James McCabe 18 Carat Gold Open-Face Quarter Repeating Pocket Watch

A finely patterned engine-turned centre distinguishes the solid gold dial, bordered by applied Arabic numerals arranged radially in gold relief. Time is indicated by distinctive gold...

A deeply engraved foliate border frames the engine-turned reverse of this open face pocket watch, centering upon delicately engraved floral sprays. The 18-carat yellow gold case is f...

Elaborate tri-colour foliate scrollwork defines the chased case of this Swiss open-face pocket watch, made circa 1830. Both the outer bezels and the hinged back cover are embellished...

Radiating engine turning decorates the bright silver dial of this open-face pocket watch, presenting slender Roman hour numerals within an outer beaded minute track. Blued steel Breguet moon hands indicate the time, accompanied by an offset subsidiary seconds dial positioned unusually beside the three o’clock chapter. The slim 18-carat yellow gold case spans 46 mm in diameter, accented by reeded engine turning across the middle band and fine concentric guilloché engraving across the rear cover surrounding a polished, unengraved circular central cartouche. At the neck, a robust gold suspension bow frames an inventive pump-winding mechanism operated via a flat-topped gold button on a polished steel shaft. Pulling this pendant stem outward engages the suspended going barrel, turning the winding arbor roughly one-sixth of a full rotation with each individual stroke. Protecting the interior, the plain inner gold cuvette features dedicated access apertures for setting the hands and winding via a conventional watch key, bearing the stamped PM maker's mark of Clerkenwell casemaker Philbert Mathey. The gilded Lepine calibre movement displays individual bar bridges secured by blued steel screws, operating with a duplex escapement and polished steel Geneva stopwork. Steady timekeeping is maintained through a plain three-arm steel balance with a blued spiral hairspring, complemented by a polished index regulator arm and a protective garnet endstone jewel on the balance cock. Hallmarked in London in 1832, the primary barrel bridge is neatly and clearly engraved with the signature of reputable retailers Webster and Son of London. Although distributed under Webster’s signature, the ingenious pump-action construction is credited to London watchmaker Charles Viner. Viner modified Joseph Berollas’s chain-operated system, replacing delicate links with a direct, spring-loaded reciprocating plunger. This durable arrangement improved substantially upon earlier patented pump-winding concepts by Robert Leslie and Edward Massey...

Antique 9k Gold Pocket Watch – Circa 1880-1900, Hallmarked This exquisite antique pocket watch features a solid 9k gold case, finely crafted with intricate engravings and a textured...

Watches - 18K Gold Pocket Watch - 18th Century. Europe; 18th century; with 18kt gold guilloché case with oval dial; marked 'HMN'; with rose-cut diamond interior; white dial; with key...

W. Ehrhardt. A Rare Heavy 18ct Gold Keyless Lever Independent Seconds Full Hunter Pocket Watch C1884. Dial: The white enamel numbered Roman Dial with outer minute track subsidiary seconds dial at six o'clock with gold coloured hands and blued steel seconds hand. Case: The heavy English hallmarked 18ct yellow gold case engine turned to the front and back cover with vacant cartouche to the front cover. The plain inner cover opens to reveal the movement. The cases are Birmingham hallmarked for 1884. Movement: The rare and interesting three quarter plate keyless lever movement fully jewelled to the centre arbor numbered and signed W. Ehrhardt London. There is a double barrel in the movement which enables the watch to have an independent stop seconds which can be stopped at random without stopping the watch. This watch was an early form of doctors watch...

A Swiss 18ct Yellow Gold Keyless Pivoted Detente Full Hunter Pocket Watch C1890. Dial: The elegant white enamel unsigned dial with Roman Numerals , outer minute track wih Arabic nu...