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Gold and Enamel English Verge Pocket Watch by Strigel

Partially verified

This late 18th-century English pocket watch features a verge fusee mechanism housed in a 22-karat gold consular case. The exterior of the case is decorated with translucent dark blue champlevé enamel featuring scalloped borders in white. The reverse side displays a machine-turned guilloché ground overlaid with translucent blue enamel, centered by a navette-shaped panel depicting a miniature of a mother and two children in a garden. The white enamel dial is signed "STRIGEL LONDON" and indicates hours with Roman numerals and minutes with Arabic numerals. It features gold "beetle and poker" hands. The fire-gilt, full-plate movement is engraved "Geo. Phil. Strigel London" and includes a pierced, engraved balance cock with a diamond endstone set in a blue-steel setting. The watch is accompanied by a gold Breguet-style ratchet winding key with blue enamel champlevé detailing, and a gold chain.

Front view of the gold and enamel verge pocket watch, showing the dial, hands, winding aperture, and the attached gold ratchet key and chain.
Front view of the gold and enamel verge pocket watch, showing the dial, hands, winding aperture, and the attached gold ratchet key and chain. — Pieces of Time / Zamanito. Rights pending — permission not yet requested. Original source

Catalogue identity

Source
zamanito.com
Category
Pocket watch · Verge pocket watch
Maker / attribution
George Philip Strigel
Reference
Not recorded
Catalogue / lot identifier
Source URL identifies the listing
Source-reported date
late 18th century
Source-reported place
England

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

Case and Dial Construction

The timepiece is housed in a 22-karat gold consular case. The perimeter of the case features white and translucent dark blue champlevé enamel arranged in scalloped designs. The rear of the case is executed with a machine-turned guilloché base, which is finished in translucent dark blue enamel.

Set within the center of the case back is a navette-shaped panel featuring a multi-colored miniature painting depicting a mother and two children in a garden setting. The white enamel dial features black Roman numerals for the hours and Arabic numerals for the minutes, with the signature "STRIGEL LONDON" prominently displayed.

Evidence for this section
  • “بدنه ساعت از طلای ۲۲ عیار ساخته شده و دور تا دور زهوارهای آن با طرح‌های دالبری میناکاری شامپلوه (Champlevé) به رنگ‌های آبی تیره شفاف و سفید تزیین شده است.”
  • “پشت قاب با مینای آبی تیره شفاف روی زمینه‌ای با تراش موتور (گیلوشه/Engine Turned) پوشانده شده و در میانه آن، قابی قایقی‌شکل (Navette) مزین به تصویر مینیاتوری چندرنگ و بسیار ظریف از یک مادر و دو کودک در باغ، درون کادری از میناکاری سفید قرار دارد.”

Movement and Escapement

The watch utilizes a full-plate movement finished with fire gilding. The balance cock is intricately pierced and engraved. The oscillation is controlled by a plain three-arm steel balance and a blue steel hairspring.

The balance assembly includes a diamond endstone mounted within a blue-steel setting. Adjustment is provided by a silver regulator disc. The movement is signed "Geo. Phil. Strigel London" on the plate.

Evidence for this section
  • “مکانیزم ساعت تمام‌پلیت و با روکش طلای آتشین (Fire Gilt) است که روی پلیت آن نام Geo. Phil. Strigel London حکاکی شده است.”
  • “سنگ انتهای محور بالانس (Endstone) از الماس بزرگ درون نگین‌دان فولادی آبی‌رنگ قرار گرفته است.”

Accessories and Condition Report

The watch is provided with an integrated gold Breguet-style ratchet winding key. The key ring is decorated with blue champlevé enamel. Also included is a short gold chain with a hinged clip and safety screw-cap on one end and a small spring clip on the other.

The auction description notes that dimensions and current mechanical functionality are not specified. Collectors are advised to verify the condition of the fusee chain and the integrity of the enamel work independently.

Evidence for this section
  • “همراه این ساعت، یک کلید کوک جغجغه‌ای سبک Breguet از جنس طلا با حلقه‌ای مزین به مینای آبی چامپلوه، یک زنجیر کوتاه طلا با گیره لولایی دارای طوقه ایمنی پیچ‌دار در یک سمت و گیره فنری کوچک در سمت دیگر وجود دارد.”
  • “در اطلاعات فروشنده اشاره‌ای به ابعاد میلی‌متری و وضعیت کارکرد فعلی ساعت نشده است؛ بنابراین مجموعه‌داران باید سلامت زنجیر فیوزی، عدم وجود موترک در میناکاری‌ها و صحت قطعات دنگ ویرگول را مستقلاً ارزیابی کنند.”

Open research questions

  • Does the maker's mark 'I.W' correspond to a specific known London case-maker active in the late 18th century?
  • Is the miniature painting on the case back an original component from the time of manufacture?

Source evidence

Recorded claims and source quotations for Gold and Enamel English Verge Pocket Watch by Strigel
FieldSource-reported valueSource quotation
MakerGeorge Philip Strigel“Geo. Phil. Strigel London”
Case material22-karat gold“قاب اختصاصی کنسولار (Consular) از جنس طلای ۲۲ عیار”
Dial signatureSTRIGEL LONDON“نام STRIGEL LONDON بر روی آن به چشم می‌خورد”
EscapementVerge“مکانیزم ویرگول (Verge) مجهز به فیوزی”
Balance endstoneDiamond“سنگ انتهای محور بالانس (Endstone) از الماس بزرگ درون نگین‌دان فولادی آبی‌رنگ قرار گرفته است”
Case maker markI.W“پندانت گرد طلا و حلقه رکابی شکل آن منقوش به علامت سازنده «I.W» هستند”
DateLate 18th century“اواخر قرن هجدهم میلادی”

Visible details

  • White enamel dial with Roman and Arabic numerals
  • Gold beetle and poker style hands
  • Translucent blue enamel over guilloché case back
  • Pierced and engraved balance cock

Research qualifications

  • Current working condition is not stated by the source
  • Missing technical dimensions in millimeters
  • Condition of fusee chain and enamel integrity remains unverified

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

Consulted source

Gold and Enamel English Verge

Reviewed 2026-11-02 · Record 96b3fbe252

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