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Silver Fusee Pocket Watch, Nottingham
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Silver Fusee Pocket Watch, Nottingham

19th century
Description

A Victorian silver pocket watch. An enamel dial with brass hands and a subsidiary seconds dial. Signed 'Wm Donahay Exchange Walk Nottingham' to the mechanism. An English key wind fusee mechanism. Birmingham hallmarks for 1875.

Case width 50mm

From Kembery Antique Clocks Ltd you can expect a genuine antique watch in full working order. Worldwide tracked and insured delivery. Please phone 01179565281 to order the watch. We are members of The British Watchmakers and Clockmakers Guild.

Date of Manufacture

Kembery Antique Clocks Ltd has dated this Silver Fusee Pocket Watch to the Victorian era.

Independent Date Check ID 09645280
Dealer's Item DateVictorian era
Sellingantiques DateVictorian era
Sellingantiques agingItem is 151 years old
Test ResultsPassed dating check
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to THE VICTORIAN ERA:
Birmingham date letter an inside the case: 1875, which fixes the date.
Queen Victoria duty mark beside the hallmarks: only.
Hand-engraved scrollwork on the balance cock: fine English workshop finishing.
Softening to the engine-turned pattern on the back: long pocket wear.

This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

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Description
A Victorian silver pocket watch. An enamel dial with brass hands and a subsidiary seconds dial. Signed 'Wm Donahay Exchange Walk Nottingham' to the mechanism. An English key wind fusee mechanism. Birmingham hallmarks for 1875.
fig 1. An antique open-face silver pocket watch featuring a white enamel dial with Roman numerals, a subsidiary seconds dial, and an accompanying brass winding key.
fig 1. Silver Fusee Pocket Watch, Nottingham

Case width 50mm

From Kembery Antique Clocks Ltd you can expect a genuine antique watch in full working order. Worldwide tracked and insured delivery. Please phone 01179565281 to order the watch. We are members of The British Watchmakers and Clockmakers Guild.

Date of Manufacture

Kembery Antique Clocks Ltd has dated this Silver Fusee Pocket Watch to the Victorian era.

Independent Date Report ID 09645280
Dealer's Item DateVictorian era
Sellingantiques datingVictorian era
Sellingantiques agingItem is 151 years old
Test ResultsPassed dating check
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to the Victorian era:
Birmingham date letter an inside the case: 1875, which fixes the date.
Queen Victoria duty mark beside the hallmarks: only.
Hand-engraved scrollwork on the balance cock: fine English workshop finishing.
Softening to the engine-turned pattern on the back: long pocket wear.

This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

Reference Numbers
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SA1235040
Kembery Antique Clocks Ltd
Kembery Antique Clocks Ltd
Sellingantiques verified Since Aug 2009
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Archive I An antique open-face silver pocket watch featuring a white enamel dial with Roman numerals, a subsidiary seconds dial, and an accompanying brass winding key.

Silver Fusee Pocket Watch, Nottingham

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An antique open-face silver pocket watch featuring a white enamel dial with Roman numerals, a subsidiary seconds dial, and an accompanying brass winding key.
Silver Fusee Pocket Watch, Nottingham
Ref: SA1235040
An antique open-face silver pocket watch featuring a white enamel dial with Roman numerals, a subsidiary seconds dial, and an accompanying brass winding key.
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Cataloguer’s note

Written by Sellingantiques from the dealer’s photographs and listing
  • ObjectPocket Watches
  • Period19th century
  • StyleVictorian
  • MaterialSilver, Enamel, Brass, Steel
  • ColourSilver, White
  • MotifsWhite enamel dial, Roman numerals, Subsidiary seconds dial, Key wind mechanism

This Victorian open-face pocket watch is manufactured from silver with an accompanying brass winding key. The round white enamel dial displays black Roman numerals, slender brass hands, and a lower subsidiary seconds dial featuring a blued steel hand and a golden indicator. The silver outer case exhibits ribbed reeded texturing around the outer edge, while a spherical winder stem connects to a round hanging loop at the top. The winding key includes a central circular plaque embossed with a six-pointed star motif and a small loop handle. In a modern interior, this portable horological instrument is suitable for display on a desk, within a cabinet, or styled on a shelf in a study or library. The item measures 50 mm in width.

FAQs

A fusee mechanism uses a cone-shaped pulley and tiny chain to balance the tension of the mainspring, delivering consistent power to the escapement as the watch runs down.

These timepieces typically feature sterling silver cases, fire-gilded brass movement plates, steel arbors and springs, and vitreous enamel dials with painted numerals.

Authentic pieces feature full British hallmarks stamped inside the silver case, including the town mark, silver purity mark, date letter, and makers initials.

Pocket watches are frequently presented under glass dome cloches, mounted on specialized metal display stands, or arranged within velvet-lined shadow boxes on bookshelves.

The mechanical movement requires periodic servicing by a specialist horologist using modern synthetic oils, while silver cases should be wiped with a microfiber cloth and kept in low-humidity environments.
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