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
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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.
An 18 ct. Gold cased crown wound Pocket Watch having enamelled face (crazed) with Roman numerals and inset second dial above the 6 o'clock position with with blued hands. serial no. 622121. The movement marked ''examined J.W. Benson, 62 & 64 Ludgate Hill, London, Swiss made, Watchmaker's by Warrant to the Queen and the Prince of Wales''. The cased engraved to the exterior with an heraldic gauntlet holding a dagger and a ribbon with a motto (indistinct.... Dieu est ma Fiance). Movement appeared to run satisfactorily at the time of cataloguing.
A key wound pocket Watch with porcelain face having Roman numerals (a/f.) and a quantity of yellow metal items including a Prince of Wales Feathers pin, a pair of cuff links, a pair of crucifix earrings, two chains 17" and 20" approx. a crescent earring and a rolled gold charm bracelet chain with padlock clasp and key, 7" long approx.
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