Verge Fusee With Unusual Exposed Mock Pendulum & Regulator Discs, circa 1680's. ...

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Verge Fusee With Unusual Exposed Mock Pendulum & Regulator Discs, circa 1680's
Case: two body, gilt, 54 mm, side five joint hinge, circular disc cover over the back winding arbor
Dial: silver champleve, Roman hour numerals, large five minute numbers on the upper half, aperture below with a steel balance and bob, regulating discs on each side, steel beetle and poker hands
Movement: gilt verge fusee, fully engraved solid back plate with masks, pierced Egyptian pillars with ornate galleries above
Signed: movement is numbered 178 and signed London, also signed what appears to be Otzschkaw

Condition Report*: Type: Verge Fusee With Unusual Exposed Mock Pendulum & Regulator Discs
Signed: appears to be Otzschkaw, London
Dial: silver champleve, side regulator discs
Hands; steel beetle and poker
Metal: gilt, pinchbeck
Case Info: two body, plain, five joint hinge
Case Width: 54 mm
Crystal: glass
Watch Movement: gilt full plate, verge fusee, fully engraved solid back plate, pierced ornate Egyptian pillars with pierced galleries above, steel balance with pendulum bob
Circa: 1680's
Condition: movement is running and good, dial is very good, case is good with some wear on the back, left side disc appears to be missing a component which goes around the arbor

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2010 May Signature Fine Timepieces Auction #5042 (go to Auction Home page)

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May, 2010

4th-5th Tuesday-Wednesday

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Sold on May 4, 2010 for: $4,182.50

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