£320
Plain silver pair cased verge watch, signed Jonathan Chater, Olney, No. 7 with enamel dial and Arabic numerals, the inner case hallmarked London 1770, 52mm 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
Outer case with a few minor dents, inner case similar, dial with one very small rim chip close to the six numeral, balance swings, case with small section of loss to the bezel, various missing studs to the back case and the bezel, inner case - scratched and slightly worn, dial generally good with a few small scratches, balance swings
Fees apply to the hammer price:
Room and Absentee Bids:
24% inc VAT*
Online and Autobids:
27.6% inc VAT*
