T MORRIS, London. No 1864
Good London finished movement with Savage ‘2-pin’ escapement, circa 1830.
£165.00
18-size Lancashire supplied fullplate fusee movement, finished with cap jewels on balance (diamond) and escape. Detached lever escapement of Savage 2-pin action, the lever with the usual rack-type counterpoise. Good early Pennington-type compensation balance with pre-drilled and threaded holes for the timing screws, spiral balance-spring. Enamel dial, gold hands. 46 mm diameter, 12 mm deep, not including centre arbor.
T Morris, London, one of many retailers yet to be properly identifies.
George Savage, Huddersfield and London, inventor (circa 1814) of what I consider the best form of detached lever escapement, in which the safety pin also receives the impulse. With finer tolerances than the normal detached lever escapements, the ‘Savage 2-pin’ as it has come to be called, was always more expensive to fit and was generally fitted in the best work. Examples are much more uncommon than the English Massey and single-roller variants.
Lacking its rim cap, dial with numerous edge chips and damaged hands, otherwise complete and in good original condition. Not cleaned by me and tries to tick when wound, but sold as needing at least cleaning and fresh oil to work properly, and priced accordingly.
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18-size Lancashire supplied fullplate fusee movement, finished with cap jewels on balance (diamond) and escape. Detached lever escapement of Savage 2-pin action, the lever with the usual rack-type counterpoise. Good early Pennington-type compensation balance with pre-drilled and threaded holes for the timing screws, spiral balance-spring. Enamel dial, gold hands. 46 mm diameter, 12 mm deep, not including centre arbor.
T Morris, London, one of many retailers yet to be properly identifies.
George Savage, Huddersfield and London, inventor (circa 1814) of what I consider the best form of detached lever escapement, in which the safety pin also receives the impulse. With finer tolerances than the normal detached lever escapements, the ‘Savage 2-pin’ as it has come to be called, was always more expensive to fit and was generally fitted in the best work. Examples are much more uncommon than the English Massey and single-roller variants.
Lacking its rim cap, dial with numerous edge chips and damaged hands, otherwise complete and in good original condition. Not cleaned by me and tries to tick when wound, but sold as needing at least cleaning and fresh oil to work properly, and priced accordingly.
