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E.J. Dent No.11981 Gehäuse.

A mid 19th Century English quarter repeater with offset seconds and Nicole winding in a gold open face case. Gilt three quarter plate keyless movement with steel Nicole patent winding work. Plain cock with polished steel regulator, compensation balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. English table roller lever escapement, escape pivots with endstones. Slide quarter repeating on two polished steel gongs. Signed and numbered white enamel dial with subsidiary seconds offset at seven o'clock, Roman numerals, blue steel hands. Slim plain 18 carat open face case, gold slide in the milled band. Clip on engine turned gold back, rubbed at the edges, and engraved "EC - 1847" in the small circular cartouche. Maker's mark "AN" in a rectangle and number corresponding to that on the movement. Signed E J Dent London No 11981 - Watchmaker to the Queen - Patent, Hallmarked London 1846, Diameter 45 mm.

An unusually small quarter repeater retailed by Dent but made by the firm of Nicole Nielsen who manufactured for many of the eminent watchmaking firms in the second half of the 19th Century. Adolphe Nicole took out the patent for keyless winding in 1844, this is therefore a very early example. Repeating watches by Nicole Nielsen are uncommon.

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