English 18th century silver pair cased verge pocket watch, L...

Hammer

£340

English 18th century silver pair cased verge pocket watch, London 1771, the fusee movement signed D. Crawford, Newcastle, no. 671, with pierced engraved balance cock, steel three arm balance, blued steel regulating disc and square baluster pillars, the polychrome dial depicting a town scene with river and bridge in the foreground, with Roman numerals and minute markers with five minute divisions, blued steel beetle and poker hands, within plain matching cases, case maker 'D.M', the inner case with monogram 'WM', 52mm; with key

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Movement - currently functioning.
Dial - good.
Glass - surface marks.
Hands - some surface rubbing/wear.
Case - inner case with monogram, a mild bruise mark to the case side, solder to the inside beneath the bow - repair, the outer case with surface marks, tarnishing, mild bruise mark to the edge of the case, hole to the button, stamped 'WM' to the inside.
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