George II Silver Pocket Watch by Jones, Liverpool (1759)
George II silver pair case pocket watch, by Jones, Liverpool, number 1372, Outer and inner cases hallmarked London 1759 maker's mark T.R. Inner case back engraved 'Robert Jacob Hicks, Layham'. Signed fusee verge movement. Cream enamel dial, Roman numerals, minute indices, gold poker minute hand, hour hand missing. Faint hairline XI-XII.
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- George Ii - George II (1683 - 1760) was King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1727 until his death in 1760.
- Movement - The technical name for the workings of a clock or watch, and does not include the dial or case.
- Fusee - The fusee movement was used in clocks and pocket watches from the mid 17th century. The fusee is a cone shaped drum within the works that is linked to the barrel of the spring, usually by a length of chain.
As the mainspring loses its tension over time, the cone shaped barrel compensates for this by increasing the tension, by pulling the mainspring tighter, thus ensuring the time remains constant.
Use of the fusee in clocks was superseded by the "going barrel" in the mid 19th century and for pocket watches at the beginning of the 19th century.
The fusee continued to be used in marine chronometers until the 1970s.
This item has been included into following indexes:
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pocket watches, case type
- open face, gold / gold-plated case 1,381
- pair cased 165
- silver case 905
- pocket watches, period - Georgian 289
