Irish silver fusee lever hunter pocket watch, Chester 1873, ...

Hammer

£50

Irish silver fusee lever hunter pocket watch, Chester 1873, the three quarter plate movement signed McDowell Bros., Dublin, no. 20282, with engraved balance cock, gilt three arm balance and regulator, the dial with Roman numerals, minute track and subsidiary seconds, blued steel hands, within an engine turned case with engraved cartouche, 57mm (the movement requires attention)

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Movement - not functioning, fully wound, balance swinging but escapement wheel not engaging.
Dial - faint hairlines next to the subsidiary dial.
Glass - light surface marks.
Hands - surface corrosion present.
Case - some mild rubbing to the engine turning, very light tarnishing, mark from a sticker to the front cover.
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