large silver pair cased verge fusee alarm pocket watch signed Isaac Roberdeau London 335. silver champleve dial with inner revolving alarm setting dial. steel beetle and poker hands. fire gilded movement with finely engraved and pierced back plate and balance cock. silver regulator dial. engraved barrel for the alarm spring...polished steel contrate and crown wheel. single polished steel hammer hitting a polished steel bell which is held in the inner case with a single screw. worm and wheel set up on the mainspring. watch runs full length of the chain and keeps reasonable time. alarm sets and functions as it should.
high quality silver pair cases. outer case with over square seven piece hinge. finely pierced sound holes. a steel catch and silver push button for closing. inner case with fantastical engraving and running onto the bezel which is highly unusual. incuse for case maker behind bell. PR.
a verge large and heavy pocket watch . 60 mm in diameter and circa 35 mm thick. in good all round condition and very collectable. there is a Roberdeau listed in London for 1712. (reference watchmakers and clockmakers of the world by Loomes)
overseas purchases are tax free (from my end) if you want this watch in the UK add 5% to the price...you can buy it for less than my neighbor...because he has to pay VAT. also I can deal with customs costs from my end.
