SIGNED PIA Á PARIS, CIRCA 1680

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Pia. An Early Silver Pair Case Quarter Repeating Verge Watch
Signed Pia á Paris, Circa 1680
Full-plate gilt-finished verge movement, chain fusée, pierced and engraved balance cock, silver regulator dial, tapered pillars, quarter repeating activated through the pendant, silver champlevé dial Roman hour numerals, outer Arabic five minute numerals, inner case with band elaborately pierced and engraved with foliage, outer case pierced and engraved foliate design polished center zone, dial and movement signed
48mm diam. inner case, 56mm diam. outer case

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Lot Essay

Originally used in antique spring-powered mechanical watches and clocks, a fusée is a cone-shaped pulley with a spiral groove and chain used to equalize the power of the mainspring reaching the escapement, improving timekeeping. Initially used in 15th century through early 20th centuries, the fusée has seen modern applications in watches from companies such as A. Lange & Söhne and Breguet. The verge (or crown wheel) escapement is the earliest known type of mechanical escapement, which controls a clock's rate . The name verge comes from the Latin virga, which means stick or rod.

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