Clocks, Watches, Barometers, Cameras and Scientific Instruments

A Rotary 9ct gold lady’s bracelet wristwatch, the signed silvered dial with gilt arrow shaped hour markers, the crescent form link bracelet with foldover clasp, Birmingham 1963, total weight 13.7g, case diameter 1.7cm, total length 18cm.

A Laco German Military oversized B-Uhr pilot's observation watch, Ref. 127-560B, circa 1941-45, the signed and jewelled Durowe movement numbered '02811', the black dial with luminous Arabic numerals, triangle marker at 12 and centre seconds, the case side detailed 'FL 23883', the snap case back interior detailed 'H 2811' and 'Lacher & Co Pforzheim', the case back detailed 'H 2811', case diameter 5.5cm, on a later leather strap. Note: from 1940 the German Air Force or Luftwaffe commissioned watches for their pilots from five watchmakers, four in Germany from A. Lange & Sohne, Laco, Stowa and Wempe, and one from Swiss makers IWC. All were produced to strict specification criteria, including mechanical movement with centre seconds, 55mm case diameters and large 'onion' shaped crowns. They were fitted with extra long leather straps for wear over a flight jacket and the movements were surrounded by an iron core, making the watch anti-magnetic. These watches became known as B-Uhren style, abbreviated from Beobachtungs-Uhren, or 'Observation watches'.

A Victorian silver cased keywind open-faced gentleman's pocket watch, the gilt fusee movement with lever escapement, gilt metal dust cover, the backplate signed 'M. Medici Middlesborough', the silvered dial with applied gilt Roman hour numerals and subsidiary seconds, the case back with engine turned decoration, London 1856, case diameter 5.2cm.

An 18ct gold half hunting cased keyless wind gentleman’s pocket watch, the gilt three-quarter plate lever movement detailed ‘Examined by Gaydon & Son Westow Stt, Upper Norwood 63151’, the inner and outer cases detailed ‘18c’, the enamelled dial with Roman numerals and subsidiary seconds (the glass lacking), total weight 97.8g, case diameter 4.8cm.

A mid-18th century gilt brass and tortoiseshell pair cased gentleman's pocket watch, the keywind gilt fusee movement with verge escapement and pierced and engraved balance cock, the backplate signed 'Richd Style London 759', the white enamelled dial with black Roman hour and outer Arabic minute numerals, case diameter 4cm, the tortoiseshell mounted outer case with leaf decoration within studwork border, outer case diameter 4.6cm. Note: Richard Style is a recorded London watchmaker, apprenticed in 1742 and made free of the Clockmakers' Company 1750-1794, working from his Cheapside address, succeeding his uncle Nathaniel Style, who retired in 1773.

A late 18th century gilt metal and enamelled pair cased gentleman's pocket watch, the keywind gilt fusee movement with verge escapement and pierced and engraved balance cock, the backplate signed 'Evill & Co Bath 6066', the white enamelled dial with black Roman hour numerals, case diameter 3.9cm, the outer case with engraved floral bands and enamelled decoration to case back, outer case diameter 4.6cm (outer case with enamel loss).

A George III silver pair cased gentleman's pocket watch, the keywind gilt fusee movement with verge escapement and pierced and engraved balance cock, the backplate signed 'Chas Johnson London 2722', the white enamelled dial painted with a scene of Adam and Eve standing either side of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil, framed by black Roman hour and outer Arabic minute numerals, the outer case containing Dutch watch paper detailed 'A. Guise Hoorn', London 1783, outer case diameter 5.3cm, with a winding key.

A late 18th century French gilt metal pair cased gentleman's pocket watch, the keywind gilt fusee movement with verge escapement and pierced and engraved balance cock, the backplate signed 'Duchêne & Compe N26370', the white enamelled dial with black Roman hour and outer Arabic minute numerals, signed 'Duchêne et Compagnie', case diameter 4.6cm, the outer case back with printed scene of a courting couple, outer case diameter 5.5cm.

An early 19th century Continental gilt metal and enamelled keywind open-faced gentleman's pocket watch, the gilt fusee movement with verge escapement, the white enamelled dial with black Arabic hour numerals, the enamelled case back painted with a scene of a courting couple within a blue and gilt border, case diameter 5cm.

A French 18K gold cased keyless wind open-faced lady's fob watch with unsigned movement, the enamelled dial with black Arabic hour numerals 1-12 and outer red Arabic hours 13-24, gold inner case, the two colour case back decorated with ribbon tied pendant and flowers, total weight 18.1g, case diameter 2.8cm.

A Chronograph Suisse stainless steel circular cased gentleman's wristwatch with jewelled Landeron 51 caliber movement, the dial with gilt Arabic numerals and arrowhead hour markers, two subsidiary dials and outer tachymeter scale, case diameter 3.7cm, on a black leather strap.

A Seiko Quartz Diver's 200m stainless steel cased gentleman's wristwatch, Ref. 5H26-7A10, circa September 1988, with signed and jewelled 5H26A movement, the signed dial with luminous hour markers, centre seconds and day and date aperture, the case with black rotating bezel, the signed case back detailed '5H26-7A10' and numbered '890171', case diameter 4.2cm, on a stainless steel tapered link bracelet with foldover clasp.

A Seiko Automatic 150m 'Captain Willard' stainless steel cased gentleman's diver's wristwatch, Ref. 6105-8110, circa May 1972, with signed and jewelled 6105B caliber movement, the signed black dial with luminous hour markers and date aperture and detailed 'Water 150m Resist', the case with black rotating bezel, the signed case back detailed '6105-8110' and numbered '250050', case width 4.4cm, on a steel tapered link bracelet with foldover clasp. Note: during the Vietnam War, Seiko watches were offered in the U.S. Military Post Exchanges on bases in South-east Asia. The 6105 was worn by Martin Sheen's character, Captain Willard, in Francis Ford Coppola's 1979 iconic war film Apocalypse Now.

A Seiko Bell-Matic stainless steel gentleman's bracelet wristwatch, Ref. 4006-6040, circa June 1976, with signed and jewelled 4006A caliber automatic movement, the signed silvered dial with baton hour markers, day and date aperture and rotating bezel with alarm indicator, the signed case back detailed '4006-6040' and numbered '662917', the tapered link bracelet with signed foldover clasp, case diameter 3.9cm.

A Seiko Chronometer Automatic Hi-Beat stainless steel gentleman's bracelet wristwatch, Ref. 5626-5020, circa April 1973, the signed black dial with silvered baton hour markers and day and date aperture, the signed rectangular case back detailed '5626-5020' and numbered '340148', the tapered link bracelet with signed foldover clasp, case width 3.5cm, together with a similar Seiko Automatic steel gentleman's bracelet wristwatch, Ref. 6309-5030, with signed black dial, on a tapered link bracelet with signed foldover clasp, case width 3.7cm (glass cracked).

A Seiko Automatic stainless steel cased gentleman's wristwatch, Ref. 7009-8270-P, the signed silvered dial with baton hour markers and day and date aperture, case diameter 3.8cm, on a steel tapered link bracelet with foldover clasp, together with a Seiko gilt metal gentleman's bracelet wristwatch, Ref. 7N43-9070, case diameter 3.8cm, and a Seiko Sapphire Kinetic 50m stainless steel gentleman's bracelet wristwatch, Ref. 5M62-8000, case diameter 3.7cm.

A Casio Chronograph WR 200m stainless steel gentleman's bracelet wristwatch with Miyota Co quartz movement, the signed black dial with three subsidiary dials and date aperture, case width 4.2cm, on a tapered link bracelet with foldover clasp, together with a collection of thirty other gentlemen's wristwatches, including Sekonda, Kenneth Cole, Accurist and Pulsar, two ladies' wristwatches and a small group of steel bracelets and links.

A silver hunting cased keywind gentleman’s pocket watch, the unsigned gilt lever movement detailed ‘M7873’, the enamelled dial with Roman numerals, Chester 1887, case diameter 5cm, and a silver cased keywind open-faced pocket watch, the gilt fusee movement with a lever escapement, detailed ‘W.L.Miller AD1854 No 1535’, London 1853, case diameter 4.7cm, with two keys and a case, together with a Waltham USA gilt metal cushion cased gentleman’s wristwatch, case width 3cm, a gilt metal Borgel cased wristwatch, case diameter 3.4cm, three other gentlemen’s gilt metal and steel backed wristwatches and a Camerer Cuss lady’s wristwatch.

A Mondaine 9K gold lady's bracelet wristwatch, the signed silvered dial with gilt Arabic numerals and lozenge shaped hour markers, the bracelet with foldover clasp, total weight 15.1g, total length 16.6cm.