• Movement: associated (and probably later) iron full plate, verge escapement, dumb-bell balance, hog's bristle regulator, stackfreed mounted to the backplate  • Dial: later silver, engraved Roman numerals with half hour divisions between, the centre chased and engraved with flowers and foliage, turned gilded hand• Case: gilt-brass octagonal case pierced with a heart to facet below 6 o'clock, the hinged back pierced and engraved with a scene of The Man of Sorrows - Christ seated upon a pedestal beneath the cross and surrounded by instruments of the passion: a spear and a cockerel atop a staff by His left side, a chalice and host to His right, bezel later glazed, ridged case sides and pendant   

Dial: later silver, engraved Roman numerals with half hour divisions between, the centre chased and engraved with flowers and foliage, turned gilded hand Case: gilt-brass octagonal case pierced with a heart to facet below 6 o'clock, the hinged back pierced and engraved with a scene of The Man of Sorrows - Christ seated upon a pedestal beneath the cross and surrounded by instruments of the passion: a spear and a cockerel atop a staff by His left side, a chalice and host to His right, bezel later glazed, ridged case sides and pendant Movement: associated (and probably later) iron full plate, verge escapement, dumb-bell balance, hog's bristle regulator, stackfreed mounted to the backplate
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. All dimensions in catalogue descriptions are approximate. Condition reports may not specify mechanical replacements or imperfections to the movement, case, dial, pendulum, separate base(s) or dome. Watches in water-resistant cases have been opened to examine movements but no warranties are made that the watches are currently water-resistant. Please note that we do not guarantee the authenticity of any individual component parts, such as wheels, hands, crowns, crystals, screws, bracelets and leather bands, since subsequent repairs and restoration work may have resulted in the replacement of original parts. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue. In particular, please note it is the purchaser's responsibility to comply with any applicable import and export matters, particularly in relation to lots incorporating materials from endangered species.NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."

**Please be advised that bands made of materials derived from endangered or otherwise protected species (i.e. alligator and crocodile) are not sold with the watches and are for display purposes only. We reserve the right to remove these bands prior to shipping."

This watch's case is very similar in style to a case in the British Museum that was formerly in the Ilbert Collection and which is illustrated in Tait, H. and Coole, Catalogue of Watches in the British Museum, I - The Stackfreed, revised by David Thompson, 1987, pp.73-74 and plate 31. Like the example in the British Museum, the case of the present lot would originally have housed a striking watch movement. The decoratively pierced apertures are similarly arranged and shaped to the watch in the British Museum and the scenes are of the same subject although with slight differences in their execution and arrangement.