Please help with interesting gold fusee pocket watch

[benbenny]

I can buy this watch of a customer of mines. It does look French to me because of the words slow and fast in french on the white disk and maybe 1850s-60s? Is this what they call a fusee movement? I want to try to find out who the maker of the mechanism is and the maker of the case. No name brand engravings, only a few numbers near the winder part, Any ideas?

 

[aucaj]

It is probably French or Swiss, 1820 to 1840. It is a verge fusee. I see a lot of these out there. At one time I owned three. Please consider the availability of these enameled gold watches along with the price that the seller is asking.

 

[eric the bully]

I think it is from 1780-1800 the edges balance bridge feet was in use before the 19th century. And that it is from the area of Geneva where it was an important center of enamellers and used pearl decorations. The diamond on the balance bridge instead of the cheaper coquerette is remarkable and unusual.
Regards enrico

 

[gmorse]

Hi Enrico,

The diamond on the balance bridge instead of the cheaper coquerette is remarkable and unusual.

I don't think that's a diamond in there, it's just part of the steel setting. It's echoing the style of the English endstones in contrast to the keyhole-shaped cocqueret.

Regards,

Graham

 

[eric the bully]

I can't doubt GMorse, especially as I've been having some vision problems lately. From the reflections it seemed to me a stone even if unusual in a continental movement.
regards enrico

 

[gmorse]

Hi Enrico,

...especially as I've been having some vision problems lately. From the reflections it seemed to me a stone even if unusual in a continental movement.

I hope you can have your vision sorted out, we depend so much on our eyesight..

The oblique picture is probably clearer, and may suggest that it isn't even a functional end cap.



Regards,

Graham

 

[Allan C. Purcell]

can't doubt GMorse, especially as I've been having some vision problems lately. From the reflections, it seemed to be a stone even if unusual in a continental movement.
regards enrico

Enrico, here is one with a functional stone, but I know nothing about it, can you start me off. French or Swiss? Nice work or not?

Regards,

Allan.

 

[eric the bully]

Undoubtedly an ebauches by Japy, the most important ebauches manufacturer, which among other things also built the Dutch ebauches, Japy was not only dedicated to watchmaking but he also made many other goods including: - chains, locks, ironmongery, cooking utensils , children's toys, electrical equipment, petrol engines, photographic equipment, typewriters, spinning and weaving machines etc.
The repeater of Allan is certainly from the 1820s and 40s, which can be seen from the rounded balance bridge and the bushing support of the fusée..
regards enrico

 

[Allan C. Purcell]

Thank you, Enrico, all the time I thought Japy only made little black Slate clocks I promise to take him seriously from now on.

Thanks again,

Allan.