August 22, 2004, 10:00
Rich KuhnEnglish watch
Hi guys,
I have been going through my stuff of late and came across this movement. The case is long gone all I have is the movement the dail and the hour hand. I just wanted to get some history on the maker. The watch is a fusee the chain is ether broken or unhooked. The craftmanship is wonderful.
The dial is plain with no makers name.
August 22, 2004, 19:39
Ged PitchfordHello' Nice movement, Usually silver cases taken for scrap. There are literally hundreds of verge watch parts around over here, each representing a watch destroyed just for scrap value.
Anyway to the point Timothy Jones, 18 Ludgate Street, London. 1826-40 Watch& Clockmaker. Listed in Britten.
August 23, 2004, 13:26
Jerry FreedmanLindell: My experience with English watches is that using serial numbers for dating is dangerous. Three quarter plate movements like this seem to have become most common about 1850. I would hazzard a guess that this watch is a later product of the maker. Remember also that the dataes given for makers in Britten are subject to questions.