High Collection Pocket Watch. Verge Fusee. London, 1723
Pocket watch, Verge Fussee, Lepine, London, 1723
Silver box with London dies, year 1723. Composer, James Glen, active around 1700 in England. Keyhole for rope.
Contains watchmaker protection in silver.
Atypical silver dial decorated. A single hand to mark the minutes (in Arabic format) and a central window in a semicircle (day-night) to mark the hours (in Roman format).
Folding machinery, double deck, signed by Williams Sinclair, Edinburgh. With number 1789. Year 1723. Mechanical movement Verge Fusee (Catalino).
Setting the time in the center-hands and rope in the keyhole of the dust cover with keys that are attached to a silver chain.
It is a high collection watch.
Watch diameters: 48 mm and 71 mm with ring.
Protector: 56 mm and 74 mm with ring.
Total weight: 142 gr.
The state of the watches is: "In working order", however, it is possible that some may require a cleaning service at reception, due to their age.
