Silver Octavy Johann pair cased sun and moon verge watch. Made 1720

Information

• Brand: Octavy Johann Dennicken Konigsberg
• Made: 1720
• Model: Pocketwatch
• Reference: N/A
• Calibre: -
• Movement: Gilded full plate with verge escapement, silver balance cock decoratively pierced and engraved with three birds carrying a tortoise, broad cock foot engraved with scrolling foliage, plain brass pillars each mounted with a pierced and engraved eagle each holding a different attribute including a sword and an anchor, silver regulation disc, fuseé and chain
• Material: Silver
• Features/complications: Signed Octavy Johann Dennicken, Konigsberg. Outer tortoiseshell covered case with silver piqué work depicting a stylised flower to the centre and four coronets to the edge, the front bezel with further pin work decoration plain pendant
• Dial: Silver champlevé dial with large aperture with rotating disc divided into day and night, hours indicated on an outer semi-circular chapter ring with Roman numerals heightenedwith black wax, daytime hours indicated by a golden sun with pointer, night hours indicated by a silver moon with pointer surrounded by silver stars, the sun and moon against a blued steel sky, outer Arabic minute ring and a single steel hand. Lower half of the dial with two eagles supporting signed banners 
• Case dimensions: 53mm
• Bracelet/strap: N/A
• Accessories: -
• SKU: 2400

Essay

By the early 18th century, the standard dial layout featuring concentric hour and minute hands had become the most widely used configuration, however in late 17th-century London, a trend emerged for distinctive and unconventional clock dials. Among the most popular designs was the "sun-and-moon dial."