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Lever escapement pocket watch beating tenths of a second, signed on the back plate 'Wm Williams 32 Rock St Bury. No 19289.' and on the dial 'PATENT No 4762 MARCH 26TH 1890 by WILLM. WILLIAMS BURY', in sterling silver case hallmarked at Chester in 1890, with winding square and hand adjusting square under the back cover. The watch has hour, minute, and small seconds hands, plus a centre seconds hand rotating once every two seconds. A stop mechanism acting directly on the balance wheel and operated by a slide on the side of the case allows use as a stopwatch.

Pocket watch and stop watch

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1890

Astronomical Watch by George Margetts, 1750-1810

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1750-1810

Quarter-repeating verge bracket clock No.764 by Ge

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1701-1751

Duplex Pocket Watch in Silver Case by James McCabe, 1820-1833

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hallmarked 1833

Pocket Watch by Jodin in Gold Engraved Case, 1715-1790

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1715-1790

Self winding pocket watch in square, silver case

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1875-1885

Silver Repeater Pocket Watch by Ellicott and Smith, 1830-1843

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hallmarked 1843

Pocket Watch in Silver Case by Thierry, 1685-1695

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1685-1695

Verge watch by Johannes van Ceulen of the Hague, 1690-1700.

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1690-1700.

Pocket Stop Watch in Gold Case by George Graham, 1730-1748

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1730-1748

Duplex Pocket Watch in Gilt Silver Case by Vulliamy, 1810-1823

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hallmarked 1823

Pocket Watch in Silver Case, 1840-1900

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1840-1900

Duplex Pocket Watch in Silver Case by Molyneux and Sons, 1815-1830

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hallmarked 1830

Half- Quarter Repeater Pocket Watch by Thomas Earnshaw, 1810-1823

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hallmarked 1823

Gold Pocket Watch in Jewelled Case, 1810-1840

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1810-1840

Drum clock, with detachable alarm, about 1600

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c. 1600

Silver Pocket Watch with Calender, 1850-1860

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hallmarked 1860; 1850-1890

Pocket Watch in Guilt Silver Case by Thomas Earnshaw, 1810-1824

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hallmarked 1824

Duplex watch movement, 'Late Emery', No 7122 by Louis Recordon, 1800-1820

Pocket Watch Mechanism by Louis Recordon, 1800-1820

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1800-1820

Repeater, cylinder, going barrel, by Breguet, no.357, Parachute and curb compensator, wire gong, in gold case, silver dial (out of order) with small gold(?) chain

Repeater, cylinder, going barrel, by Breguet, no.3

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c. 1800

Ten weights, including 2 lead counterpoises, for Clock with pedestal case, by Fuwa Gembei, Nagoya, Aichi, Chubu, Japan

Ten weights, including 2 lead counterpoises, for Japanese Clock with pedestal case

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Model of anchor escapement as used in bracket clocks. (Ex. B.C.H. Exhibition, No.14)

Model of anchor escapement as used in bracket cloc

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Clock with pedestal case and ten weights, including 2 lead counterpoises, by Fuwa Gembei, Nagoya, Aichi, Chubu, Japan

Japanese clock with pedestal case and ten weights

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Double sand-glass in wooden mount. 14 mins. and 29 mins. Abbot Horne. No.25. Type A, 1780-1880

Double Sand Glass in Wooden Mount, Unsigned, 1780-1880

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1780-1880

Model of late verge escapement as used in bracket clocks. (Ex. B.C.H. Exhib., No.18)

Model of late verge escapement as used in bracket

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Double sand-glass in wooden mount. 29 1/2 min. and 57 min. Abbot Horne. No.25. Type C

Double sand-glass in wooden mount. 29 1/2 min. and

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1/4 Repeater, verge, by Jno. Kentish, London, no.908 in pinchbeck shagreen pair case including dial and hands ( dial damaged, etc.)

1/4 Repeater, verge, by Jno. Kentish, London, no.9

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1701-1800

Medical Pulse-glass. Abbot Horne. No. Type C, 1930-1960

Medical Pulse Glass by Garrold, 1930-1960

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1930-1960

Clock with pedestal case, by Fuwa Gembei, Nagoya, Aichi, Chubu, Japan

Japanese clock with pedestal case

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Model of half dead-beat escapement. (Ex. B.C.H. Exhibition, No.12)

Model of half dead-beat escapement. (Ex. B.C.H. Ex

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Model of dead-beat regulator escapement. (Ex. B.C.H. Exhibition, No.13)

Model of dead-beat regulator escapement. (Ex. B.C.

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Model of tic-tac type escapement. (Ex. B.C.H. Exhib., No.16)

Model of tic-tac type escapement. (Ex. B.C.H. Exhi

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Repeater, cylinder escapement, in silver case by Breguet, no.128 (on case) cylinder with dial

Repeater, cylinder escapement, in silver case by B

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Model of the dead-beat escapement as invented by George Graham. (Ex. B.C.H. Exhib., No.11)

Model of the dead-beat escapement as invented by G

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Detached repeating mechanism for hours and quarters, by Court of Henley, with old fusee watch attached including a metal box and outer watch case

Detached repeating mechanism for hours and quarter

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patented 1796

Model of the early type of verge escapement. (Ex. B.C.H. Exhibition, No.15)

Model of the early type of verge escapement. (Ex.

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1/4-repeater, cylinder, going barrel, by Ls. Lacroix, Turin, in gold case, silver dial, wire gong (1 Janvier 1833 on case), no.8044 (in case)

1/4-repeater, cylinder, going barrel, by Ls. Lacro

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1833

Model of the anchor escapement used in long case clocks. (Ex. B.C.H. Exhib., No.17)

Model of the anchor escapement used in long case c

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1/4-repeater, cylinder escapement, English, horizontal, no.3431 (in case), in gold case, hall marked 1913, small gold dial with hour hands and 1 small wheel

1/4-repeater, cylinder escapement, English, horizo

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hallmarked 1813

Musical repeater, cylinder escapement, with dial in silver case by Breguet, no.225 in case, cylinder, incomplete, e.g. quarter-snail missing, musical train incomplete etc.

Musical repeater, cylinder escapement, with dial

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c. 1800

1/4-repeater, French verge, by Breguet, Paris, no.7101 in case, 8659 under dial, in gold case (hands missing), 1795-1805, donated by Evan Roberts in 1916

1/4 verge repeater in case

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1795-1805