Illustrations left and below are of a rare late sixteenth-century Gothic-style iron clock, of early German or Italian origin. Finely-engraved front plate, in mediaeval Italian style, carries a coat of arms, so far unidentified. Eyes in the french black square clock mask at the antique movado pocket watch gold top rock [...]

ANTIQUE CARRIAGE CLOCKS
A Carriage Timepiece, the gilt dial with cream enamel chapter ring, Arabic numerals and paste set surround, cylinder escapement and in gilt-brass case decorated with champleve
enamel friezes and with shaped handle, slight chipping to front glass panel, 15cm.
A Carriage Timepiece, the white enamelled dial inscribed Emanuel, Southampton, lever escapement, in gilt-brass obis [...]

A marquetry Longcase Clock, An oak Longcase Clock, Edwardian stained oak chiming Longcase Clock
An oak Longcase Clock, circa
1820, the Win. painted dial signed
T. Humphrey, Guildford, the 30-hour
movement striking on a bell, the hood
with moulded pediment and plain
columns, with plain trunk and plinth
base, 188cm.; 74in. high, with weight and
pendulum.
An oak and mahogany Longcase Clock, circa 1810, [...]

SMALL COLD LADIES’ WRIST WATCH, CARTIER GOLD WRIST WATCH, WHITE-GOLD-COLOURED METAL WRIST WATCH, GOLD SELF-WINDING WRIST WATCH

A CARTIER GOLD WRIST WATCH, the
International Watch Со. movement, no. 936384, with compensation balance, the dial with roman numerals, signed Cartier London, 22 by 38mm, with а leather strap and gold Cartier
clasp with a Cartier leather presentation box
A GOLD [...]

GLASS CALENDAR DESK WATCH, SLIM PLATINUM OPEN-FACED KEYLESS LEVER WATCH, GOLD HUNTING-CASED QUARTER-REPEATING KEYLESS LEVER WATCH, GOLD HUNTING-CASED KEYLESS LEVER WATCH

A SLIM PLATINUM OPEN-FACED KEYLESS
LEVER WATCH by Patek Philippe & Со., Geneva, Switzerland, no. 822649, the movement with compensation balance, jewelled pallets and wolf s tooth wind-ing, the dial with repeat
signature, jewelled numerals and subsidiarv [...]

GOLD-PLATED CALENDAR CHRONOGRAPH WRIST WATCH, STEEL AUTOMATIC WRIST WATCH, CHROME WRIST WATCH, GOLD LADIES’ WRIST WATCH by Ferrer, 9-CARAT GOLD WRIST WATCH
A GOLD-PLATED CALENDAR CHRONOGRAPH
WRIST WATCH, the lever movement with compensation balance and exposed steel Chronograph mechanism, stamped Buttes Watch Co., the dial with day and month apertures, centre
seconds, date and minute dials, the case [...]

OPEN-FACED CYLINDER WATCH, SLIM OPEN-FACED KEYLESS LEVER WATCH, HUNTING-CASED MINUTE-REPEATING KEYLESS LEVER CALENDAR CHRONOGRAPH, 18-CARAT GOLD HUNTING-CASED KEYLESS LEVER CHRONOGRAPH
AN OPEN-FACED CYLINDER WATCH with a
Swiss bar movement, the dial with roman numerals, the case engine-turned and engraved with leaves, 37mm, gold-coloured metal
A   REPEATING   GUN-METAL   OPEN-FACED
KEYLESS LEVER WATCH, the movement with compensation balance, engraved Searle & [...]

GOLD AND ENAMEL VERGE WATCH, GOLD AND SPLIT PEARL SET HUNTING CASED VERGE WATCH, QUARTER REPEATING AUTOMATON WATCH, REPEATING MUSICAL CYLINDER WATCH
A GOLD AND ENAMEL VERGE WATCH in the form of a mandolin,
the unsigned movement with white enamel dial with arabic
numerals, the sounding board of dark blue enamel, the back
of the case with panels of [...]

18th Century Clocks
While the most significant technical advance in clocks of the 18th century – the introduction of the pendulum – had been the achievement of the Dutchman, Huygens, it was the English clockmakers, led by Thomas Tompion, who in the remainder of the century took the greatest strides in the development of accurate timepieces.
The [...]

19th Century Clocks
The 19th century saw many changes in the craft of clockmaking. The demand was growing for a cheaper priced clock for the masses instead of costly possessions for the &lite. The French in the preceeding century had realized that sub-division of labour and specialization could achieve a greater output without necessarily destroying the [...]