£170
Plain silver pair cased verge watch, the movement signed William Brown, London, No. 36372, the enamel dial with Roman numerals, the case hallmarked London 1819, 57mm diameter
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 very slight dents and wear commensurate with age, inner case - slightly more so, dial with minor circumference, chips and crack between two and five numerals, balance swings, outer case with slight general wear, clasp release button lacking and front portion of upper collar lacking, inner case generally good with wear commensurate with age, dial good, minute hand slightly bent, balance swings
Fees apply to the hammer price:
Room and Absentee Bids:
24% inc VAT*
Online and Autobids:
27.6% inc VAT*
