Lot 319

Dent "Watchmaker to the Queen", 33 Cockspur Street, London, Movement No. 27373, 52 mm, 143 g, circa 1873
An extremely rare, heavy minute repeating hunting case pocket watch with stoppable independent jumping centre seconds
Case: 18k gold, polished. Dial: enamel, radial Roman numerals, centre seconds, blued spade hands. Movm.: 4/5 plate movement, frosted, gilt, chatoned, 2 hammers/2 gongs, 2 barrels, seesaw winding, blued screws, English lever escapement, gold screw compensation balance, blued balance spring, chatoned diamond endstone on balance.