Victorian English silver CHRONOMETER fusee pocket watch c1850

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This is an English fusee detent chronometer which has been loosely recased in a case which has hallmarks for London 1858. The dial is also not original

The movement has a broken chain and the movement is not running. Please see the professional condition report on this movement at the end of this description

Movement – the gilt ¾ plate lever movement is fusee driven with a detent escapement and has a free-sprung balance with a helical hairspring. It is signed “Brillman & Co, 76 Leadenhall Street, London, 568” and is in 95% mint condition

Case – the movement comes in a RECASED English silver open face case and is LOOSE with no pin – it is just sitting in the case. It has a hinged back and bezel and is wound and set from the back and the movement is accessed from the front also. The case is decorated with coin edged sides and engine turning on the back with a vacant cartouche. The inner cover has a plugged winding hole and new winding and setting holes.

The case is in 85% mint condition – some soft bruises and marks

Dial – the later silver dial has NO Hands. It is decorated with gold flowers and numbers and is in 95% mint condition

The watch has a mineral glass

The watch measures 50mm wide x 20mm deep. The movement measures 44mm x 8.8mm

The watch is key wound / key set and comes with a key

Chronometer movement condition report

½ plate movement with electrogilded plates 

Single helical steel hairspring

Chain detached and broken end, mainspring is also broken.

Detent is a softened steel replacement, which is split and repaired however the gold tone passing spring is present.

Locking stone is replaced with a steel guard pin.

Impulse jewel on the balance appears to be complete though with signs of alteration.

Balance pivots appear short in my eyes. 

The photograph below shows the movement with the balance assembly removed. It is immediately obvious that the detent is not in functioning condition.

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