Pocket watch · Verge pair-cased pocket watch

D. Edmonds Pair-cased Silver Verge Watch

Partially verified

This silver pair-cased verge pocket watch is attributed by the source to maker D. Edmonds of Liverpool and is numbered 3078. It features a porcelain dial with bold Roman numerals and brass hands, covered by a crystal reported to have a later hole drilled through it for key-setting. The source reports a swing-out full-plate gilt-brass chain fusee movement with a verge escapement, pierced balance cock, engraved foot, and regulator stage. Additionally, the outer case is noted to contain multiple period watchpapers from New Orleans and several Massachusetts towns. Accompanied by a bar and link chain, the watch measures 55 mm in diameter.

Dial view of D. Edmonds pair-cased silver verge watch shown with attached bar and link chain — Bonhams Skinner. Rights pending — permission not yet requested. Original source

Catalogue identity

Source: www.bidsquare.com
Category: Pocket watch · Verge pair-cased pocket watch
Maker / attribution: D. Edmonds
Reference: Not recorded
Catalogue / lot identifier: 11
Source-reported date: Not established
Country: United Kingdom
Source-reported serial: 3078

Source-reported attribution and specifications are not independent authentication. A listing does not establish present ownership, current display, availability or permission to reproduce.

Object description

Identity and Provenance Markers

The item is described by the source as a D. Edmonds silver pair-cased verge pocket watch, numbered 3078 and identified as being from Liverpool. The outer case is reported to contain numerous period watchpapers from New Orleans, as well as Fitchburg, Clinton, Leominster, Lancaster, and Boston, Massachusetts.

The watch is accompanied by a bar and link chain, and the diameter is recorded as 55 mm.

Evidence for this section

“D. Edmonds Pair-cased Silver Verge Watch, Liverpool, No. 3078”
“the outer case with numerous period watchpapers from New Orleans, Fitchburg, Clinton, Leominster, Lancaster, and Boston, Massachusetts”
“together with a bar and link chain, dia. 55 mm.”

Dial and Crystal Characteristics

The watch features a porcelain dial with Roman numerals. Two hands are present.

The crystal is reported by the source to have a later hole drilled through it, intended for key-setting the hands.

Evidence for this section

“bold Roman numeral porcelain dial with a later hole drilled through the crystal to insert a key to set the brass hands”

Movement Construction

The source describes a swing-out full-plate gilt-brass chain fusee movement, signed and numbered. The escapement is a verge type.

Decorative and functional features of the movement include a pierced balance cock, an engraved foot, and a regulator stage.

Evidence for this section

“swing-out full-plate gilt-brass chain fusee movement signed and numbered as above, verge escapement, pierced balance cock, engraved foot, and regulator stage”

Open research questions

What specific hallmark dates, if present on the silver casing, correlate with the serial number 3078?
Do the individual watchpapers identify specific watchmakers or repairers in the recorded Massachusetts and New Orleans locations?
Is the drilled hole in the crystal consistent with standard field-repairs for this type of verge escapement movement?

Source evidence

Recorded claims and source quotations for D. Edmonds Pair-cased Silver Verge Watch
Field	Source-reported value	Source quotation
Maker and Serial	D. Edmonds, Liverpool, No. 3078	“D. Edmonds Pair-cased Silver Verge Watch, Liverpool, No. 3078”
Watchpapers	Numerous period watchpapers from Louisiana and Massachusetts	“the outer case with numerous period watchpapers from New Orleans, Fitchburg, Clinton, Leominster, Lancaster, and Boston, Massachusetts”
Dial and Crystal	Porcelain dial with later drilled hole in crystal for key setting	“bold Roman numeral porcelain dial with a later hole drilled through the crystal to insert a key to set the brass hands”
Movement Description	Swing-out full-plate gilt-brass chain fusee movement with verge escapement	“swing-out full-plate gilt-brass chain fusee movement signed and numbered as above, verge escapement, pierced balance cock, engraved foot, and regulator stage”
Chain and Dimensions	Bar and link chain included, 55 mm diameter	“together with a bar and link chain, dia. 55 mm.”
Auction Date	October 31, 2015	“Oct 31, 2015 - Nov 1, 2015”

Visible details

White porcelain dial with black Roman numeral hour markers and minute track.
Pair-cased silver pocket watch case with prominent bow and pendant.
Two hands pivoted at center with an apparent key-setting hole or opening over the arbor.
Pocket watch chain featuring elongated open-bar links alternating with round chain links, complete with a T-bar.

Research qualifications

Internal movement details, engravings, and watchpapers are reported by the auction house but are not visible in the primary dial photograph.

Photograph identity and source facts were screened before import; rights clearance remains pending.

Consulted source

D. Edmonds Pair-cased Silver Verge Watch sold at auction on 31st October | Bidsquare

Reviewed 2026-10-25 · Record 90aa87a246

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