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Category
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Marine Timekeeper known as 'H5' by John Harrison and Son 1770

1770

'Memento mori' watch in the form of a skull, known as the 'Mary Queen of Scots' watch.

1780-1850

Gold pair-cased watch with outer case chased in a basket-weave pattern by Charles Gretton

1702

Deck-watch used by Capt. George Vancouver on board HMS Discovery 1791-5

1791

Silver 'Puritan' watch by Edward East

1640

Pivoted-detent escapement watch by Larcum Kendall

1786

Watch with four outer cases, made by Edward Prior for the Turkish export market

1800

Silver form watch, in the shape of a cockle shell by Richard Masterson, c.1630

1630

Form watch by Benjamin Hill

1650

Watch in an octagonal silver case by Robert Grebauval

1625

Rock crystal and silver watch in the form of a tulip, by Sermand c.1640

1640

Deck watch by John Arnold and Son

1790

Spring detent watch by John Arnold, used by Ruth Bellville and family to distribute GMT c.1834-1940

1794

Oval shaped watch by Henry Archer

1630

Watch movement by Thomas Tompion with a later case and dial

1680

Silver watch with '6-hour dial' by William Bartram

1680

Silver and tortoiseshell pair cased watch by Ignatius Huggeford

1675

Silver pair cased watch by Benjamin Wolverstone

1670

Deck watch by Breguet et Fils

1830

Repeating watch by William Andreas Enderlin with enamel in the manner of Jean Mussard V

1700-1725

Silver astronomical watch by Nathaniel Barrow

1660

Wandering hour watch by Sinclare, Dublin, c.1690

1690

Silver one-minute tourbillon watch by Abraham-Louis Breguet, sold to the Princess de Valençay in 1812.

1812

Silver watch with sun and moon dial, by H Adamson.

1680-1690

Watch movement with remontoir and two balance springs by Thomas Mudge

1755

Watch with differential dial by John Ferrers

1690-1695

A Royal watch by Samuel Houston

1807

Oval verge watch signed G Petit

1630

Gold watch by Robert Roskell

1814

Silver watch by Charles Gretton

1690

Silver kettle presented to Benjamin Lewis Vulliamy (1780 – 1854)

1849

Silver watch by Brockbanks

1790

Gold repeating watch by Benjamin Gray

1730

cane presented to Mr. Sidney Foreman for his first-aid work at the Charfield railway disaster

1924

'Millenium' co-axial wristwatch by George Daniels

1999

Purse presented to George Hall esq

1853

Silver horizontal pocket sundial by N. Bion

1700-1725

Pedometer by Benjamin Grey

1755

Silver watch in the shape of a dove by Soret et Jay

1630-85

Verge watch by Peter Debaufre with later modification by Alexander Cumming, London

1700-1815

Gold half-quarter repeating watch by Simon Decharmes

1700-1725

Watch with a later case and dial by Edward East

1680

Watch movement with crystal balance-cock by Thomas Cartwright

1700-1725

Quarter-repeating gold watch by Abraham-Louis Breguet

1801-1819

Deck-watch used by Capt. William Parry during his attempt to reach the North Pole, 1827

1823

Silver watch with sytlised pomegranate case by Edward East

1650

Silver clock-watch by Henricus Mott

1660

Gilt-metal and engraved silver verge watch by James Vautrollier

1622-1628

Verge watch by Daniel Quare, in a polychrome enamel case signed 'Les Frères Huaud'

1712

Silver repeating watch by Daniel Quare

1708-1710