Tobias London silver open face fusee pocket watch, 1834
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
circa 1834
This is a 19th-century open face pocket watch featuring a detached lever fusee movement. The watch is housed in a silver case hallmarked in Birmingham in 1834. The movement is a full-plate design, key-wound and key-set, and is signed "Tobias London" with an individual serial number.
The balance cock is engraved with the inscription "Detached Lever." The dial is crafted from white porcelain and displays black Roman numerals for the hours, accompanied by a subsidiary seconds dial. The watch measures approximately 48mm in diameter and has a weight of 97.4 grams. It includes an associated watch key, used for winding and setting. The movement, while showing good balance motion, is not currently functioning and may require servicing.
The silver case exhibits minor signs of wear, including light surface scratches and the absence of a movement-retaining tube and pin. The porcelain dial remains in good condition without visible damage.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Weight
- 97.4g
- Diameter
- 48mm
- Material
- silver, porcelain
Technical characteristics
- Setting
- key set
- Winding
- key wind
- Movement
- detached lever fusee
Design
- Dial
- white porcelain with Roman numerals
- Inscriptions
- Tobias London, Detached Lever
Identification
- Source note
- Described from a single auction-house listing published on Invaluable (reproduced with Invaluable's permission). Details apply to that one example; other examples of the type may differ, and the listing is supplementary evidence, not authentication.
- Maker named in listing
- Tobias London
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.