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Hong Kong, Hotel Victoria Hong Kong, Jun 10, 1993
LOT 223
Daniel Quare, London, No. 2782, circa 1700. Very fine and rare silver watch.
HKD 60,000 - 80,000
CHF 12,000 - 15,000
C. Double body "oignon" type, polished. D. Silver champleve with Roman numerals and outer Arabic minute ring, aperture for the regulator below "XII". Blued steel "poker and beetle" hands. M. Hinged gilt brass full plate with Egyptian pillars, fusee with chain, verge escapement, plain steel three arm balance, flat balance spring, English gilt brass cock, pierced and engraved with a mask, flowers and scrolled foliage. Signed on the dial and back plate. In very good condition. Diam. 54 mm.
Notes
Daniel Quare is perhaps best known for his invention of
the repeating mechanism, but he made various other less
well known innovations which are demonstrated on this
watch. The first concerns the placement of the regulator
on the dial from where it can be set. The second is the
use of a single case with winding through the dial in a
manner similar to the French " oignon" watches. The end
result is a watch that is less bulky than the usual English
pair case, and with all the functions readily operable
without the need to partially dismantle it. These features
in combination are apparently unique to Quare for the
period.