Markwick, London, No. 3311, circa 1700. Fine 22 ct. gold pair cased watch. | Important Collectors Wristwatches Pocket Watches & Clocks | Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, 21st October 1995

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Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Oct 21, 1995

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Markwick, London, No. 3311, circa 1700. Fine 22 ct. gold pair cased watch.

CHF 10,000 - 12,000

C. Outer, Double body polished. hmer double body bassine, polished. D. Gold champlevé with Roman numerals and outer Arabic minute ring. Blued steel " poker and beetle" hands. M. Hinged gilt brass full plate with elaborate pierced and engraved Egyptian pillars, fusee with chain, verge escapement, plain steel three-arm balance, flat balance spring, silver cock pierced and engraved with a mask and foliage. Signed on the dial and back plate. h1 good condition. Diam. 56 mm.

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Literature: G. Ahrens, 'Early Jewel Holes', Antiquarian Horology, xvi, June 1986, 173-77 300 Years of Fine English Clock & Watchmaking from the Northern Section Antiquatrian Horological Society..., Prescot, 1986, 14. Otto Kurz, European Clocks and Watches in the Near East, London & Leiden, 1975, pp 77-78, 85-86,