Late 18thc. Liverpool Pocket Watch

A Liverpool verge watch, in very good condition.

MOVEMENT : Gilt fusee movement, with verge escapement, engraved and pierced balance cock, four square pillars, blued steel regulator disk and blued screws.

Signed D. Edmonds, Liverpool and numbered 912.

Running well and in good condition.

DIAL : The white enamel dial is in almost perfect condition, with just a couple of small flakes on the edge at 6.

Good original 18th century steel beetle and poker hands.

INNER CASE : Silver, with hallmarks for London, 1778, maker’s mark IM.

The stem has been reattached, (possibly replaced) but otherwise all in very good condition. The bezel snaps shut correctly. The high dome crystal is fine.

OUTER CASE : A silver pair case, with hallmarks and maker’s mark matching the inner.

The silver is again in very good condition. The hinge, catch and catch button are fine and the case snaps shut.

There is a D. Edmonds listed in Liverpool between 1775 and 1810.