Continental silver verge fusee mock pendulum pocket watch

Technical characteristics

Type

Mock pendulum pocket watch

Dimensions

55 mm wide by 20 mm deep

Origin and Date

Continental, circa 1810

Case Serial Number

22258

Winding and Setting

Key wound and key set via the dial side

Escapement Configuration

Verge fusee with inverted balance and escape wheel creating a mock pendulum

Design

Visible features

• Silver dial plate decorated with engine turning and bright-cut engraving • Off-center lower white enamel subdial with black Roman numerals and gilt hands • Square winding arbor visible through the enamel subdial adjacent to II o'clock • Upper crescent aperture with a dark backing revealing a radiating engine-turned mock pendulum bob • Silver open-face case fitted with a ball pendant and oval bow

Case Details and Cataloguing Boundaries

The open-face silver case measures 55 mm in diameter by 20 mm in depth, featuring coin-edged sides and a plain, smooth back. The dealer records the case serial number as 22258. No maker name, workshop signature, or silver hallmarks are recorded in the provided listing or visible on the dial. The geographic classification as Continental and date attribution of circa 1810 represent seller-reported claims rather than verified hallmark data.

Dial Arrangement and Visible Presentation

The watch presents a silver dial plate decorated with bright-cut engraving and engine turning. An offset white enamel subdial is positioned in the lower section, displaying black Roman numerals, gilt hands, and an exposed square winding arbor located near II o'clock. Above the time subdial is a curved aperture with a blued steel backing that displays a swinging steel mock pendulum bob with radiating engine turning. The open-face silver case features a hinged front bezel, an oval bow, and a ball pendant.

Reported Movement and Mock Pendulum Mechanism

Internal plates and gearing are not visible in the provided photograph, but the seller reports a gilt full-plate verge fusee movement. According to the dealer description, the balance assembly and escape wheel are inverted beneath the dial rather than mounted under a balance cock on the back plate. This inverted arrangement reportedly operates the swinging mock pendulum display on the dial side. The movement's back plate is described by the dealer as engraved and clear of a balance cock, with both winding and time setting executed by key through the front bezel.

Identification

Reference

4.112 (AB-94012)

Serial number

22258

Source note

Facts transcribed from the linked source listing or collection record. Attribution and specifications are source-reported and have not been independently authenticated.

Catalogue references

No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.