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Rare Gold Quarter Hour Verge Fusee Pump Repeater Pocket Watch Antique from 1760s
Estimated price for orientation: 6 575 $
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Description Brand: Himely Serial Number: 1,905 Material: Gold Country Made: France Closure: Open Face Age: Antique (pre 1920) Features: Quarter Hour Repeater, Verge Fusee Case Material: Yellow Gold Movement: Mechanical: Hand-winding
18K Gold Quarter Hour Multi Gold Verge Fusee Pump Repeater with Gold Outer Protector Case in Exceptional Condition Pocket Watch with Key
France; Himely; Man’s; Serial #1,905 ; Circa:1760
COMPLICATIONS: ¼-hour repeater and early verge.
CASE: The multi-color 18K gold, No. 1,905, 18-size, 55mm swing-out case features an open face, floral, geometric, and repousse decorations.
DIAL: This white porcelain dial displays Arabic numerals and filigree hands.
MOVT: This key-set, No. 1,905 movement with verge/fusee escapement, is gilt, with a full plate layout, and is signed.
C 2 (Case is in Perfect Condition)
D 2 (Dial is in Perfect Condition)
M 2 (Movement is in Perfect Condition)
R 9 (Rarity on a scale of #1 being very common to #10 being extremely rare)
Experts Opinion: Just amazing to find such an early timepiece of this caliber in this outstanding condition. Multi-gold trim on watch edges and lovely plaque on reverse. A sweet repeater of fine quality. 165-36 Quarter Repeater
The quarter repeater strikes the number of hours, and then the number of quarter hours since the last hour. The mechanism uses 2 chimes of different tones. The low tone usually signals the hours, and the high tone the quarter hours. As an example, if the time is 2:45, the quarter repeater sounds 2 low tones and after a short pause 3 high ones: "dong, dong, ding, ding, ding". Alternatively, some use a pair of tones to distinguish the quarter hours: "dong, dong, ding-dong, ding-dong, ding-dong" Verge Fusee Escapement
Used in antique spring-powered mechanical watches and clocks, a fusee is a cone-shaped pulley with a helical groove around it, wound with a cord or chain which is attached to the mainspring barrel. Fusees were used from the 15th century to the early 20th century to improve timekeeping by equalizing the uneven pull of the mainspring as it ran down. The mainspring is coiled around a stationary axle (arbor), inside a cylindrical box, the barrel. The force of the spring turns the barrel. Key-wind/Key-set Movements
The very first pocket watches up until the third quarter of the 19th century had key-wind and key-set movements. A watch key was necessary to wind the watch and to set the time. This was usually done by opening the case back and putting the key over the winding-arbor (which was set over the watch's winding-wheel, to wind the mainspring) or by putting the key onto the setting-arbor, which was connected with the minute-wheel and turned the hands. Some watches of this period had the setting-arbor at the front of the watch, so that removing the crystal and bezel was necessary to set the time. Repoussé or Repoussage
Repousse is a metalworking technique in which a malleable metal is ornamented or shaped by hammering from the reverse side to create a design in low relief. It is also known as embossing.
INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMERS: Import duties, taxes and charges are not included in the item price or shipping charges. These charges are the buyer’s responsibility. Please check with your country’s customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding/buying. These charges are normally collected by the delivering freight (shipping) company or when you pick the item up do not confuse them for additional shipping charges. We do not mark merchandise values below value or mark items as “gifts” - US and International government regulations prohibit such behavior. CUS
Description
| Brand: | Himely | Serial Number: | 1,905 |
| Material: | Gold | Country Made: | France |
| Closure: | Open Face | Age: | Antique (pre 1920) |
| Features: | Quarter Hour Repeater, Verge Fusee | Case Material: | Yellow Gold |
| Movement: | Mechanical: Hand-winding |
France; Himely; Man’s; Serial #1,905 ; Circa:1760
COMPLICATIONS: ¼-hour repeater and early verge.
CASE: The multi-color 18K gold, No. 1,905, 18-size, 55mm swing-out case features an open face, floral, geometric, and repousse decorations.
DIAL: This white porcelain dial displays Arabic numerals and filigree hands.
MOVT: This key-set, No. 1,905 movement with verge/fusee escapement, is gilt, with a full plate layout, and is signed.
C 2 (Case is in Perfect Condition)
D 2 (Dial is in Perfect Condition)
M 2 (Movement is in Perfect Condition)
R 9 (Rarity on a scale of #1 being very common to #10 being extremely rare)
Experts Opinion: Just amazing to find such an early timepiece of this caliber in this outstanding condition. Multi-gold trim on watch edges and lovely plaque on reverse. A sweet repeater of fine quality. 165-36 Quarter Repeater
The quarter repeater strikes the number of hours, and then the number of quarter hours since the last hour. The mechanism uses 2 chimes of different tones. The low tone usually signals the hours, and the high tone the quarter hours. As an example, if the time is 2:45, the quarter repeater sounds 2 low tones and after a short pause 3 high ones: "dong, dong, ding, ding, ding". Alternatively, some use a pair of tones to distinguish the quarter hours: "dong, dong, ding-dong, ding-dong, ding-dong" Verge Fusee Escapement
Used in antique spring-powered mechanical watches and clocks, a fusee is a cone-shaped pulley with a helical groove around it, wound with a cord or chain which is attached to the mainspring barrel. Fusees were used from the 15th century to the early 20th century to improve timekeeping by equalizing the uneven pull of the mainspring as it ran down. The mainspring is coiled around a stationary axle (arbor), inside a cylindrical box, the barrel. The force of the spring turns the barrel. Key-wind/Key-set Movements
The very first pocket watches up until the third quarter of the 19th century had key-wind and key-set movements. A watch key was necessary to wind the watch and to set the time. This was usually done by opening the case back and putting the key over the winding-arbor (which was set over the watch's winding-wheel, to wind the mainspring) or by putting the key onto the setting-arbor, which was connected with the minute-wheel and turned the hands. Some watches of this period had the setting-arbor at the front of the watch, so that removing the crystal and bezel was necessary to set the time. Repoussé or Repoussage
Repousse is a metalworking technique in which a malleable metal is ornamented or shaped by hammering from the reverse side to create a design in low relief. It is also known as embossing.
INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMERS: Import duties, taxes and charges are not included in the item price or shipping charges. These charges are the buyer’s responsibility. Please check with your country’s customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding/buying. These charges are normally collected by the delivering freight (shipping) company or when you pick the item up do not confuse them for additional shipping charges. We do not mark merchandise values below value or mark items as “gifts” - US and International government regulations prohibit such behavior. CUS