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Marvelous Silver Single Hand Verge Fusee Day/Nigh dial Memento Mori Skull Watch

Estimated price for orientation: 6 500 $

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Description
Brand: Thomas Whiston Movement: Mechanical (Key-winding)
Year of Manufacture: Pre-1800 Escapement Type: Verge Fusee
Closure: Open Face MPN: Does Not Apply
Material: Silver Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Features: 12-Hour Dial UPC: Does not apply


Rare antique 18th Century silver pair case Verge Fusee Day/Nigh champleve dial Memento Mori pocket watch by Thomas Whiston,Newport. Made in United Kingdom. 
Special silver champleve dial with rotateing day/night indicator and single hour hand. The point above the Sun show the hours and the single hand show the minutes.
The watch has a pair silver cases. The outer case depicting a Memento Mori symbols,skeleton resting on a long cased clock.Engraved with the Latin Motto"Vita Rostra Brevis est,Brevi Finetur"(Our life is brief,It will shortly end;)
The watch comes with the matching key and massive silvered chain fob, 54mm in diameter.The watch has amazing high grade verge fusee movementwith a hand pierced and engraved balance cock,blue steel screws,Thomas Earnshow style fancy square pillars,old Tompion style silver regulator disc with Roman numbers,fancy side pierced decorations. 
Perfect working order(do not expect a quartz accuracy from 250 years old watch). Payment by Pay Pal. FREE SHIPPING WORLDWIDE.