£320
John Barton, Manchester - small mid-18th century gilt metal and tortoiseshell verge pair cased pocket watch, signed fusee movement, no. 790, with pierced engraved balance cock with mask, three arm balance and silvered regulating disc, square baluster pillars, the enamel dial with Arabic numerals and minute markers, gilt beetle and poker hands, within a plain inner case and tortoiseshell outer case with pinwork decoration, 43mm
Movement - currently functioning.
Dial - hairlines, surface marks, chip repair to the centre.
Glass - surface marks, loose.
Hands - light surface marks.
Case - some mild bruising and rubbing to the inner case, rubbing to the bow and stem, the outer case appears in good quality condition - see images for guidance.
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