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Geneva, Nov 08, 2026

LOT 307

WIGHTWICK & MOFS, ENGLAND, DIAMOND- AND PEARL-SET POCKET WATCH WITH MATCHING CHATELAINE, GOLD AND ENAMEL

CHF 6,500 - 12,100

HKD 62,000 - 116,000 / USD 7,900 - 14,700 / EUR 7,000 - 13,000 / JPY 1,250,000 - 2,310,000

TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE

Sold: CHF 21,420

A very fine and rare gold, enamel, diamond and pearl-set, manual wind open-face, key-winding pocket watch with detachable chatelaine. Case back decorated with royal blue enamel, bordered by split pearls and centred with a glazed compartment for a lock of hair, framed by a diamond-set border. Chatelaine with diamond-set clip, centred by a monogram and bordered with split pearls; four panels decorated with royal blue enamel and diamonds, with three pearl-set chains for the suspension of accoutrements, including a gold watch key and gold seal. White enamel dial with black Arabic numerals and outer minute dot divisions. Gold arrowhead hands.

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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 3-01

Good

HANDS Original

Brand Wightwick & Mofs, England

Year Circa 1790

Movement No. 2776

Caliber 32 mm., gilt full-plate movement with engraved top plate, turned pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, pierced and engraved single-footed cock with diamond endstone, steel three-arm balance, flat balance spring, and silvered regulation dial.

Diameter 48 mm.

Weight 142 gr. (with gold chatelaine)

Signature Movement

Accessories Accompanied by the original box.

Notes

THOMAS MOSS (c. 1754–1823) AND JOHN WIGHTWICK

Thomas Moss (c. 1754–1823) left his native region for London, where he trained as a watchmaker. He subsequently established himself as a skilled and respected craftsman within the London watchmaking trade.

John Wightwick enjoyed a distinguished professional career and was admitted as an Honorary Freeman of the prestigious Worshipful Company of Clockmakers, one of London’s most influential horological guilds.

WIGHTWICK & MOSS

In 1788, Wightwick and Moss entered into partnership and established their workshop at 24 Ludgate Street, in the City of London, close to St Paul’s Cathedral. The firm specialised in the production of fine fusee-and-chain pocket watches, as well as elaborate table clocks and longcase clocks, often housed in cases made from richly figured and precious woods.

Following the death of Thomas Moss in 1823, the business continued to operate under the name Wightwick & Moss. Watches and clocks bearing the firm’s name are recorded until circa 1836, suggesting that the business was subsequently continued by successors or members of the family.