W & I Baird English Duplex Fusee Pocket Watch Movement
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
c. 1835
This English full-plate fusee movement, catalogued to circa 1835, features a duplex escapement with a brass escape wheel and an oversized compensated balance wheel with timing screws beneath a raised diamond endstone setting.
The movement is signed 'W & I Baird, London, No 3006' across the gilt plate and reported to repeat this signature on an accompanying off-white enamel dial. The balance cock is ornately engraved with foliate patterns and a grotesque face mask above a calibrated 'Slow / Fast' regulation index. The uncased movement measures 47.4 mm in diameter by 12.4 mm deep and is key wound and key set.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Technical characteristics
- Type
- Pocket watch movement
- Dust cap
- Gilt dust cap with large balance aperture
- Dimensions
- 47.4mm x 12.4mm
- Escapement
- Duplex lever escapement with brass escape wheel
- Place recorded
- United Kingdom
- Maker signature
- W & I Baird, London, No 3006
- Maker / attribution
- W & I Baird
- Winding and setting
- Key wound / key set
- Watchcock decoration
- Engraved grotesque face
Design
- Visible features
- • Gilt full plate visibly engraved with 'No 3006', maker signature in flowing script, and a curved 'Slow / Fast' regulation scale. • Oversized compensated split balance wheel fitted with timing screws and weights. • Engraved balance cock terminating in a raised diamond endstone setting secured near blued steel screws. • Winding arbor and square key-set arbor access visible on the top plate. • Grotesque face mask motif engraved centrally on the neck of the balance cock.
- Catalogued Accessories and Dimensions
- The listing records the uncased movement dimensions as 47.4 mm in diameter by 12.4 mm in depth. No outer pocket watch case is present or described. The seller describes an off-white enamel dial without hands, signed 'W & I Baird, London, No 3006', reported to have a hairline in the centre and another on the edge from 11 to 9. Additionally, an 'original gilt dust cap with a large aperture' is recorded. However, neither the dial nor the dust cap is visible in the provided photograph.
- Top Plate Engraving and Visual Attributes
- The movement features a gilt full plate visibly engraved with the maker's signature and location in script, reading alongside the serial identification 'No 3006'. A curved regulation index calibrated between 'Slow' and 'Fast' is located adjacent to the balance assembly. The balance cock is decorated with scrolled engraving that incorporates a grotesque face motif at its base. A raised diamond endstone is positioned atop the balance cock near blued steel screws. A split compensated balance wheel fitted with perimeter timing screws and weights operates beneath the cock. The top plate also shows access for the winding arbor and key-set arbor.
- Reported Mechanism and Escapement Configuration
- The dealer listing describes the mechanism as a gilt full-plate fusee movement having a 'Duplex lever escapement with a brass ‘scape wheel'. It is documented as featuring a compensated balance characterized by the seller as 'much larger than normal', accompanied by a large diamond endstone. The movement is recorded as key wound and key set. The seller states that the movement 'has a good balance and chain and will tick', though performance and internal condition claims from listings are not independently verified.
Identification
- Serial number
- 3006
- 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.
Research required
- Research required: The dealer listing describes a 'Duplex lever escapement', which conflates duplex and lever escapement types, though duplex escapement with brass escape wheel is the primary description.
- Research required: The accompanying off-white enamel dial and gilt dust cap noted in the source listing text are not depicted in the provided photograph.
- Research required: Uncased movement lacking its pocket watch case.