1848 English Gold Pocket Watch with Presentation Engraving
You must be a subscriber, and be logged in to view price and dealer details.
Subscribe Now to view actual auction price for this item
When you subscribe, you have the option of setting the currency in which to display prices to $Au, $US, $NZ or Stg.
- Engine Turned - Engine turning is a decorative technique used on metal surfaces to create intricate curving or geometric pattern. The process involves cutting a series of lines into the surface of the metal using a rose engine or decoration lathe which rotates the metal as it cuts, allowing the operator to create a repeating pattern that covers the entire surface. The resulting surface has a shimmering, reflective quality that is often described as "engine turned." Where an engine turned item has been enamelled, the term used to describe the decoration is usually guilloche.
Engine turning was originally developed to decorate metal objects such as firearms, scientific instruments, and other metal objects that required precise and elegant design. - Fusee - The fusee movement was used in clocks and pocket watches from the mid 17th century. The fusee is a cone shaped drum within the works that is linked to the barrel of the spring, usually by a length of chain.
As the mainspring loses its tension over time, the cone shaped barrel compensates for this by increasing the tension, by pulling the mainspring tighter, thus ensuring the time remains constant.
Use of the fusee in clocks was superseded by the "going barrel" in the mid 19th century and for pocket watches at the beginning of the 19th century.
The fusee continued to be used in marine chronometers until the 1970s. - Movement - The technical name for the workings of a clock or watch, and does not include the dial or case.
This item has been included into following indexes:
Visually similar items
An open face pocket watch by Osborne & Molineaux of Dublin, English fusee cylinder movement, key wind and set, tri-colour 18ct gold ornate dial with raised Roman numerals, 18ct gold case with engraved floral and foliate sides and engine turned lid, diamete
An antique gold pocket watch, English fusee verge movement, key wind and set, circular gold dial with gold Roman numerals, 18ct gold engraved case, circa 1830, 45 mm diameter
An open faced gold pocket watch, 18ct yellow gold, made as a mid sized open faced pocket watch with gold decorative dial with central foliate motif, hallmarked Chester 1845, two hands, key wind. N.B. Pusher deficient
A large mid Victorian engraved 18ct gold open face pocket watch, the consular case hallmarked Chester 1856. Ornate gold, two colour dial with relief floral decoration and Roman numerals. Fusee and chain drive movement by Hirst Bros. Leeds. Diameter 55 mm.