John McFarlane 18kt Gold Watch

Description:

John McFarlane 18kt Gold Watch, No. 558, Boston, c. 1805, the gold case marked 18K and TH, 1805 London hallmark and convex porcelain Arabic numeral dial with brass hands, the back opens to the locking dust cover and full-plate, chain fusee, verge escapement, key-wind movement signed Jn. McFarlane/Boston/No. 558 with finely pierced balance cock, three-arm steel balance, diamond endstone, silvered regulating dial and engraved extended foot, the outer case with the printed watch paper inscribed Bond & Son/ opposite the Exchange Coffee House/ Congress Street/Boston, dia. 52 mm, 154 g.
Estimate $1,500-2,000

Watch ticks when wound, but not tested for extended period of time, inside case polished and hallmarks difficult to read, dial without flaws.


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