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Antique Pair Case Verge Fusee Open Face Chatfield Pocket Watch CA1700
Estimated price for orientation: 1 200 $
Category: Antique
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Description Movement: Mechanical (Hand-winding) Features: 12-Hour Dial, Pair Case, Verge Fusee Year of Manufacture: Pre-1800 Escapement Type: Verge Brand: Chatfield Serial Number: 411 Closure: Open Face
Chatfield Pair Case Verge Fusee Open Face Pocket Watch
London; Chatfield; Man’s; Serial # 411; C. 1700
CASE: The 54mm diameter base metal open face pair case has multi-brass pins and a bulls-eye crystal. On the inside of the outside case there is a beautiful tapestry of Saint Francis of Assisi.
DIAL: This white porcelain dial features Arabic numerals and sunburst hands.
MOVT: The keyset gilt movement has an ornate verge escapement, full-plate layout, extra-fancy balance cock with face, foliate & fish designs and is signed “Chatfield – London.”
CONDITIONS:
C 3 (The case is in very good condition)
D 3-40 (The dial is in very good condition, slightly scratched)
M 3 (The movement is in very good condition) eA-UN42016-38 Pair Case
Higher end early verge fusee watches were often in a pair case. Pair case refers to when a pocket watch is placed within another case (nesting), therefore two cases. The outter protective case is often very decorative. There are also watches, such as those made for the Turkish Market, that had up to four cases, each nesting perfectly within each other and keeping the inner watch safe from damage. 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. 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. Full Plate Layout
A plate (or disc) that covers the works and supports the wheels pivots. There is a top plate, a bottom plate, half, and 3/4 plate. The top plate has the balance resting on it.
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) | Features: | 12-Hour Dial, Pair Case, Verge Fusee |
| Year of Manufacture: | Pre-1800 | Escapement Type: | Verge |
| Brand: | Chatfield | Serial Number: | 411 |
| Closure: | Open Face |
London; Chatfield; Man’s; Serial # 411; C. 1700
CASE: The 54mm diameter base metal open face pair case has multi-brass pins and a bulls-eye crystal. On the inside of the outside case there is a beautiful tapestry of Saint Francis of Assisi.
DIAL: This white porcelain dial features Arabic numerals and sunburst hands.
MOVT: The keyset gilt movement has an ornate verge escapement, full-plate layout, extra-fancy balance cock with face, foliate & fish designs and is signed “Chatfield – London.”
CONDITIONS:
C 3 (The case is in very good condition)
D 3-40 (The dial is in very good condition, slightly scratched)
M 3 (The movement is in very good condition) eA-UN42016-38 Pair Case
Higher end early verge fusee watches were often in a pair case. Pair case refers to when a pocket watch is placed within another case (nesting), therefore two cases. The outter protective case is often very decorative. There are also watches, such as those made for the Turkish Market, that had up to four cases, each nesting perfectly within each other and keeping the inner watch safe from damage. 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. 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. Full Plate Layout
A plate (or disc) that covers the works and supports the wheels pivots. There is a top plate, a bottom plate, half, and 3/4 plate. The top plate has the balance resting on it.
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.