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Barwise & Sons, London
, Movement No. 7630, Case No. 7630, 55 mm, 146 g, circa 1818A fine pair-cased precision pocket watch with duplex escapement
Case: 18k gold, case maker's punch mark "TH (Thomas Hardy)". Dial: enamel, off-white. Movm.: brass full plate movement, keywind, chain/fusee, steel balance.
John Barwise (1757-1842) was one of London's most renowned makers of precision watches and one of the few watchmakers who served as an expert on the Board of Longitude during the chronometer dispute between John Arnold and Thomas Earnshaw.
#42060
Case: very good
Dial: very good
Movm.: very good, capable of running
Dial: very good
Movm.: very good, capable of running