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Sterling Silver Lever Fusee Pair Case Pocket Watch GWO Antique Victorian circa 1855

Vinces Vault

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Antique Early Victorian period Lovely Quality Pair Cased Pocket Watch in Sterling silver featured as a key wound and set Fusee Lever affair in full working order, the watch movement taking a full wind, running strong and keeping remarkably good time.

A Traditional Dress Watch of the period boasting a white enamel dial with Black Enamel Roman Chapter gallery index display and gold metal hour and minute hands along with blued steel sub-seconds, original crystal is intact to the dial and both the pair case and pocket watch case proper retain push button fittings and smooth running hinges so as to open and close shut each piece respectively, the watch movement to the watch case is a drop dial affair, manufactured as a full plate in gilded brass with an ornately engraved balance cock and oversized silver jewel set balance with blued steel hairspring, palette is signed by the watch maker 'R. Lawrence' of Wellington, the regulator to the palette is in steel allowing one to adjust the beat of the watch movement, removable dust cover in place with blued steel sliding catch.
The Watch case and companion pair case are verbatim impressed for Birmingham assay office circa 1855 with the case makers mark for Robert Causer of Jordan Wells, Coventry, with the pair case is an old watchmakers paper label for provenance.
The Pocket watch when laid flat including stem and suspension bale in its pair case measures 8.5 cm x 5.5 cm x 1.7 cm in dimension.
Provided with period key for winding the movement and adjusting the hands this lovely example makes for a fantastic antique time teller, still perfectly useable it will wear well with an Albert chain of choice.
The Pocket watch as can be seen from the photographs shows very little wear for its age, it being in original condition more or less.

weight : 158.7 grams or 5.1 ounces Troy