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1773 Ottoman Market Silver Triple Cased VERGE FUSEE Antique Pocket Watch

Price: $1 990

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Nice and solid triple cased verge fusee pocket watch for Ottoman Market.
Watch is big, diameter of cases are 64mm, 55mm and 45mm accordingly.

Watch features beautiful silver champleve dial with Turkish numbers, signed by Isaac Rogers, London.
Classical verge movement with fusee and chain is signed in Arabic, and is numbered. Silver Tompion regulator as well features ottoman numbers.
As usual for this kind of watches, movement lacks grotesque mask on the balance bridge and movement features crested tulip pillars, more usual for early XVIII c.
Inner and second cases are made of silver, London hallmarks dates it to 1773.

Isaac Rogers is listed by Baillie as master of great repute. Born in 1754, member of Clockmaking Company in 1776, master of CC in 1813, died in 1839. Watch of his work is being kept in Metropolitan Museum of Art, and Science Museum in S. Kensington.


Condition
The watch appears to be in good condition.
Movement is in running condition and works in every position.
Champleve silver dial is in good condition.
Outer case has some minor defects.
The locking spring of the second case is weaken, so it doesn't lock.
Otherwise good condition.

Overall very nice watch.
Price: 1 990 USD