English Keyless Fusee with up/down Dial – 1885

This is a late 19th Century English lever pocket watch featuring power reserve and reverse keyless fusee winding. The watch is enclosed in a charming gold open face case. The movement of the watch is a spotted three quarter plate keyless mechanism, with a reverse fusee and chain. Additionally, it includes Harrison's maintaining power to ensure accurate timekeeping. The watch has a plain cock with a polished steel regulator, a compensation balance with a blue steel overcoil hairspring, and screwed in jewelling. The escapement is an English table roller lever escapement. The dial is white enamel with subsidiary seconds and Roman numerals, and the hands are blue steel. The watch is housed in a plain 18 carat open face case with an engraved dedication on the gold cuvette, as well as apertures for winding and setting. The maker's mark is "HG" over "NS" in a rectangle, with a corresponding number on the movement.

Anonymous English
Place of Origin: Hallmarked London
Date of Manufacture: 1885
Diameter: 51 mm
Condition: Good