Capped Lancashire fullplate fusee movement, the cap stamped HN and the cock for stamped WN (possibly William Naylor whose stamp can also be found in box-chronometers). Detached lever escapement of Savage 2-pin form, the lever with the usual small rack-type counterpoise. Steel balance, spiral balance-spring. Enamel dial. 46 mm diameter, 13.5 mm deep, not including centre arbor.<\/p>\n
Francis Bryant Adams, from a well known family of watchmakers, and one time partner with George Moore. Based at the heart of Clerkenwell, London\u2019s watchmaking centre, with a deserved reputation for his export of fine watches into America.<\/p>\n
George Savage invented but did not Patent his improved detached lever escapement around 1814. Working within narrower tolerances than the normal lever escapements its use was never great within the watchmaking fraternity, even though examples can be found dating up to and post 1850. Its theoretical advantages make it perhaps the finest detached escapement for general pocket wear, this being a particularly early example. The use of draw pre-dates Massey and points to Savage already having a sound theoretical and practical knowledge of the detached lever escapement by this date. See also the recent articles in Antiquarian Horology<\/em> by Andy Blagg on George Savage and his work.<\/p>\n Previously sold in my 2002 Postal Auction Catalogue No 6<\/em>, Lot 1. Dial with the usual hair crack and lacking hands. Otherwise complete and tries to tick if wound, but sold as needing at least a service and fresh oil to work properly – it was working when sold by me in 2002.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Fine London finished Savage 2-pin lever movement, circa 1825, from the Alan Treherne collection.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":8962,"template":"","meta":[],"product_cat":[21,16],"product_tag":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/antiquewatchstore.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/8961"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/antiquewatchstore.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/antiquewatchstore.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/antiquewatchstore.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8962"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/antiquewatchstore.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8961"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/antiquewatchstore.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=8961"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/antiquewatchstore.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=8961"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}