SKINNER presents a Gallery Walk

Watches
238.
Edward Prior Triple Case Watch for the Turkish Market, London,
No. 70344, late 18th century, the outer punch decorated silver case
opens to reveal the tortoise shell case with engraved silver band and
rivets, opening to the hallmarked inner case with chased band and
bezel, the watch with enameled dial marked Edward Prior London,
black Turkish numerals and gilt hands, gilt full-plate movement signed
and numbered as above, pierced balance cock, Turkish dialed
regulation, fusee, crown wheel and verge escapement, dia. of inner
case and movement 42, max overall dia. 67 mm. also see back cover
$1,000-2,000
239.
Silver Pair-Cased Watch, probably Switzerland, c. 1800, with
enameled Roman numeral dial with pierced gilt hands, full-plate
engraved movement with pierced balance cock, ruby jewels and
regulator dial and hand, fusee with verge escapement enclosed within
an outer tortoiseshell case, 55 mm.
$300-400
240.
Two Late 18th Century Silver Pair Case Watches, Eardley Norton,
London and Nicholas Wilson, Kendall, both with enameled dials,
key-wound, chain fusee, verge escapement movements and pierced
balance cocks, the first with enameled Roman numeral dial marked
Eardley Norton, London, outer case with A. Ambrose watch paper,
the movement with squared baluster pillars, silver regulator dial and
engraved Eardley Norton London, 63 mm; the last, with Arabic numeral
dial marked Thomas Watson, movement with fully engraved back plate,
pierced balance cock and signed Nicholas Wilson, Kendall 6110, 60
mm.
$300-500
241.
George Bolton Gilt Case Watch, Liverpool, No. 2549, enameled dial
with Roman numerals and winding square at numeral four, the gilt
case with chased decoration on the band and pendant, gilt full-plate
movement engraved with maker’s name, place and number as above,
fusee movement with flat steel balance, engraved balance cock, crown
wheel and verge escapement, 50 mm.
$300-500
242.
Three Silver Open Face Watches, 19th Century, the first a pair case
watch with cream-colored Roman numeral dial, gold hands, swing out
movement with dust cover opening to reveal a full-plate gilt fusee and
verge escapement movement with pierced balance cock and grotesque
mask on the table, plate engraved G. Fivey, Dublin, no. 6205, 60 mm,
the next, with enameled Roman numeral dial marked James Aitchison,
15 Bank Street, Edinburgh, key-wound, key set cylinder escapement
movement, 54 mm, the last with Arabic numeral dial, moon hands,
key-wound through the dial, unmarked but probably Swiss fusee, verge
escapement movement with pierced balance cock, 52 mm.
$200-400
243.
Group of Four Swiss Watches, late 19th century, all with typical bartype
movements, one stem-set and wind with case marked K14 inside
lid and three key-wound with silver cases, all approximately 45 mm.
$200-300
244.
Group of Five Modern and Other Swiss Watches, including two silver
cased, one with crown-wind and set, the other key-wind, an Omega in
a gold-filled case and two modern watches, one with repoussé case
with Model T and marked Ford.
$200-250
245.
Triple Calendar Silver Watch, Switzerland, late 19th century, stemwound,
pin-set unmarked gilt-brass half-plate bar movement with
enameled Roman numeral dial with four subsidiary dials for day of the
month, day of the week, month of the year and seconds with recessed
moon phase, raised gilt minute marks and pierced brass hands, cuvette
engraved Remontoir Ancre 15 Rubis 3 Quantiemes & lune, 43 mm.
$200-400
246.
Swiss Patented Triple Calendar Open Face Watch, Switzerland, No.
51933, c. 1890, the white and pink enameled dial with Arabic numerals,
raised gilt decoration and marked Patented Calendar, subsidiary dials
for seconds, day of the month, day of the week and recessed moon
phase, gilt-brass hands in inset paste stones, stem-wind and outer
lever-set modified bar type nickel movement with crystal cuvette, base
metal case with BWC monogram on back, 52 mm.
$200-400
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