Watch

Pocket watch in silver hunter case with silver watch chain and presentation case. Presented to the bosun of HMY 'Victoria and Albert' by the Tsar of Russia.

Thirty hour duration, single train, high grade, keyless nickel movement with damascened finish. Jewelled to the third wheel with club tooth lever escapement, compensation balance and blued-steel overcoil balance spring. Wolf's tooth winding wheels. Index engraved with Cyrillic script 'A.R.' (advance and retard). Flat white enamel dial with Roman hour and Arabic five minute numerals. Signed on the dial under '12' with the name 'Pavel Bure'. Signed below 12 in Cyrillic script with the words 'Cyrillic script translated as: 'Supplier to the court of his Majesty. Pavel Bure House Shorinoy Corner of Kuznetskaya & Neglinaya Nersky Prospect No 23 St Petersburg'. Recessed subsidiary seconds dial marked with Arabic ten second numerals. Gold spade hands with blued-steel seconds hand.

Silver hunter case with engine turned covers. Blue and black enamel filled Imperial Russian Eagle to front cover. Stamped inside front cover, rear cover and dome with rampant bear cameo (standard mark for Swiss made silver items 1893-1934), incuse '84 0,875' within a shield and '138358'. Signed on the dome with the words 'Pavel Bure Supplier to the Court of his Majesty'. The dome is engraved with Cyrillic text and 'No 138358'. Hand setting via push piece at 4 o'clock. Gold covered winding crown with plain oval bow. Silver non-graduated curb link watch chain with silver T bar. Hallmarked 'Birmingham 1928-1929' with makers cameo stamp mark 'H.B&S'.

The watch comes in a red leather covered presentation case lined with purple velvet (JEW0255.1). The lid is lined with silk with printed Cyrillic text which bear the full details including maker, supplier, address. The outside of the lid is fitted with a cast base metal Imperial Russian Eagle motif.

Object Details

ID: JEW0255
Collection: Decorative art
Type: Watch
Display location: Not on display
Creator: H.B&S; Bure, Pavel
Places: Russia
Vessels: Victoria and Albert (1843)
Date made: circa 1900
People: Tsar of Russia; Reynolds, Bosun
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 75 x 14 x 53 mm
Parts: Watch