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As the son of Solomon Gibbs, a deceased weaver of Stepney, he was apprenticed in 1708 to Uriah Bonington of the Clockmakers Company and free in 1716. He paid Duty in 1717 for the apprentice indentures of John Eaglesfield of London. Also in 1717 he entered a mark at Goldsmiths’ Hall as a case maker f...

Hello Paul

I seem to remember seeing something similar but without the discs. It was suggested then that the short spikes could have been for holding something together during cooking. Roulade pins perhaps?

Regards,
Mike

The Will of Thomas Sharratt, Founder late of St Sepulchre, was proved for probate on 17th June 1785 (National Archives reference PROB 11/1131/114).

The Will of Edmund Seymour, late of St James, Westminster, proved for probate on 7th July 1852 may be relevant (National Archives reference PROB 11/2156/92).

The son of Edward Gibbons, malster of Hertford, he was apprenticed in 1726 to Edward Chandler (Grimwade p.293) of the Clockmakers’ Company and free in 1735. He entered a mark at Goldsmiths’ Hall in 1736 as a case maker from New Street Square, Shoe Lane. Page 122 of Watchmakers and Clockmakers of the...

A John Garbett was buried at St Michael, Wood Street in 1737. The burial record shows no age at death. Sampson Bennett, son of a Falmouth goldsmith of the same name, signed in 1738 to be Garbett’s apprentice. He was immediately turned over to John Saffery of the Haberdashers Company. He paid Duty as...

The Will of Digby Scott, late of Greenwich, was proved for probate on 11th April 1817 (National Archives reference PROB 11/1591/40).

The Will of Andrew Scott, watch and clock manufacturer of Clerkenwell, was proved for probate on 22nd September 1832 (National Archives reference PROB 11/1806/41).

He married Sarah Clark in 1781 at St Andrew, Holborn; they were both from that parish. Christenings of their sons Richard in 1787, Peter in 1789 and their daughter Esther in 1792 were all registered at St Luke, Old Street. Two of the records show Crispin as a goldsmith. His burial aged 69 years, lat...

He is listed on page 114 of Watchmakers and Clockmakers of the World as apprenticed in 1726 and free in the Clockmakers Company from 1733-37. He married Elizabeth Shaw at St Giles, Cripplegate in 1736. Robert in 1737 and Elizabeth in 1739, children of James and Elizabeth Fray of Old Bailey, were chr...

The Will of Abraham Scott, wholesale jeweller late of 19 Charterhouse Square, was proved for probate on 5th April 1849 (National Archives reference PROB 11/2092/20).

The Will of Joseph Scammell, silversmith late of St Ann and St Agnes, Aldersgate, was proved for probate on 27th May 1796 (National Archives reference PROB 11/1275/254).

Heal recorded Jacob Foster in Southwark until 1728. Land Tax was assessed in this name on unidentified property in London Bridge precinct from 1729. The Will of Jacob Foster, goldsmith late of Southwark, was proved for probate on 9th July 1751 (National Archives reference PROB 11/789/89). The Land T...

William Forrester was assessed to Land Tax on property in Charterhouse Lane from 1780-1799; the property was then demolished. Grimwade refers to William Forister entering a mark at Goldsmiths’ Hall in 1789 as a small worker from this address. St Sepulchre, Holborn was situated close to the property....

The Will of Thomas Purver, late of Clerkenwell, was proved for probate on 25th September 1817 (National Archives reference PROB 11/1596/407).

The Will of John Pont, goldsmith late of St Mary Staining, London, was proved for probate on 17th November 1775 (National Archives reference PROB 11/1013/125).

Children of William and Susanna Fordham were christened at All Hallows, Lombard Street from 1699-1705. Last recorded by Grimwade as entering a mark from Lombard Street at Goldsmiths’ Hall in 1707 he continued to be shown in London poll books for 1710-13 as a freeman of the Wax Chandlers Company. The...

Page 141 of Watchmakers and Clockmakers of the World lists him as apprenticed in 1683 and free in the Clockmakers Company from 1691 to 1715. He entered a mark around 1698 at Goldsmiths’ Hall from Mulberry Court, Coleman Street, probably as a case maker. The Will of William Finch, late of St Stephen,...

Hello David and welcome to the Forum.
The references to David Louis Comtesse being born in Switzerland were obtained from the UK Census records.
We would welcome an image of the watch and the hallmarks if at all possible.
Best wishes for your further research.

Mike

Hello Simon The maker's mark does look different now and the town mark more like the one for Chester. The arrow head shape above the pellet is baffling. There's nothing similar in Ridgway and Priestley's book as far as I can tell. If it is ignored the mark looks much like the one for Thornton or Tro...