ANTIQUE SILVER REPOUSSE PAIR CASE VERGE FUSEE POCKET WATCH CA1730 - $5,550 - (Sarasota, FL)
Outstanding Verge Fusee Silver Repousse Gent’s Pair Case Pocket Watch by William Graham (1730) With Key London/England; Wm. Graham; Man’s; Circa: 1730 Complications: Early verge CASE: The sterling silver 18-size 56mm oversized open face pair case displays repousse decorations. DIAL: This silver dial features Roman numerals, poker hands and is signed “Graham.” MOVT: The keyset gilt movement has a verge/fusee escapement, full-plate layout and is signed. C 3-15 (The case is in very good condition, slightly worn) D 3 (The dial is in very good condition) M 3 (The movement is in very good condition) R 8-1/2 (Rarity on a scale of #1 being very common to #10 being extremely rare) Expert’s Opinion: The heron & the fox repousse case with an original silver dial. The dial and movement are signed “Graham.” The repousse case is in excellent condition, all with original and rare silver dial. AI-179-34 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. 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. 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, th…
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