£1,200 - £1,800
Good 18th century English silver triple cased verge pocket watch, London 1765, the fusee movement signed R't & P. Higgs, London, no. 3845, with pierced engraved balance cock, gilt three arm balance, silvered regulating disc and ornate pillars, signed and numbered dust cover, signed dial with Roman numerals and minute track with Arabic five minute divisions, beetle and poker hands, within plain inner and middle cases and shagreen outer case with pinwork decoration, inner case numbered 3845, case maker 'TL' (possibly Thomas Lawrence), 56mm
Movement - currently functioning.
Dial - surface scratches present and heavier scratches at the two position.
Glass - light surface marks.
Hands - some surface corrosion.
Case - inner case lacking winding hole cover, light surface marks, middle case with surface marks and some mild wear to the button, outer case with some loss to the bezel and small cracks to the case back.
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