Lot 556

Justin Vulliamy, London, Werk "rmz", 58 mm, 172 g, circa 1811
A gentleman's heavy pocket watch with duplex escapement
Case: 18k gold, à goutte, reverse side engine-turned, escutcheon, à goutte, case maker's punch mark "FC FHB", movement protection cap. Dial: enamel, radial Roman hours and Arabic minutes, blued pierced hart-shaped hour hand, blued Breguet minute hand. Movm.: full plate movement, applied floral engraved and pierced appliques, signed, gilt, chain/fusee, moulded pillars, duplex escapement, plain three-arm steel balance, temperature-compensating balance spring, rich florally engraved balance cock with mascaron, silver regulator disc, chatoned diamond endstone on balance.