#392 • William Tomlinson, verge fusee w/alarm, 58mm

Part of 261022 - "Fall Featured Auction" Horology, Jewelry & Coins - October 1 - 22 (timed auction by Jones & Horan Auctions)

High bid $450.00

Status: Available

Live bidding starts Oct 22, 2026 11:00 AM EDT

EPW - William Tomlinson, London, verge fusee with alarm, 58mm, gilt OF pair cases pierced for sound transmission, inner case with ornate openwork foliate scroll around perimeter, gilt champlevé dial, KWKS (key not included with this lot), verge escapement, gilt mvt with pierced and foliate scrolled balance cock with mask at neck, s#500. Gross weight of assembled watch 109.3 dwt (170.0 g). William Tomlinson is listed in Brian Loomes' "Watchmakers and Clockmakers of the World" as born circa 1673, Clockmakers' Company 1699 to 1719, and died 1750 or 1751. CONDITION: Mvt: Running, good alarm function and tone, excellent cosmetic mvt condition overall, numerous short scratches immediately around pillar positions, few fine to micro-fine scratches elsewhere; dial with short surface fracture at perimeter near 3:30, scratch in minute chapter near 3; fine hands; outer case shows little wear, few mild dings and small nicks, button latch good; inner case shows very little wear, no dents, excellent engraving detail; bow pivots freely; good domed glass bull's-eye crystal. Estimate: $2,000 - $4,000 JH-79946