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1720s English Pair Cased Verge Fusee Antique Pocket Watch

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1720s English Pair Cased Verge Fusee Antique Pocket Watch


ID: 385

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Beautiful pair cased verge fusee watch.
Diameter of outer case is 55mm, inner case is 48mm, thickness is 30mm, weight is 121 grams.

Watch is signed by Rich Rooker in London and is numbered.
Richard Rooker was born in about 1671 and apprenticed in January 1685/1686 to John Clowes through Thomas Wilson until 1692.
He was free to trade as a clockmaker in London in 1694.
Richard Rooker was recorded as still working in 1748 at age 87 in Chelsea, outside London. His son, Richard Rooker Jr., did not become a clockmaker but rather a green grocer at Holborn Bridge.
(Source - Brian Loomes, The Early Clockmakers of Great Britain, 1981)

The overall style of the watch allows to date it to about 1720s.
It's rather big watch, movement has a cock of symmetrical design, D-shaped leg is slightly narrowed to the sides, movement features square baluster pillars.



Condition
Watch appears to be in good condition.
The movement is in running condition, though time keeping is not guaranteed.
The case is in good condition, as well as the dial is.
Overall good watch in nice condition.



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