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Tobias & Co Roulet Liverpool Railway Time Keeper Half Hunter Railway Clock 1820
Tobias & Co Roulet Liverpool Railway Time Keeper Half Hunter Railway Clock 1820
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Orig. Roulet Tobias & Co. elaborately hand-engraved railway key pocket watch / Railway Time Keeper from around 1820 (!!)
Unrestored white dial with Roman numerals (slight repaired damage between "5" and "6") see photos - circumferential railway minute track and indirect second above the "6", it is a key winding clock
Golden hands in Breguet style, hinged case back with opening push mechanism in the crown, inner, signed, gold-colored movement protection cover
Case diameter as usual for railway watches mighty 58mm, unsigned precision key winding movement with high-quality Moustache lever movement
The outer base is artfully hand engraved with a floral motif / bouquet of flowers
The rare piece starts and runs (accuracy not tested)
EZ 2: normal, visible signs of age and use, dial unrestored with the mentioned repair area, lid closes flush, watch runs, movement clean
History of the English Railway Watch Manufactory Tobias & Co Liverpool (Source WatchWiki)
MI Tobias & Co Liverpool
MI Tobias & Co Liverpool dial signature
Pocket watch by MJ Tobias & Co. Liverpool
Pocket watch signature by MJ Tobias & Co. Liverpool
Pocket watch movement by MJ Tobias & Co. Liverpool
English watchmaking in Liverpool
M.I. Tobias & Co. was founded in 1810 by Meyer Isaac Tobias (also called Michael) in Liverpool and existed until 1829. Previously, Meyer Isaac was a business partner of Morris Tobias in the firm M. Tobias & Co. London and Liverpool. Morris Tobias was Meyer Isaac's uncle. In Liverpool, the company was registered at Poole Lane No. 5. There are also watches Signed by Lord Streert. The watch shown is a Swiss movement and is likely a Swiss forgery intended for export. The engraving is also incorrectly MJ Tobias instead of MI Tobias. Genuine watches by Meyer Isaac Tobias are based on the English design, often with an escapement invented by Edward-John Massey . He exported many watches to America and died in New York in 1838.
