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Price  £275	No. 456     Lever    – James McCabe,  London,  c1870 This is a gilt cased lever pocket watch made by James McCabe, at the Royal Exchange, London, probably around 1870. MOVEMENT : Good quality, three quarter plate lever movement with gold balance wheel and diamond endstone.  Fully signed, numbered (04834) and running well. DIAL : The signed and numbered (as movement) white enamel dial is in perfect condition except for a small repaired chip, right on the edge at 12 (hidden by the bezel). CASE : The gilt brass case is 44.85mm in diameter.  The gilding is complete on the inside and worn through to the brass on the outside, but otherwise the case and crystal are fine.  Maker's mark AT.   The movement has probably been recased at some time, as it is wound from the back and there is no winding aperture present now.
Price £3100	No. 521   14ct hunter, minute repeating, chronograph   -   Swiss,  c1880 This is a Swiss pocket watch, with a minute repeating chronograph movement, in a 14 carat rose gold full hunter case. Made around 1880. MOVEMENT : Frosted gilt movement, unsigned.  Clean condition though there is one small area of corrosion on the lower plate, near the escapement.  The watch, chronograph (start/stop/reset centre seconds) and repeating functions are all working correctly. DIAL : The white enamel dial is in perfect condition. CASE : The large hunter case is marked as 14 carat gold on all three covers with Swiss hallmarks.  The back and front covers are engine turned with an empty cartouche on the front.  These covers are in good condition with just one small dent on the back.  The hinges are fine and the front cover springs open when the crown is pressed.  There are some small dents around the band and some scratches and dents on the bezel. There should be a glass protecting the movement, under the cuvette behind the back cover, but this is absent. The case is just over 53.5 mm in diameter (excluding the crown) and the watch weighs 100 grams (including the movement).
Price  £750	No. 425     Gun metal, double dial, calendar, lever   -   Swiss,  c1880 This is a double faced Swiss calendar watch, retailed by R. Bonner Thomas of Portmadoc, in Wales. MOVEMENT : Good quality Swiss gilt lever movement.  The calendar work is engraved “BREVET No. 24914   MODELE DEPOSE No. 102”.   It is in good condition and is running well.  The watch and all of the calendar functions are working. WATCH DIAL : Fully signed white enamel dial with subsidiary seconds and moon phase aperture.  The only damage is a hairline between the edge and the moon phase aperture, at 10 o'clock. CALENDAR DIAL : Very dirty and some rubbing/fading of the numbers to the top left. CASE : Diameter 52.25mm.   The gun metal case is in good condition with no cracks or scratches to the two mineral crystals (not synthetic).  The crown and bow are of gilded brass with some wear to the gilding on the bow. The watch winds, sets and runs well.  All of the calendar adjustment buttons and functions work correctly.
Price  £525	No. 388    18ct gold, miniature half hunter case    -    Le Roy & Fils,  Paris,  c1880                                                      This is a tiny, solid 18ct gold, half hunter cased watch, in good condition, made around the middle of the 19th century by Le Roy & Fils of Paris, but retailed from their London premises.   MOVEMENT :  Good quality, jewelled gilt bar movement,  in excellent condition and running well. DIAL : The white enamel dial is perfect except for one scratch near 11 o'clock. CASE : The half hunter case is of solid 18 carat gold with all 3 covers marked as 18 ct gold (18K) and each with a French gold mark.  The inner crystal is perfect and the outer has a few scratches.  The case itself has a few surface scratches and a tiny bit of damage to the crown, but these are minor.  No repairs and all hinges fine.  The front cover springs open nicely when the crown is depressed.  The inner case is engraved as follows :       TO THE QUEEN       LE ROY & FILS       57 NEW BOND STREET,  LONDON       13-15 PALAIS ROYAL,  PARIS       MADE IN FRANCE The case is 25 mm in diameter (excluding the crown) and the watch weighs about 18 grams (including the movement).
Price £1350	No. 491          18ct half hunter, lever   -   G.E. Frodsham,  London,  1889 MOVEMENT :  Good quality ¾ plate lever movement, split bimetallic balance with over coil hairspring.  The movement is signed “G.E. FRODSHAM,  31 GRACECHURCH STREET, LONDON” and engraved “1875/16722”.  Excellent, clean condition and running well. DIAL : The signed white enamel dial is perfect. CASE : 41mm.  Fully hallmarked for 18ct gold, London, 1889, maker “G.E.F.” and engraved with the movement number 16722.  Excellent condition throughout. Loomes lists George Edward Frodsham at Gracechurch Street, London between 1869 and 1879.
Price £1900	No. 520   14ct hunter, quarter repeating   -   Swiss,  c1890 This is a Swiss pocket watch, with a quarter hour repeating movement, in a 14 carat rose gold full hunter case. Made around 1890. MOVEMENT : Frosted gilt movement, marked with movement number 45833.  The repeater function strikes one gong for the hours and two gongs for the quarters.  Nice clear chimes.  The movement is running well and keeps good time.  DIAL : The white enamel dial is in perfect condition. CASE : The large hunter case is marked as 14 carat gold on all three covers.   Also marked VOLTA, 20031 and Swiss hallmarks on each cover. The overall condition is good with no major problems, just a few shallow dents around the band and one small dent on the front cover.  The spring to the front cover is absent so that it does not spring open when the crown is pressed. The case is just over 52mm in diameter (excluding the crown) and the watch weighs 94 grams (including the movement).
Reserved	No. 452  18ct gold, full hunter case, minute repeating  -  Barth & Fils,  Geneva,  c1890 This is a substantial, solid rose gold cased watch, with a minute/quarter/hour repeating movement, made by J. Barth & Fils, in Geneva, for the Russian market, towards the end of the 19th century. MOVEMENT : Frosted gilt movement, compensated balance and hammers striking on two gongs.    The repeater function strikes one gong for the hours, two gongs for the quarters and then one gong for the minutes.  It is working perfectly with nice clear chimes.  The movement is running well and keeps good time.  DIAL : The signed white enamel dial is in virtually perfect condition with just a very feint scratch or hairline from the centre towards 10 (almost invisible). CASE : The large full hunter case is of solid 18 carat rose coloured gold. All three covers are marked for 18 carat, case number 8539.  The two back covers are also marked with Swiss gold marks. The case is in very good condition with no personal engravings.   All of the hinges are fine and the front cover springs open fully when the crown is pressed.  There are no noticeable scratches, dents or repairs. The inner curvette is engraved in Russian so presumably this watch was made for export to Russia. This is a large watch.  The case is 55.25 mm in diameter (excluding the crown) and the watch weighs 134 grams (including the movement).
Price  £550	No. 394          18ct half hunter                   Goldsmiths Company,  London, 1902                                                            This is a small solid 18ct gold, half hunter cased watch, made by the Goldsmith's Company, Regent Street, London, in about 1902.   MOVEMENT :  Good quality ¾ plate lever movement,  in excellent condition and running well.  Engraved “Goldsmiths' Company.  112 Regent Street, LONDON  255681”. DIAL : The signed white enamel dial is fine except for 2 hairlines.  The first is on the edge between 11 and 12.  The second is a very light hairline running from the edge at 6 up towards the centre. CASE : The half hunter case is of solid 18 carat gold with all 3 covers fully hallmarked for London, 18ct, 1902, maker JW.  The stem and bow are also hallmarked for 18ct.  The inner crystal is perfect and the outer has no scratches but a small flake on the edge.  The case itself has a few light surface scratches but these are minor.  No repairs and all hinges fine.   The blue enamel within the chapter ring is fine with none missing. The gold case is 36.5 mm in diameter (excluding the crown) and the watch weighs about 51 grams (including the movement).
Price  £650	No. 453          9ct half hunter, lever   -   Thomas Russell & Son,  Liverpool,  1919 This watch has a Swiss lever movement in a 9ct gold half hunter case and was retailed by Thomas Russell & Son, in Liverpool around 1919. MOVEMENT :  Good quality 17 jewel lever movement.  It is running well.  Engraved “THOS RUSSELL & SON,  LIVERPOOL,  SWISS MADE,  2541,  17 JEWELS,  ADJUSTED TO 3 POSITIONS”. DIAL : The signed white enamel dial is perfect. CASE : The half hunter case is of solid 9 carat gold with all 3 covers fully hallmarked (maker ALD).  The front cover has the year mark for Birmingham 1919.  The stem is also hallmarked for 9ct.  Both crystals are fine with no chips or scratches..  The case is fine except for two small dents on the front (near 5 and 8 of the chapter ring).   No repairs and all hinges are good.  The front springs open when the bow is depressed.   The dark blue enamel within the chapter ring is fine with none missing. The gold case is 49.5 mm in diameter (excluding the crown) and the watch weighs about 98 grams (including the movement).
Price  £725	No. 350        Silver purse case,  digital dial    -    Clarte,  Swiss,  c1920                                                                         This is a solid silver cased purse or vesta case watch, with jump hour and digital minute dial, made by Clarte in Switzerland, probably around 1920. MOVEMENT : Jewelled lever movement, signed and running well. The movement is wound and set by the winder under the lid.  It is fixed in the case by 2 screws next to the winder.  CASE: The solid silver case is about 46mm by 35mm and is signed CLARTE.   It is marked as silver (.925) with an import stamp.  The inside lid is  engraved as follows :                           BREVET  S.D.G.T.  DEPOSE FRANCE & ETRANGER. CONDITION : The movement winds, sets and runs well with the jump hour mechanism working well.  The lid of the case snaps shut nicely.  The silver is in good overall condition though there are 2 scratches to the left of the dial apertures which could be polished out.  The crystal aperture windows are fine.

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