✅ SOLVED Colonial era watch face

[DownNDirty]

I found this at a plantation site that was active from the 1680s until the early 1780s. The house was destroyed in the early 1780s and never rebuilt; I have found many relics there from the 18th century.

I'm confident that it is the face of a pocket watch but I can't pin down the maker. It is exactly 1.5 inches in diameter. There are letters in an upper and lower banner inside the circle. The upper banner contains 3 letters which look like either "RUX" or "AUX", or possibly "HUX". I think that the lower banner says "LONDON" but I'm not sure.

Any input on this piece will be greatly appreciated. It's an interesting relic and I want to learn as much as I can about it-and a maker's name would be awesome.

 

[DownNDirty]

A sundial would have been an interesting find but I think this is cooler.

Crusader posted "There were many 18th C rich kid toys that were similar"; the owners of the property were extremely wealthy so this fits-and I would (like to) assume that the toy watch was owned by one of their children.

 

[kcm]

Dang Cru, didn't realize you'd been around that long!

FANTASTIC ID!!

 

[Carolina Tom]

Congrats on the ID. I agree that it is extremely cool and probably rarer than a sundial!

Well done DND!

 

[Bill D. (VA)]

Glenn - I found the pic of what I thought might be part of a pocket sundial that I found years ago, but now I'm thinking it could be part of a watch like yours too.

 

[DownNDirty]

I'm not sure but whatever it is thst is an interesting and very old relic.

 

[nhbenz]

While taking a stab at figuring out Bill's item I stumbled across a more complete example of the one originally posted, thought it was interesting to see: https://www.sixbid.com/browse.html?auction=1963&category=40342&lot=1697953

 

[DownNDirty]

While taking a stab at figuring out Bill's item I stumbled across a more complete example of the one originally posted, thought it was interesting to see: https://www.sixbid.com/browse.html?auction=1963&category=40342&lot=1697953

Nice! I would love to find the case.