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ANTIQUE VICTORIAN 1847 ANTIQUE FULL HUNTER VERGE SILVER POCKET WATCH , KEY INCL

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Seller: graciaeva (846) 100.0%, Object Location: Estacíon De Guadix, ES, Shipment To: Worldwide, Object Number: 327265732446

ANTIQUE VICTORIAN 1847 ANTIQUE FULL HUNTER VERGE SILVER POCKET WATCH , KEY INCL THE SERIAL NUMBER 36647 ON this WATCH IS CONSISTENT WITH A WATCH MADE AROUND THE 1840S, WHICH FITS WELL WITH 1847 SILVER HALLMARK. WATCHES SIGNED "MARRIOTT" ARE MOST OFTEN HIGH-QUALITY ENGLISH VERGE FUSEE POCKET WATCHES. REF : 26/1119ANTIQUE VICTORIAN 1847 ANTIQUE FULL HUNTER VERGE SILVER POCKET WATCH , KEY INCL ,NOT WORKINGHISTORY:MARRIOTT WAS A LONDON WATCHMAKER AND RETAILER ACTIVE DURING THE LATE 18TH AND EARLY 19TH CENTURIES.WATCHES SIGNED "MARRIOTT" ARE MOST OFTEN HIGH-QUALITY ENGLISH VERGE FUSEE POCKET WATCHES.BY THE MID-19TH CENTURY, THE BUSINESS APPEARS TO HAVE TRADED AS MARRIOTT & SON, REFLECTING THE NEXT GENERATION OF THE FAMILY.THEIR WATCHES WERE HANDMADE IN SMALL NUMBERS, WITH EACH MOVEMENT INDIVIDUALLY NUMBERED.THE SERIAL NUMBER 36647 ON this WATCH IS CONSISTENT WITH A WATCH MADE AROUND THE 1840S, WHICH FITS WELL WITH 1847 SILVER HALLMARK.THIS WATCH HAS SEVERAL FEATURES THAT COLLECTORS LOOK FOR:ORIGINAL ENGLISH VERGE FUSEE MOVEMENT.STERLING SILVER CASE.MATCHING PERIOD HALLMARKS.HAND-ENGRAVED MOVEMENT.ORIGINAL FAST/SLOW REGULATOR.THIS IS A GENUINE 19TH-CENTURY STERLING SILVER VERGE FUSEE POCKET WATCH, SIGNED BY THE MAKER "MARRIOTT MANCHESTER," HOUSED IN A HEAVY FULL HUNTER SOLID SILVER CASE .THE MOVEMENT DISPLAYS QUALITY HAND-FINISHING TYPICAL OF THE PERIOD, INCLUDING A DECORATIVELY PIERCED BALANCE COCK AND THE COLLECTOR-RECOGNIZED "ROUND PILLAR" CONSTRUCTION STYLE. WHILE THE ENAMEL DIAL HAS SUFFERED CONDITION ISSUES CONSISTENT WITH ITS GREAT AGE, THE WATCH SURVIVES AS A LARGELY COMPLETE AND HISTORICALLY COHERENT EXAMPLE OF MID 19TH-CENTURY ENGLISH PROVINCIAL WATCHMAKING.PERIOD & DATING CONSISTENT WITH THE OF THE MID 19TH CENTURY (APPROXIMATELY 1840–1860s) KEY EVIDENCE: VERGE ESCAPEMENT, FUSEE-AND-CHAIN SYSTEM, KEY-WOUND/KEY-SET MECHANISM, AND CONFIRMED ROUND PILLAR STYLE MOVEMENT CONSTRUCTIONCASE : THE POCKET WATCH IS HOUSED IN A HEAVY GOOD LARGE THICK GAUGE TRADITIONAL STYLE SOLID SILVER CASE , MARKED BY LONDON MARKS OF 1847 — CONFIRMING GENUINE PRECIOUS METAL CONSTRUCTION RATHER THAN PLATED OR BASE METAL ,AN OUTER PROTECTIVE CASE WITH ENGINE-TURNED/ENGRAVED DECORATIVE BORDER, HOUSING AN INNER CASE THAT DIRECTLY HOLDS THE MOVEMENTCASE SHOWS EXPECTED AGE-RELATED WEAR: SURFACE SCRATCHES, PATINA, AND MINOR MARKS CONSISTENT WITH 200+ YEARS OF HANDLING ORIGINAL-STYLE BRASS WINDING/SETTING KEY SURVIVE WITH THE WATCH — A NOTABLE BONUS FOR COMPLETENESS, ALL COVERS OPENING AND CLOSING CORRECTLY - 50 mm DIAMETER ,17 mm THICK , IS AN EARLY ANTIQUE FULL HUNTER WITH SOME SIGNS OF USE. WEIGHT : 119 GRAMSMOVEMENT :NOT WORKING ,THE CHAIN IS THERE AND FLYING WHEEL MOVES A LITTLE,IT HAS A GILT BRASS VERGE FUSEE MOVEMENT WITH FUSEE CONE AND CHAIN CLEARLY VISIBLE ,FINELY ENGRAVED BALANCE COCK WITH SCROLLING FOLIATE MOTIFS — INDICATIVE OF QUALITY HAND-FINISHING ,REGULATOR INDICATOR MARKED "SLOW / FAST" , CONFIRMING ENGLISH ORIGIN OR MARKET , — A RECOGNIZED PERIOD-SPECIFIC DESIGN STYLE USED BY COLLECTORS TO DATE VERGE FUSEE MOVEMENTS TO THE MID 19TH CENTURY.AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE PHOTO’S,DIAL : WHITE ENAMEL DIAL, WITH VISIBLE HAIRLINE,ROMAN NUMERALS (VISIBLE: XII, I, III, VII, IX, XI) , AND "— )( SEE PHOTOS ). OFFERED FOR SALE IS A GENTS FINE QUALITY NOT WORKING , CASE “50 mm DIAMETER” ANTIQUE POCKET WATCH WHICH IS IN EXCELLENT OVERALL CONDITION .

Condition: Pre-owned - Good,Brand: J.G.GRAVES, Type: Pocket Watch, Case Colour: Silver, Caseback: Solid, Department: Men, Movement: Mechanical (Manual), Closure: Double Half Hunter, Escapement Type: Lever, Style: Luxury, Dial Colour: Silver, Case Material: Silver, Country of Origin: United Kingdom

ANTIQUE VICTORIAN 1847 ANTIQUE FULL HUNTER VERGE SILVER POCKET WATCH , KEY INCL

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