Matched Pair of 18K Enameled Verge Fusee Diamond Memento to Mori Skull Pocket Watch with Wood Box

Memento-to-Mori-VC1-047
$42,500.00
Matched Pair of 18K Enameled Verge Fusee Diamond Memento to Mori Skull Pocket Watch with Wood Box
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Matched Pair of 18K Enameled Verge Fusee Diamond Memento to Mori Skull Pocket Watch with Wood Box

Memento-to-Mori-VC1-047
$42,500.00

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Product Details

Remarkable Matched Pair of 18K Enameled Verge Fusee Diamond Décor “Memento to Mori” Skull Pocket Watch with Wooden Silver Inlayed Carry Case
Swiss/France; Man’s; CA1810
Complications: Early verge.
CASE: The 18K white gold plain case features an open face, enamel, diamond, and skull form decorations.
DIAL: This white porcelain dial displays Arabic numerals and Breguet hands.
MOVT: This key-set movement with verge/fusee escapement is gilt with a full plate layout.
CONDITIONS:
C 3-59 (The case is in very good condition, slight restoration-hard enamel.)
D 3-54 (The dial is in perfect condition-chipped, winding aperture.)
M 3 (The movement is in very good condition.)
R 10 (Rarity on a scale of #1 being very common to #10 being extremely rare.)
CONDITIONS:
C 2 (The case is in perfect condition.)
D 2 (The dial is in perfect condition.)
M 3 (The movement is in very good condition.)
R 10 (Rarity on a scale of #1 being very common to #10 being extremely rare.)
Experts Opinion: Never before have we ever seen such a special set! These amazing 18K “Fantasy Memento Mori” skulls are extremely rare and never seen as a pair! If you are an investor this is the package for you! (Jaws are hinged to open and close.) Comes with boxes and keys. te
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A well-rounded collection should have at least one fusee in it, if for no other reason than to remind us of the origins of pocket watches.
The earliest fusees had no minute hand and were a status symbol of the rich. They were too bulky to comfortably carry, containing all the necessary hardware to drive a portable clock. Later examples from the 1800s were assembled by European watchmakers using Swiss-made ébauche plates and are fairly common, so our emphasis is on the few survivors that remain from centuries past.
The Verge
The verge escapement dates from the 1200s and was used in clocks until the 1500s when spring-driven pocket watches first began to emerge. The design used alternating steel paddles on the balance wheel to mesh with a softer brass crown wheel.
Gear Trains
The simplest of fusee gear trains consist of the mainspring barrel, the fusee cone with internal ratchet, the brass center and third wheel, the brass contrate wheel, and the brass crown wheel, which meshes with the steel paddles on the balance wheel staff.
Fusee Accuracy
Verge fusees inevitably speed up over time because of the wear to the mating surfaces. The soft brass teeth of the crown wheel become flattened against the steel paddles on the balance staff, decreasing the amount of time between impulses and causing the movement to run faster. 
Unreasonable Expectations
Fusees are centuries-old mechanical marvels, laboriously finished by hand at a watchmaker's bench using oil lamps and simple tools. The fact that they can still be made to run at all is remarkable, but that doesn't stop people from believing that they are somehow capable of quartz time or obsessively checking them against their iPhone. 
None of these antiques will ever be used to time an Olympic event; we collect these amazing timepieces because of the history they contain.