A fine George I verge pocket watch movement and dial John Bowen and John Masters, Bristol circa 1720 The full plate gilt movement with tulip pillars incorporating scroll-pieced galleries, silvered Tompion type regulator for the flat three-arm steel balance beneath pierced and engraved silver balance cock decorated with Ho-Ho birds and foliate scrolls above a female mask to the backplate signed Io/n BOWEN, Io/n MASTERS, BRISTOL, the white enamel Roman numeral dial with Arabic five minutes to outer track (hands and case lacking) the dial plate 45mm (1.75ins) diameter. John Bowen and John Masters are recorded in Moore, A.J. THE CLOCKMAKERS OF BRISTOL 1650-1900 as working 1718-34 and 1699-1739 respectively.