Posts Tagged ‘Watches’

A moonstone and diamond Brooch, A gold, amethyst and half-pearl set Pendant, An opal and diamond Ring

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 [...]

SAPPHIRE AND DIAMOND THREE STONE RING, LADY’S WHITE GOLD BRACELET WRIST WATCH, GENTLEMANS 18CT GOLD KEYLESS WIND OPENFACED POCKET WATCH

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 [...]

A five-stone diamond Ring, sapphire and diamond ten-stone Ring, blue zircon single-stone Ring, diamond paste and coloured stone set Bar Brooch

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, [...]

9ct. gold and ruby Bracelet, 9ct gold bracelet Wrist Watc by Omega, 15ct. gold circular pendant Locket, diamond nine-stone cluster Ring

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 [...]

diamond set Necklace, 18ct. gold, sapphire and diamond Bangle, gold key-wind open-faced Fob Watch, long guard Muff Chain

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 [...]

Antique 19th Century Watches

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 [...]

Antique 18th Century Watches

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 [...]