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Massive 18K Gold Convertible Case Keywind English Lever Fusee Pocket Watch C1890
Estimated price for orientation: 5 050 $
Category: Antique
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Description Movement: Mechanical: Hand-winding Closure: Convertible Age: Antique (pre 1920) Features: Roman Numerals, Includes Key Brand: Wm. Slater Country Made: England Case Material: Yellow Gold Serial Number: 23,260
18K Oversized Gent’s Convertible Case Key-Wind/Key-Set English Lever Fusee Pocket Watch With Keys
England (Liverpool); Wm. Slater; Serial #23,260; Circa: 1890
Complications: Convertible case.
CASE: This 20-size oversized 60mm open face hunter case is numbered 23,260, features floral/machined and geometric decorations and is signed “J. H.”
DIAL: The white porcelain dial has Roman numerals and fancy hands.
MOVT: This 14-jewel key-set #23,260 movement has a lever escapement, gilt with full plate layout and is signed.
C 3 (The case is in very good condition)
D 2 (The dial is in perfect condition)
M 3 (The movement is in very good condition)
R 9 (Rarity on a scale of #1 being very common to #10 being extremely rare)
Experts Opinion: 18K case, convertible cases can be made into open face or hunter case just by opening and reversing the movement. These unique items are quite rare and this oversized beauty is spectacular! AI-172-24 Convertible Case
When you open the watch you will find that the watch revolves inside the case and converts from having a front cover to one which has only the back cover and now is an open-faced watch. This was a popular kind of watch case in the middle of the 19th century known as a convertible case watch. It's very, very collectible. 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. This watch includes a reproduction of the correct size key, it is not the original. Lever Fusee
In the early 1800's fusee watches began to be made with the newer "lever" escapement which, because they were mounted horizontally instead of vertically, allowed the watches to be thinner. These so-called "lever fusees" were also generally much more accurate as well. As the watches became more accurate timekeepers, however, less emphasis was placed on making them as artistic, and you rarely see much in the way of hand piercing or engraving on the later lever fusee watches.
CUSTOMER SERVICE: Phone 1-800-424-5353 Contact: Rick Gilbert Hours:9 - 5 EST, Monday - Friday Address: eAshland_net Sarasota Arts & Antique Center 640 South Washington Blvd, Suite 200 Sarasota, FL 34236 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.
Description
| Movement: | Mechanical: Hand-winding | Closure: | Convertible |
| Age: | Antique (pre 1920) | Features: | Roman Numerals, Includes Key |
| Brand: | Wm. Slater | Country Made: | England |
| Case Material: | Yellow Gold | Serial Number: | 23,260 |
England (Liverpool); Wm. Slater; Serial #23,260; Circa: 1890
Complications: Convertible case.
CASE: This 20-size oversized 60mm open face hunter case is numbered 23,260, features floral/machined and geometric decorations and is signed “J. H.”
DIAL: The white porcelain dial has Roman numerals and fancy hands.
MOVT: This 14-jewel key-set #23,260 movement has a lever escapement, gilt with full plate layout and is signed.
C 3 (The case is in very good condition)
D 2 (The dial is in perfect condition)
M 3 (The movement is in very good condition)
R 9 (Rarity on a scale of #1 being very common to #10 being extremely rare)
Experts Opinion: 18K case, convertible cases can be made into open face or hunter case just by opening and reversing the movement. These unique items are quite rare and this oversized beauty is spectacular! AI-172-24 Convertible Case
When you open the watch you will find that the watch revolves inside the case and converts from having a front cover to one which has only the back cover and now is an open-faced watch. This was a popular kind of watch case in the middle of the 19th century known as a convertible case watch. It's very, very collectible. 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. This watch includes a reproduction of the correct size key, it is not the original. Lever Fusee
In the early 1800's fusee watches began to be made with the newer "lever" escapement which, because they were mounted horizontally instead of vertically, allowed the watches to be thinner. These so-called "lever fusees" were also generally much more accurate as well. As the watches became more accurate timekeepers, however, less emphasis was placed on making them as artistic, and you rarely see much in the way of hand piercing or engraving on the later lever fusee watches.
CUSTOMER SERVICE: Phone 1-800-424-5353 Contact: Rick Gilbert Hours:9 - 5 EST, Monday - Friday Address: eAshland_net Sarasota Arts & Antique Center 640 South Washington Blvd, Suite 200 Sarasota, FL 34236 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.