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Plain silver pair cased verge watch, the movement signed James Davis, London, No. 732, the enamel dial bearing the name Stephen Huff, the name letters forming the hour numerals with Arabic minute numerals to the circumference, 60mm diameterPROVENANCEThe 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.Dents to inner and outer cases, slight repair to dial between four o'clock and five o'clock, balance swings

Daniel Quare. Silver pair cased quarter repeating verge watch, signed to the back plate and No. 441, the later enamel and arcaded dial with Arabic and Roman numerals and pierced gilt hands, the inner case with pierced and engraved band, the reverse with a central rosette, the outer band with a rural vignette, the outer case plain, makers mark C.G., 59mm diameterProvenance - 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 timesCase back with various minor and one larger dent in a case with some old repairs to the band, dial good, balance swinging

John Gordon. Gold repousse quarter repeating pair cased verge watch, signed to the back plate and to the inner dust cover, the later engine turned gold dial with blued steel hands, the inner case with a pierced and engraved band, the outer case pierced with scroll work, the centre with a scene from classical mythology, 50mm diameterProvenance - 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 timesOuter case with slight wear but generally good for its age, the inner case similar, the dial with slight areas of wear, balance swings, repeat mechanism operating but sticky.50mm is the diameter of the pair case. There are no marks to the pair case.

Thomas Mudge. Plain silver pair cased verge watch, signed to the back plate Thomas Mudge, London, No. 329, the inner case hallmarked London 1759, the outer case London 1788, the enamel dial with Arabic and Roman numerals (cracks and chips), 50mm diameterProvenance - 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 timesVery slight dents to the outer case back, inner case good with slight damage to hinge, two cracks to the dial at ten o'clock and six o'clock, chips to dial perimeter at six o'clock, balance swings

Thomas Mudge Plain gilt cased verge watch, signed to the back plate, Mudge, London, No. 284, the enamel dial with Arabic and Roman numerals, the outer case lacking, 40mm diameterProvenance - 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 timesOuter case in reasonable condition with no dents but slight marks, small chip to the edge of the glass at one o'clock, small cracks to the dial between nine o'clock and ten o'clock, small rim chips at six o'clock, balance swings

Edward Ellicott. Gold pair cased repousse ruby cylinder watch, signed to the back plate Ellicott, London, No. 4665, similarly signed to the dust cover, the enamel dial with Roman numerals, the repousse outer case decorated with a scene from the baptism of John, hallmarked London 1778, 49mm diameter, together with a purchase invoice from William Wordley Ltd, dated 1926Provenance - 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 timesOuter case generally good with very slight wear, inner case with a few minor dents, slight mark to the dial at three o'clock, balance swings

Continental silver repousse pair cased verge watch, the movement signed Roget, London, No. 1192, the outer case decorated in relief with a scene of the flight into Egypt, 56mm diameterProvenance - 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 timesProvenance - 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 timesOuter case quite worn, inner case with small dents and repairs, dial chipped at six o'clock, balance swings

Thomas Tompion. Gilt pair cased verge watch, the movement signed Thomas Tompion, London, No. 3080, the enamel dial with Roman numerals, the outer case covered in tortoiseshell (dial and cases later), 54mm diameterProvenance - 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 timesThree small cracks to the outer case back, inner case good with some wear to the gilt, cracks to the dial between four and five o'clock, balance swings

Eardley Norton. Large plain silver pair cased verge watch for the Turkish market, signed to the back plate, Eardley Norton, London, No. 4149, the enamel dial with Turkish numerals, also signed, the cases hallmarked London 1788, 71mm 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 timesOuter case good, inner case good with slight scratches and wear, dial with five scratches towards the centre, balance swingsNB Also includes a photocopy of original invoice from William Wordley Ltd, dated 1926

Ralph Gout. Silver and tortoiseshell triple cased verge watch for the Turkish market, the enamel dial with Turkish numerals, signed Ralph Gout, London, the movement signed in Turkish and No. 34887, the plain inner case hallmarked London 1768, 55mm diameterProvenance - 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 timesSlight damage to the outer case, particularly close to the loop and hinge, slight wear to outer case, inner case good with slight scratches to the hinge, a few tiny marks and chips to the perimeter of the dial, balance swings

Silver pair cased verge watch for the Turkish market, the back plate signed Markwick Markham Perigal, London, No. 17731, the enamel dial with Turkish numerals, also signed, the plain inner case hallmarked London 1774, the outer case engraved with Middle Eastern style decoration, 49mm diameterProvenance - 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 timesOuter case good with slight wear, loop replaced ?, inner case with slight dents and wear and with ' scratched ' date 1754, dial good, balance swings

Le Roy Eleve de Breguet, a Continental gold and enamel cased verge watch for the Turkish market, the enamel dial with Turkish numerals, signed to the back plate Le Roy Eleve de Breguet, No. 4277, signed again to the dial in Turkish, the front case with foliate designs on a pink ground, the back similarly decorated surrounding a central vignette of a harbour scene, 49mm diameterProvenance - 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 timesProvenance - 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 timesGenerally in very good condition, slight losses to enamel on the back at twelve o'clock, ten o'clock and six o'clock, dial very good, balance not swinging. Case diameter is 49mm excluding the crown.

Barraud. 18ct gold cased dumb half quarter repeating pair cased pocket chronometer, signed to the back plate Barraud's, Cornhill, London, No. 720, the enamel dial with Roman numerals and subsidiary seconds, signed Barraud's London, No. 720, the case hallmarked London 1815 and engraved with the arms of King George IV for whom the watch is reputed to have been made, 55mm diameter. See reference to this on the accompanying sale invoice from Louis Desoutter, dated 28th September 1927Provenance - 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 timesOuter case good with slight wear to crest, inner case similar, two small cracks to the dial between one o'clock and three o'clock, balance swings, repeat mechanism not currently functional

Barraud. Plain silver pair cased duplex watch, the movement signed, Barraud's, Cornhill, London, No. 7926, the enamel dial with Roman numerals and subsidiary seconds, also signed, the inner case hallmarked London 1813, the outer case, London 1810, 54mm diameterProvenance - 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 timesOuter case good with one slight abrasion, inner case with very slight dents and wear, loop replaced ?, dial good, balance swings, outer case back with various small dents and repair close to hinge, inner case back with slight scratches, dial with crack from centre to two o'clock, further small cracks to the subsidiary seconds dial and repaired rim chip at five to six o'clock, balance swings

English plain silver open face duplex pocket watch, signed to the back plate Bourchier, Longacre, London, No. 142, the enamel dial with Roman numerals and subsidiary seconds (cracks), the case hallmarked London 1818, 59mm diameterProvenance - 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 timesDents to outer case and repair to hinge, cracks to dial, balance swings

Small and slender 18ct gold and silver cased lever watch in the manner of Breguet. The silvered engine turned dial with offset chapter ring, Roman numerals, regulator vector and vacant signature cartouche, the back and sides decorated with engine turning, 45mm diameterProvenance - 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 timesOuter case generally good with slight wear and scratches and small vacant pin hole to the perimeter, dial with some slight marks particularly to the chapter ring between nine and twelve o'clock, regulator vector hand lacking, balance swinging but sticky

Continental gold cased dual time lever watch with centre seconds, the inner case signed by the retailer John E. Hyde and Sons, London, No. 1862, the gilt floral engraved dial with a subsidiary seconds dial, the movement with parachute and compensations, the outer case with engine turning and floral engraving, the loop and bezels also engraved and with a chronograph stop / start / slide to the band, 54mm diameter, together with a sales invoice from Searle, Hoare and Co., dated 22nd May, 1916Provenance - 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 timesSlight wear and scratches to case commensurate with age, dial very clean, inner case and case back also very clean, balance not swinging

Gilt metal pair cased verge watch, signed to the back plate J.N. Farndon, Deddington, No. 603, the enamel dial similarly signed, the inner case plain, the outer case radially engine turned with a central rosette, 50mm diameterProvenance - 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 timesOuter case good with slight wear to the gilt, inner case similar, dial good, balance swings

Continental gold cased quarter repeating verge watch, signed Romilly Comp, the gilt inner cover similarly signed, the dial with a signed enamel chapter ring with Arabic numerals the gilt fretwork centre depicting a classical scene, the plain case with a milled band, 54mm diameterProvenance - 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 timesCase generally good with slight wear and abrasions commensurate with age, a few very minor marks and scratches to the chapter ring, balance swings, repeat mechanism functions

Continental silver verge watch, signed Bien Aime Fils Amiens, the enamel dial with Arabic numerals, similarly signed and with an offset winding post, 52mm diameterProvenance - 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 timesCase good - requires cleaning, dial - various cracks in the nine to twelve quarter, balance not swinging

Silver and tortoiseshell pair cased verge watch, signed Martineau, London, the champleve silver dial with date aperture similarly signed, 57mm diameter, the outer case later associatedProvenance - 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 timesOuter case with various small cracks and abrasions to the tortoiseshell, inner case with signs of repair work around the loop attachment, other dents and wear, dial lacks one thirty minute marker stud between five and six o'clock and another between two and three o'clock, balance swings

Silver repousse pair cased verge watch signed Tarts, London, No. 24828, the silver champleve dial signed to the centre, Tarts, the plain inner case hallmarked London 1774, the outer case decorated with a classical scene within Baroque scroll work, 51mm diameterProvenance - 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 timesOuter case with slight wear commensurate with age, inner case similar with repair work around the loop attachment, dial generally good with a few slight marks, balance swings

Silver pair cased verge watch, signed Tarts, London, No. 721, the enamel dial with Arabic and Roman numerals surrounding a central vignette of a river scene with bridge (cracked), the inner case hallmarked London 1799 together with a later outer case (incorrect fit), 45mm diameterProvenance - 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 timesOuter case with slight dents and wear, inner case similar with repairs around loop attachment, dial with radial crack from centre to five / six numeral, other various minor cracks and scratches, chips to perimeter at six numeral, balance swings

George Mardy. Silver repousse pair cased verge watch, signed George Mardy, London, No. 55490, the enamel dial with Roman numerals, the inner case damaged and hallmarked London 1788, the outer case embossed with scroll work and a classical scene, 48mm diameterProvenance - 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 timesOuter case with a fair amount of wear to the high relief, inner case - poor with dents, punctures and repairs, dial with large chip and poor repair between nine and ten, other minor marks and abrasions, balance swings

Gilt metal verge watch, signed to the back plate Dwerrihouse Carter and Sons, Berkeley Square, No. 8906, the enamel dial with Arabic numerals and offset winding post, the case with engine turned decoration, 46mm diameterProvenance - 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 timesCase generally good with wear to gilt, dial with chip to centre, balance swings

Plain silver verge watch, signed Joseph Beale, Twickenham 1801, the enamel dial with letters for the hours, forming the name William Main, hallmarked London 1800, 54mm diameterProvenance - 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 timesOuter case good with slight wear commensurate with age, inner case similar, dial with small crack between eleven and twelve, other various minor abrasions, balance swings

Gilt metal pair cased verge watch, signed Jonathan Price, London 1800, the enamel dial with Arabic numerals, the inner case plain, the outer case covered in tortoiseshell, 45mm diameterProvenance - 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 timesVarious small cracks, losses and repairs to outer case, inner case good but gilt worn, various cracks and a small old repair to the lower portion of the dial, balance swings

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 diameterProvenance - 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 timesOuter 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

Gilt verge watch, the movement signed William Frodsham, London, No. 191, the gilt champleve dial with Arabic and Roman numerals, the inner case plain, the outer case covered with tortoiseshell, 49mm diameterProvenance - 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 timesPortion of tortoiseshell and various studs missing from outer case bezel, various studs missing from case back, inner case somewhat scratched and worn, balance swings

Gilt metal pair cased verge watch, the movement signed Jon Abchurch, London, No. 4488, the enamel dial with Arabic and Roman numerals, the inner case plain, the outer case covered with tortoiseshell and with underpainted fern and butterfly decoration, 49mm diameterProvenance - 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 timesOuter case with crack to bezel and a few missing studs, inner case - good but gilt worn, dial good, balance swinging but sticky

Plain silver pair cased verge watch, signed Jonathan Pilkington, Woolwich, No. 221, the enamel dial with Arabic numerals, the case hallmarked London 1803, 57mm diameterProvenance - 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 timesProvenance - 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 timesOuter case generally good with small amount of wear commensurate with age, inner case similar with one small dent, dial with crack and rim chip between six and eight numerals, balance swings

Small gilt pair case verge watch, the movement signed Simpson and Higginson, Strand, London, No. 3812, the enamel dial with Arabic and Roman numerals, the inner case plain, the outer case covered with tortoiseshell, 46mm diameterProvenance - 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 timesOuter case with two small cracks and various missing studs, inner case - good with wear to gilt, crack to dial between the four and six numerals, balance not swinging

Gilt pair cased verge watch, the movement inscribed Alex Millar, Montrose, No. 619, the enamel dial with Arabic and Roman numerals, the minute hand and glass lacking, the inner case plain, the outer case covered with tortoiseshellProvenance - 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 timesVarious cracks and stud losses to the outer case, glass lacking, hour hand lacking, inner case good but gilding very worn, various cracks to the dial, balance swings

Silver hunter cased verge watch, the movement signed Thomas Wells, Skipston, No. 6905, the enamel dial with Roman numerals, the engine turned case (rubbed), hallmarked London 1829, 52mm diameterProvenance - 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 timesOuter case good with wear to the engine turning, dial with small repair chip close to the five numeral, balance swings

Gilt metal verge watch, the movement signed Thomas Taylor, Holborn (the movement incomplete), the later enamel dial now fitted to the gilt metal outer case, formally housing a quarter repeat movement, covered with tortoiseshell, 51mm diameterProvenance - 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 timesOuter case generally good with small hole to the bezel close to the nine numeral and wear to the gilding, many cracks to the dial, minute hand lacking, movement incomplete

White metal pair cased cylinder watch, the movement signed Thomas Mudge and W. Dutton, London, No. 894, the enamel dial with Roman numerals, the later case with plain inner and repousse outer, 48mm diameterProvenance - 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 timesOuter case somewhat worn, inner case with a few small rim dents and general wear, dial extensively cracked, minute hand bent, balance swinging but sticky

Gilt metal pair cased verge watch, the movement signed Thomas Field, Bath, No. 11553, the enamel dial with Roman numerals, the inner case plain, the outer case covered with tortoiseshell, 48mm diameterProvenance - 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 timesMajor losses and cracks to the outer case, rubbing to gilt, inner case good, gilding worn, dial extensively cracked, balance swings

Gilt pair cased verge watch, the movement inscribed Edward Palmer, London, No. 7298, the enamel dial with Roman numerals, the inner case plain, the outer case covered with tortoiseshell with underpainted fern decoration, 46mm diameterProvenance - 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 timesOuter case with major cracks, inner case good with wear to gilding, dial with extensive cracks, balance swings

Plain silver pair cased verge watch, the movement signed P. Thompson, London, No. 5542, the enamel dial with Arabic numerals, the inner case hallmarked London 1784, 51mm diameterThe 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 timesOuter case generally good, catch release button damaged / lacking, inner case extensively dented to a minor degree, chips / losses to dial centre, various cracks to the circumference, balance not swinging

Gilt cased verge watch, the movement signed Jonathan Frant, London, No. 624, the enamel dial with Roman numerals and offset winding post, the case covered with tortoiseshell with under painted fern and butterfly decoration, 47mm diameterThe 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 timesOuter case with various cracks and stud losses, dial with chips around the winding hole and cracks at twelve and five numerals, balance swings

Small Continental gold hunter cased verge watch, the enamel dial with Arabic numerals and offset winding post, the case decorated with engine turning and traces of blue enamel, 34mm diameterThe 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 timesOuter case slightly dented and worn all-over, the original outer band of blue enamel almost completely lost, the dial with chips / cracks close to the winding hole, balance swings

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 diameterThe 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 timesOuter 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

Plain silver pair cased verge watch, the movement signed B. Smart, London, No. 7670, the enamel dial with Roman numerals, the case hallmarked London 1825, 56mm diameterThe 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 timesOuter case with very slight dents and release button lacking, inner case with very slight dents and wear, dial clean, minute hand slightly bent, balance swings

Plain silver pair cased verge watch, the movement No. 779, the enamel dial with Roman numerals, both cases hallmarked London 1828, 58mm diameterThe 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 timesOuter case with very slight dents and wear commensurate with age, inner case slightly more so, dial generally good, balance swinging but sticky

18ct Gold cased open face pocket watch, the unsigned lever movement, No. 58114, the gilt dial with Roman numerals and floral engraving with a subsidiary seconds dial, the case hallmarked Chester 1853, 45mm diameterThe 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 timesCase generally good with light wear to the engine turning, dial slightly worn and scratched, balance not swinging. Gross weight is 76.5g.It is not currently working and the balance is sticky.

English pocket watch movement, signed Parkinson and Bouts, 59 Gracechurch Street, London, No. 12392 with a lever escapement, re-cased, 50mm diameterThe 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 timesCase generally good, glass cracked, dial good, balance not swinging

Silver cased open face pocket watch, the enamel dial with Roman numerals, the lever movement inscribed Patent, the plain case hallmarked London 1910, 48mm diameterThe 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 timesCase generally good, dial good, balance swinging

Italian quarter striking clock / watch with alarm, the substantial movement with single beat escapement, signed Giuseppe Lucilia in Milano, striking on a large bell within the case and with the strike / silent selector to the bezel, the enamel dial with Arabic numerals and four winding and adjustment posts, the substantial enamelled white metal case decorated to simulate tortoiseshell, pierced with holes to the band, 98mm diameter (for restoration)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 timesLosses to case enamel particularly the back, dial with large chip at the twelve numeral and crack extending from the twelve numeral through numerals one, two, three and four, further crack above the six numeral, dial detached and with only a single hand, balance swings, glass lacking

15ct Gold alternating oval and elongated link Albert watch chain with clip and barThe 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 timesGenerally good condition with slight wear to links commensurate with age, one of the two clips is nickel plated. Overall length is 27cms. The elongated links are each about 25mm. Gross weight 29g.There is an additional nickel plated clip attached.

9ct Gold alternating oval and elongated link Albert watch chain with clip, bar and fob sealThe 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 timesGood general condition with slight wear to links commensurate with age. Overall length is approximately 37cms including clip and fob. Gross weight is 32.5g.

18ct Gold cased open face pocket watch, the gilt repousse dial with Arabic numerals, the movement signed Grimalde and Johnson, Strand, London, No. 5092, the band and back cover repousse decorated with stylised flower head and garlands, the loop in the form of a snake, the outer case hallmarked London 1808, the inner cover gilt, 40mm diameter together with an original red Morocco leather covered caseThe 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 timesCase generally very good, dial generally good, balance swings

Breguet watch keyThe 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 timesGood clean condition. The key is not stamped. It is thought to be early 19th Century.

Rolex - Very rare stainless steel manual wind bracelet watch with Kew 'A' Certification. The Oyster Speedking ref: 5056, with a signed off-white dial having Arabic numerals, black outer minute track and subsidiary seconds dial, blued steel baton hands and inscribed 'Kew 'A' Certificate' - The screw down crown signed 'Rolex Oyster', the screw-down case back stamped '5056', case number 628XXX. The signed 18 jewel bi-coloured movement number 4255, inscribed 'Kew xAx Tested', 'Time with screws on balance', the freesprung Breguet type balance with timing screws, 30mm diameter, together with copy of hand written Register of Watches from The National Physical Laboratory (Teddington). During the 1940's Rolex submitted 145 watch movements to the Royal Observatory at Kew for chronometer testing. These 18 jewel movements had hand-made balance staffs, wheels and cocks, the main plates being coloured rose gold with the balance cock in stainless steel. Regulation was achieved by two screws with three spare screw holes each side for compensation. All these watches were adjusted in Geneva and overseen by the Rolex master timer Jean Matile. This movement no: 4255 passed certification on 20 January 1949. There is no known history to this watch and it is being sold for a local Cancer Charity without any vendor's commission. Movement currently functions, dial has an even patina as one would expect for a 1940's dial, hands are good and original, wear to case is likewise and unpolished, crown does pull out and pushes back however it does no-longer screw-down tight, movement is clean, riveted and spring Rolex bracelet with wear as expected and date coded 4/72 - **General condition consistent with age 

Centaur 9ct gold gentleman's wristwatch with blued Breguet hands, black Arabic numerals, silver dial and signed 15 jewel movement, on black leather strap, case diameter 29mm, serial number 5402. 

Ladies 9ct gold wristwatch with blued Breguet hands, inset subsidiary seconds dial, black Arabic numerals, two-tone silver and gold dial and unsigned movement, on black leather strap, case diameter 25.5mm, serial number 56262. 

A 9ct gold ladies wristwatch with Arabic numerals, blued Breguet hands and daisy shaped case, on black mourning strap, case diameter 25mm, serial number 96919. 

H.Samuel 20thC brass carriage clock in corniche style case, the painted white Roman dial with Arabic minutes and Breguet style hands, 12cm tall 

Achille Brocot late 19th / early 20th C brass mantel clock with cast and engraved decoration, the enamelled Roman dial with Breguet style hands signed W.Roskell, Liverpool, the movement stamped A.B within star for Achille Brocot, France, numbered 4281 - 14, striking on a bell, 23cm tall 

A 19thC gilt brass carriage clock with moulded decoration to corniche style case, the half hourly repeater and alarm movement striking on a bell, the enamelled Roman dial with secondary alarm dial and Breguet style hands, 11cm tall 

Martin and Co, Cheltenham 20thC brass carriage clock in corniche style case, the painted white Roman dial with Breguet style hands, 13cm tall