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Geneva, Sep 22, 2021

LOT 202

William Dixon
“Day-and-night” pair case pocket watch; silver

CHF 1,500 - 3,000

EUR 1,400 - 2,800 / USD 1,650 - 3,300 / HKD 12,800 - 25,600

TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE

Sold: CHF 525

Silver, open-face, key-winding, round-shaped, “day-and-night” pair-cased pocket watch.

Polished outer silver pair case (later); polished silver case.

Silver champlevé dial, with, in the upper part, the semi-circular indication of the hours in Roman numerals (VI-XII-VI), and, on the outside, the minutes in Arabic numerals indicated from five to five; in the aperture, an engraved rotating disc giving the indication of the nocturnal hours by a sky studded with stars and a moon, and, of the diurnal hours by a radiant sun; blued steel minute hand.

Movement 18’’’, gilded brass, fusee and chain, verge escapement, monometallic balance (polished steel) and blued steel flat hairspring, pierced and engraved gilded English cock with a bust of a lady.


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good

Brand William Dixon, Pickering (Yorkshire)

Year circa 1815

Movement No. 1 226

Case No. unnumbered (by “I M”, probably John Moore, Birmingham, Master case-maker registered circa 1805; Birmingham letter-date for 1815); later pair case (Birmingham letter-date for 1849)

Material silver

Diameter 56.7 mm.

Caliber 18’’’, fusee and chain, verge escapement

Weight 148.6 gr. (approx.)

Signature movement

Notes

Inside the pair case, a 19th century “watch-paper” by Deacon, Bradford, Yorkshire.

CONDITIONS AND INFORMATION FOR BUYERS

The purchase price payable by a buyer will be the sum of the final bid price plus the buyer’s premium, together with any applicable sales or compensating use tax. In addition to the hammer price, the buyer’s premium is payable as follows: 25% of the hammer price on each lot.

Important notice – Special conditions Please look carefully at all the photos as they are an integral part of the description. Any defect not mentioned in the descriptions but visible on the photos will be considered as described and cannot lead to any claim. The dimensions are given as an indication and may slightly differ from the measures mentioned by the manufacturers especially for contemporary watches. The photos are not retouched. Colors may differ from reality. For timepieces, we guarantee neither the functioning nor the precision of the movement, nor the water-resistance of the case. In addition, please note that movements, parts of mechanisms or cases may be incomplete. The lots are sold “as is”, described to the best of our knowledge and cannot be returned. Once the online bid is placed by the bidder, it cannot be cancelled.