Lot 102

St. Claire, Dublin, Movement No. 86, 54 mm, 113 g, circa 1730
A rare verge pocket watch with "mock pendulum balance"
Case: silver, polished, large lateral hinge. Dial: silver, Champlevé style, engraved foliate decor, eccentric chapter ring with inlaid radial Roman hours, eccentric regulation scales at "5" and "8", glazed aperture for mock pendulum, gilt background, blued "Poker & Beetle" hands. Movm.: full plate movement, keywind, finely hand-engraved, monogrammed, chain/fusee, lavishly decorated baluster movement pillars, "mock pendulum balance".

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