Verge Fusee Pocket Watch 1798 - Part 1

I recently inherited a 1798 Verge Fusee Pocket Watch, made in London by Wm Hopetown, double pair case, Sterlin Silver, made by Thomas Carpenter. Watch fusee Chain needed replacing and was missing minute hand. I researched how to do repair, obtained used parts on ebay, and made the repair. Watch again running as it had done for my ancestors over the past 211 years.

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Science & Technology

Tags:

• Verge
• Fusee
• Pocket
• Watch

[c11935]

Great photo. Have one that needs a new chain, too. Love your music!

[GTweed0605]

@c11935 Thanks, my son and I only get to play occassionally, he lives in Hollywood, Cal and Im in NC

[ElginPocketwatch]

wow what a great watch, do you know how they made a chain out of wood?

[GTweed0605]

@ElginPocketwatch The chains in these watches are steel, like a bike chain.  Amazing how they are made.

[MrSpiccato71]

Nice! I just have discovered that my girlfriend have a 1899 fusee pocket watch that looks great...I feel I want to know more about this...By the way, great music...who they are?

S.

[GTweed0605]

@MrSpiccato71 Music is my son and I, on mandolin and 12 string guitar. We developed the tunes. Don't get to play much since he lives in Cal. and I'm in NC. Thanks for looking

[wilkinson8707]

I think I'd rather buy old English than new Swiss

[GTweed0605]

@MrSpiccato71 My son developed the tune on the mandolin. We have always just called it "Brandon's Song". We need to name it I guess. If you work out on a violin, email it back, I would like to hear it, good luck.

[MrSpiccato71]

@GTweed0605 Nice watch and interesting history behind...it sounds like a nice passion, I really like vintage and classic watches too and I am gathering information about...maybe buy some cheap broken old pocket watches and some repair books and give it a go. Regarding your music, it sounds great, it looks like talent runs in the family!! Do you have a title for the melody? I may try and get a partitur and try it with violin. Thanks for sharing!

[MrSpiccato71]

@GTweed0605 Nice watch and interesting history behind...it sounds like a nice passion, I really like vintage and classic watches too and I am gathering information about...maybe buy some cheap broken old pocket watches and some repair books and give it a go. Regarding your music, it sounds great, it looks like talent runs in the family!! Do you have a title for the melody? I may try and get a partitur and try it with violin. Thanks for sharing!