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WILLM TRAVERS. A GILT, PASTE AND PEARL-SET PAIR CASE QUARTER STRIKING CLOCKWATCH WITH CENTRE SECONDS, MADE FOR THE CHINESE MARKET

SIGNED WILLM TRAVERS, LONDON, NO. 3463, CIRCA 1800

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WILLM TRAVERS. A GILT, PASTE AND PEARL-SET PAIR CASE QUARTER STRIKING CLOCKWATCH WITH CENTRE SECONDS, MADE FOR THE CHINESE MARKET
Signed Willm Travers, London, No. 3463, circa 1800
With gilt-finished three quater plate two train fusée movement, finely pierced cock, diamond endstone, cylinder escapement, striking hours and quarters on a bell, under dust cover, the white enamel dial with Roman numerals and Arabic five minute divisions, gold beetle and poker hands, centre seconds, strike/silent lever in the band at 2, stop lever in the band at 8, in finely chased and pierced gilded cases, the outer bezel set with red paste and split pearls, movement signed and numbered
81 mm. diam.

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US$5,000-7,000

This clockwatch is accompanied by a gilt crank key and fitted presentation box

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