Pocket Watch Case

Gilt pair case watch measuring 51.5 mm in diameter by George Jepson of Melbourne. This is an interesting watch with nice bright gilt plates and fine quality engraved/pierced plates. Not much information that I have found on Mr. George Jepson only that he was in prison in 1811 in Nottingham. The 1811 prison record listed him as a watch/clock maker living in Nottingham originally from Melbourne. This watch was no doubt made before his move to Nottingham so I would guess 1790- early1800. The gilt brass pair cases with little remaining gilt so I polished and it looks great. The verge movement recently serviced and keeping reasonable time for a verge. The Arabic numeral porcelain dial is in excellent condition and became very popular during the end of the 18th century. The gold hands are old and watch has a clean bulls eye crystal. The spring catch activated with the button on the case back is missing the very end piece(latch). The bow is old correct style replacement but in silver not brass. Inside case back has watch paper by “Bunston” of Chard. Bunston was a mid 19th century watchmaker. This is a very attractive late 18th century crown verge pair case fusee watch, recently serviced, includes key. Get Images that Make Supersized Seem Small. Auctiva’s Listing Templates improve your auctions in minutes. Attention Sellers – Get Templates Image Hosting, Scheduling at Auctiva. The item “Circa 1790-1800 Gilt Pair Case Verge Fusee by Geo. Jepson, Melbourne, Serviced” is in sale since Thursday, June 23, 2016. This item is in the category “Jewelry & Watches\Watches, Parts & Accessories\Pocket Watches\Antique”. The seller is “cajunclockmaker” and is located in New Orleans, Louisiana. This item can be shipped to United States, to Canada, to United Kingdom, DK, RO, SK, BG, CZ, FI, HU, LV, LT, MT, EE, to Australia, GR, PT, CY, SI, to Japan, to China, SE, KR, ID, to Taiwan, TH, to Belgium, to France, to Hong Kong, to Ireland, to Netherlands, PL, to Spain, to Italy, to Germany, to Austria, RU, IL, to Mexico, to New Zealand, SG, NO, SA, UA, AE, QA, KW, BH, HR, MY, CL, CO, CR, PA, TT, GT, SV, HN, JM, AG, AW, BZ, DM, GD, KN, LC, MS, TC, BB, BD, BM, BN, BO, EC, EG, GF, GG, GI, GP, IS, JE, JO, KH, KY, LI, LK, LU, MC, MO, MQ, MV, NI, OM, PE, PK, PY, RE.

See my current auctions for some unusual watches. Williamson Verge Fusee Tulip Pillars. This watch is very large 69 mm in diameter. These early watches went through many changes during there lifetime and were carried for generations before they were retired. In saying this most of these early pieces made during the late 1600′s and early 1700′s had changes to them during the mid to late 18th century as the style changed. The original silver/champleve dials were changed to the popular porcelain dials, made these much easier to see and more in fashion. The movement on this R. The Williamson name was an important family in early English watchmaking. The movement is intact, untouched and everything looks in good condition. The plates are wide with 4 large early tulip pillars and “D” shaped balance cock. The gear train appears in good condition, crown wheel teeth look fine(see photo) and balance wheel pivots not broken, retains the old early hairspring(few coils). The fusee chain is intact and I can see the wheel under the mainspring barrel to set the tension on the fusee chain. I don’t see any broken pivots or damage to the gear train and when you move the balance wheel you can see the crown wheel engage the pallets correctly. It appears the sterling inside case is original to the movement. I can see part of a makers mark”D” inside but can’t see the first letter. The case/dial went through its change around 1780-90. The porcelain dial was fitted to the original dial plate so no new holes were put in the movement, fancy French style hands added and a custom circa 1780-90 outer case with polychome tortoise shell design and beaded edges that were popular during this era. The inner case fits the outer case perfectly and it certainly a large and thick watch. This should be remarkable watch once it has been serviced/restored to its glory. THE WILLIAMSON WATCH IS EARLY WITH TULIP PLATES. MY APOLOGIES FOR THE MISTAKE, THANKS. The item “CIRCA 1690 WILLIAMSON, LONDON TULIP PILLARS, Verge Fusee, PAIR CASE WATCH No Res” is in sale since Thursday, March 31, 2016. This item is in the category “Jewelry & Watches\Watches\Pocket Watches\Antique”. The seller is “cajunclockmaker” and is located in New Orleans, Louisiana. This item can be shipped to United States, to Canada, to United Kingdom, DK, RO, SK, BG, CZ, FI, HU, LV, LT, MT, EE, to Australia, GR, PT, CY, SI, to Japan, to China, SE, KR, ID, to Taiwan, TH, to Belgium, to France, to Hong Kong, to Ireland, to Netherlands, PL, to Spain, to Italy, to Germany, to Austria, RU, IL, to Mexico, to New Zealand, SG, NO, SA, UA, AE, QA, KW, BH, HR, MY, CL, CO, CR, PA, TT, GT, SV, HN, JM.

• Year of Manufacture: Pre-1920
• Brand: Williamson
• Closure: Open Face pair case
• Movement: Verge Fusee
• Country Made: England