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SILVER CASED VERGE WATCH IN THE FORM OF A HUMAN SKULL [MOVEMENT AND DIAL NOT ORIGINAL]. . MOVEMENT Circular gilt-brass plates with four baluster pillars. One pillar is a modern replacement, two original pillars are now retained in the front plate by blued-steel screws. Ratchet and click set-up mounted on the dial side of the pillar-plate. Fusee with chain and standard stop-work. Four wheel train with solid centre wheel, the third wheel and contrate pinion recessed into the pillar-plate a running in a separate bridge. Verge escapement, the crown wheel runs between a gilt-brass potence screwed to the underside of the back plate, and a rivetted counter-potence. Gilt-brass balance bridge pierced and engraved with foliate scrolls and with a screwed-on steel coqueret. Brass 3-arm balance with a spiral balance spring and geared regulator. The brass plate engraved A||||R . The motion work consists of a canon pinion mounted on the centre arbor with the normal minute wheel and pinion driving an … (See Merlin record for full description)
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