Bidspirit auction | A Late 18th/Early 19th Century
A Late 18th/Early 19th Century English Gilt-Brass Verge Fusee Pocket Watch Movement by Thos. Barron, London, with Dial - A late 18th to early 19th-century English gilt-brass verge fusee pocket watch movement by Thos. Barron, London, serial number 6643, accompanied by its dial. The gilt-brass movement features an ornate, hand-engraved balance cock with intricate floral and scrollwork. It includes a subsidiary regulation dial marked ”1, 2, 3, 4” and a visible fusee and chain drive, characteristic of the period. The circular dial, likely white enamel or painted metal, displays black Roman numerals for hours and Arabic numerals for minutes/seconds at five-minute intervals, with a central aperture for hands.