£850
George III centre seconds cylinder gilt metal and snakeskin pair cased pocket watch, circa 1780, the fusee movement signed Thos thgirw (wright), in the Poultry, London, no. 2554, with pierced engraved balloon balance cock with urn, diamond endstone, steel three arm balance, silvered regulating disc and cylindrical pillars, signed and numbered dust cover, the dial with Roman numerals, minute track with quarter Arabic numerals and centre seconds, beetle and poker hands, case maker 'DR', within a plain inner case and associated snakeskin outer case with pinwork decoration, 58mm (requires attention)
Movement - not currently functioning and requires attention, lacking stop/work lever.
Dial - light surface marks.
Glass - spinning in the bezel, possible replacement.
Hands - good.
Case - rubbing and some mild bruise marks to the inner case, outer case probably associated - does not appear to be a matched fit to the inner case, with some minor loss to the snakeskin on the bezel, outer case generally appears good.
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