MASSEY’S PATENT, London. No 9598
Rare keyless going-barrel watch/relic, from the Alan Treherne collection.
£145.00
Silver engine-turned case hallmarked London 1858, casemaker WB (probably William Brady, Clerkenwell). Massey’s rare fullplate calliper designed to have pump winding, although now lacking, the cock foot engraved MASSEY’S PATENT and the cap stamped D, as is the underside of the cock foot. Now with single-roller detached lever escapement and large under-sprung bimetallic balance but not cut so non-compensating, spiral balance-spring. Enamel dial, mismatched hands. 53.5 mm diameter.
Edward Massey, Patent No 3854, November 1824. In four parts, the second of which relates to this form of pump-winding using a rack.
This is one of few known Massey pump-wind watches to have survived, but it appears to have been extensively re-built and re-cased, the original watch probably dating to around 1815. See the Camerer Cuss book of Antique Watches for an example retailed by Waight of Birmingham – this shows the under-dial mechanism complete and in place.
Cracked dial, etc, plus the fact of it being rebuilt. A most interesting survival, but priced accordingly. Not serviced by me and although nothing is broken and it tries to tick when wound, is sold as not working.
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Silver engine-turned case hallmarked London 1858, casemaker WB (probably William Brady, Clerkenwell). Massey’s rare fullplate calliper designed to have pump winding, although now lacking, the cock foot engraved MASSEY’S PATENT and the cap stamped D, as is the underside of the cock foot. Now with single-roller detached lever escapement and large under-sprung bimetallic balance but not cut so non-compensating, spiral balance-spring. Enamel dial, mismatched hands. 53.5 mm diameter.
Edward Massey, Patent No 3854, November 1824. In four parts, the second of which relates to this form of pump-winding using a rack.
This is one of few known Massey pump-wind watches to have survived, but it appears to have been extensively re-built and re-cased, the original watch probably dating to around 1815. See the Camerer Cuss book of Antique Watches for an example retailed by Waight of Birmingham – this shows the under-dial mechanism complete and in place.
Cracked dial, etc, plus the fact of it being rebuilt. A most interesting survival, but priced accordingly. Not serviced by me and although nothing is broken and it tries to tick when wound, is sold as not working.