. Slide minute repeating on two polished steel gongs. Signed white enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel hands. Plain 18 carat full hunter case, gold cuvette and recessed gold slide, maker's mark "JM" in an oval. The lever hand set unusually cancelled when the front cover is closed.
Signed George Edward & Sons London - Royal Bank Buildgs 92 Buchanan Street Glasgow
Hallmarked London 1871
Diameter 50 mm
An excellent example of an early keyless minute repeater.
|
|
|
Email a friend
Add to favourites
Search again
