![]() ![]() ![]() Well-known makers manufactured timepieces of quality. The wheels and plates were manufactured by individual shops and sent out to be assembled by jewelers or individuals. Many were cottage industry “generic” watches. Lever and cylinder escapement pocket watches (non-Fusee) were produced in abundance throughout Europe during the 19th and 20th centuries. Carefully sliding a lever will remove the dust cover gaining access to the movement for identification. These early movements used a mechanism called a chain-driven “fusee.” These typically had two cases, an outer shell and an inter case that swings out, exposing the dust cover. Watches from the 1700s-1800s will usually have the origin and name of the maker engraved on the movement (the movement is the inside workings of the watch). Early verge fusee pocket watch movement with maker engraved on the plate.
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