£1,400
Continental gold cased quarter repeating verge watch, signed Romilly Comp, the gilt inner cover similarly signed, the dial with a signed enamel chapter ring with Arabic numerals the gilt fretwork centre depicting a classical scene, the plain case with a milled band, 54mm diameter
Provenance - The Francis Payne Collection of Pocket Watches
Francis Payne was a successful consulting and mining engineer working out of London offices in the early years of the last Century. His collection was formed mainly between 1910 – 1930, the result of what he considered to be his ‘Favourite Recreation, He developed contacts with various leading retailers and Auction Houses at the time. Several pieces offered here retain original invoices from Louis Desoutter, who also carried out some repairs. There are also interesting original invoices and letters from Breguet and others.
The collection has remained in the Payne family ever since and none of these watches will have been seen on the open market in recent times
Case generally good with slight wear and abrasions commensurate with age, a few very minor marks and scratches to the chapter ring, balance swings, repeat mechanism functions
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24% inc VAT*
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27.6% inc VAT*
