Posts Tagged ‘Watches’
Monday, January 4th, 2010
A moonstone and diamond Brooch, A gold, amethyst and half-pearl set Pendant, An opal and diamond Ring
A gold and enamelled Ring, probably Swiss, 2nd quarter 19th Century, the oval bezel enamelled as a maiden with a heart, the gold mount in a wirework design
A 9cL gold and enamelled Masonic swivelling Signet Ring; a single-stone diamond [...]
Tags: 22ct gold, 9ct gold, amethyst, Art Nouveau, Assorted, Bangle, bloodstone, BRASS, bunch of grapes, bust portrait, cameo ring, Century, classical taste, cluster ring, COLLECTION, cultured pearls, Diamond, diamond ring, Earrings, garnet, gold bar, Jewellery, link bracelet, link dress, locket, Necklace, OPEN-FACED, padlock, pendant, POCKET, Rings, sailing ships, signet ring, silver, silver buttons, two gentlemen, Watch, Watches, Wrist
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Monday, January 4th, 2010
SAPPHIRE AND DIAMOND THREE STONE RING, LADY’S WHITE GOLD BRACELET WRIST WATCH, GENTLEMANS 18CT GOLD KEYLESS WIND OPENFACED POCKET WATCH
A LADY’S WHITE GOLD BRACELET WRIST WATCH by Bueche Girod, the oval dial with black Roman numerals and black hands, on a bark textured woven link bracelet with a sliding clasp;
and a 9ct gold Bracelet in [...]
Tags: 18ct gold, 19th century, 9ct gold, bead necklace, black hands, Bracelet, bueche girod, bust portrait, butterfly, champagne dial, cluster ring, cultured pearls, cut diamonds, decoration, Diamond, Earrings, garnet, GENTLEMAN, GENTLEMANS, hardstone, imitation pearls, ITEMS, JADE BEADS, Jewellery, LEVER, link bracelet, locket, Necklace, OPENFACED, POCKET, portrait miniatures, roman numerals, rose diamond, Sapphire, Watch, Watches, WHITE, white gold bracelet, Wrist, wristwatch
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Monday, January 4th, 2010
A five-stone diamond Ring, sapphire and diamond ten-stone Ring, blue zircon single-stone Ring, diamond paste and coloured stone set Bar Brooch
An Aries Pendant, cast as a ram’s head
with gemstone set eyes
A hollow rope-twist link Necklace with a Bracelet to match, with a chain link centre linkage, on a snap clasp to each with safety catches, [...]
Tags: 18ct gold, 19th century, amethyst, aquamarine, Assorted, Bracelet, Brooch, CARVED, citrine, cluster ring, coloured stone, decoration, deity figure, Diamond, diamond paste, diamond points, diamond set, ear clips, ENAMEL, Eternity, FIGURE, fob, gemstone, GENTLEMAN, hardstone, lapis lazuli, mother of pearl, Neckchain, Necklace, opal, OPEN-FACED, padlock, Pair, pastes, pocket watch, Ring, ring diamond, ruby, ruby and sapphire, ruby sapphire, safety chain, sapphires, silver, silver watch, swivel, turquoise, Watch, Watches, Wedding, wirework, zircon
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Monday, January 4th, 2010
9ct. gold and ruby Bracelet, 9ct gold bracelet Wrist Watc by Omega, 15ct. gold circular pendant Locket, diamond nine-stone cluster Ring
A gendeman’s keyless-wind demi-hunting cased Pocket Watch by Thos. Russell 8c Son, Liverpool; a woven hair Dress! Albert with ‘T’-bar, swivel and watch key as fitted; and a
lady’s key-wind open-faced gold Fob Watch, with a [...]
Tags: 15ct gold, 18ct gold, 22ct gold, 9ct gold, Albert Chains, back, backplate, Bracelet, Brooch, Brooches, Century, claw, cluster, cluster ring, compartment, cut diamonds, CYLINDER, decoration, design, Diamond, diamond centre, diamond set, FIGURE, filigree bracelet, gilt dial, gold bracelet, gold wedding ring, jade, ladies wrist watches, LEVER, Liverpool, marquise diamond, Necklace, Omega, OPEN-FACED, pendant, POCKET, Ring, Rings, Roman, ruby bracelet, shell cameo brooch, silver, war medals, watc, Watch, Watches, Wedding, WHITE, Wrist
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Monday, January 4th, 2010
diamond set Necklace, 18ct. gold, sapphire and diamond Bangle, gold key-wind open-faced Fob Watch, long guard Muff Chain
A jade and diamond set Necklace, designed as a row of graduated spherical jade beads, the front with a diamond set scrollwork pierced division set with small circular cut
diamonds, on a diamond set pierced oval clasp
A pair of [...]
Tags: 18ct gold, 19th century, blued steel, Bracelet, Brooch, circular border, claw, cluster ring, Cufflinks, cut diamond, cut diamonds, CYLINDER, Diamond, diamond bangle, diamond earrings, Earrings, EMERALD, gold ring, gold sapphire, jade, Jewellery, lapis lazuli, latticework, link bracelet, lion mask, malachite, mourning ring, Neckchain, Necklace, oval design, pearl ring, Ring, roman numerals, safety chain, seed pearl, seed pearls, signet ring, suspension, suspension loop, trelliswork, Watch, Watches, Wedding
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Thursday, October 15th, 2009
19th Century Watches
The 19th century saw many changes in the watch. By 1830 the cylinder escapement had almost completely replaced the verge escapement and the use of the chronometer escapement gave watches a precision they had not had before. The lever escapement established its supremacy in this century.
Possibly the most noticeable technical achievement was the [...]
Tags: 1880s, chronometer, English, gold watches, Roxbury, silver, Watches, watchmakers
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Thursday, October 15th, 2009
18th Century Watches
The successful application of the balance spring to the 18th Century Watch in 1675, while overcoming one great problem, showed up another — the inefficiency of the verge escapement. The best accuracy attainable was about one minute a day depending on conditions.
Much experimentation both on the Continent and in England was carried out [...]
Tags: automata, Dial, elegant watches, english watches, gold, louis breguet, silver, spring, Watch, Watches
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