MOVEMENT : Gilded verge fusee movement, with engraved and pierced balance cock. Signed and dated (1805). It is running well.

DIAL : White enamel, 44.5 mm in diameter. It is in good condition with just one short hairline and associated chip, right on the edge at 3, and some scratches to the surface at the number 4.

INNER CASE : Silver, 48.5 mm in diameter. Hallmarked for London, 1804/5. Maker’s mark TB. Very good condition with no repairs. The hinge is fine and the bezel snaps shut nicely. Good high dome bull’s eye crystal with no damage.

OUTER CASE : Silver, 55.5 mm in diameter. Matching hallmarks to the inner. Hinge and catch fine and the case closes nicely. The catch button is dented but otherwise the case is in fine condition.

Loomes list John Drayton in Bath in the early 19th century.