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Timothy Williamson, London A RARE, IMPRESSIVE AND LARGE PAIR CASED TWO-TRAIN GILT-METAL AND PASTE-SET QUARTER STRIKING CYLINDER COACH WATCH WITH CENTRE SECONDS AND INDICATION FOR PHASES AND AGES OF THE MOON, MADE FOR THE CHINESE MARKET CIRCA 1785, NO. 2780 • Movement: gilded full plate, cylinder escapement, decoratively pierced balance cock engraved with scrolling foliage, a mask at the neck, diamond endstone, broad engraved foot, fusee and chain for going train, cylindrical pillars, gilt-metal dust cap, movement and dust cap signed Timy. Williamson, London, No. 2780 • Dial: white enamel, Roman numerals, outer Arabic minute/seconds ring calibrated for fifths, inner red Arabic ring for phases and ages of the moon, gold beetle and poker hands, gold hands for centre seconds and moon indication both with cross-ribbing and half-moon tails • Cases: gilt-metal inner, levers to the bezel at 11 o'clock for strike/silent and at 3 for adjustment of moon hand, decoratively pierced band engraved with scrolling foliage inhabited by birds' heads, the back engraved with a plant flowering around the winding apertures and surmounted by an eagle with outstretched wings, stirrup pendant and bow with chased leaf-form sides • gilt metal outer case, the paste-set bezels pierced with scrolling engraved decoration, the back centred with a flowering peony, outer case with maker's mark WC incuse for William Carpenter diameter of outer case 139mm, inner case 121mm