A EARLY ANTIQUE SOLID SILVER PAIR CASED VERGE / FUSEE POCKET WATCH, 1762
Item History & Price
OFFERED FOR SALE IS A SMALL EARLY ANTIQUE SOLID STERLING SILVER CASED FULLY HALLMARKED LONDON 1762, “THOMAS MILLER OF LONDON No 10547” VERGE / FUSEE PAIR CASED POCKET WATCH, WHICH IS IN VERY GOOD OVERALL CONDITION, RUNNING STRONGLY AND KEEPING TIME, BUT WITH A COUPLE OF ISSUES, THE MAIN ONE BEING “THE DIAL HAS SOME WEAR AT THE BOTTOM AND THE OUTER CASE IS DATED 1777” AND DUE TO THIS, THE POCKET WATCH IS BEING OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE AND SOLD AS SEEN FOR SPARES OR RESTORATION ON...LY. AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE PHOTO’S, THE POCKET WATCH WHICH HAS A DIAMETER OF 54MM APPROXIMATELY IS HOUSED IN GOOD THICK GAUGE SOLID STERLING SILVER INNER & OUTER CASES WITH A ORNATE BOW, ALL COVERS OPENING AND CLOSING CORRECTLY LEADING TO A CLEAR PORCELAIN DIAL WITH BLACK ROMAN NUMERALS, A OUTER MINUTE TRACK AND SET WITH BEETLE-AND-POKER HANDS, OPENING BELOW TO REVEAL A FULLY WORKING EARLY ANTIQUE FULL PLATE JEWELLED “THOMAS MILLER OF LONDON No 10547” VERGE / FUSEE KEY WIND “key included” MOVEMENT WITH A VERY ORNATE BALANCE BRIDGE & COCK, A SILVER DISC REGULATOR AND UNUSUAL VERY ORNATE “EGYPTIAN ??” PILLARS...
