JAMES HUBERT, London 
Gold watch with quarter repeater, double embossed case



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JAMES HUBERT, London

Gold watch with quarter repeater, double embossed case Outer case on hinge chased and pierced with embossed decoration with two characters and a dog in the center. Inner case on hinge, chased and pierced on the middle, acanthus leaves pattern, a mascaron in the lower part, opening for the key winding on the back. White enamel dial with Roman numerals for the hours and Arabic numerals for the minutes, beaded minute track. Mechanical movement with key winding, dust cover signed "James Hubert London 634", English chased and pierced cock, spiral balance, regulating disc, escapement with verge, fusee and chain, bell ringing, signature "Js Hubert 634 London". Diam. 42 mm (outer case) Diam. 35,5 mm (inner case) Gross weight. 23,6 gr (outer case) Gross weight. 56.4 gr (inner case) James Hubert, London, is listed in H. Baillie's Watchmakers and Clockmakers of the World, p. 24, with the following: "C.C 1712-30, rep. watch Den. Coll."

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JAMES HUBERT, London

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