21 years: 2005 - 2026

Blog: Nicole, Nielsen & Co. Book

First published: 23 April 2026, last updated 19 May 2026.

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Nicole, Nielsen & Co.

Nicole, Nielsen Watchmakers, Pierantonio Maragna, 2025. Private publication limited to 70 copies. Click here to email an order.
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For a period of about 60 years from circa 1870, Nicole, Nielsen & Co. manufactured some of the finest and most complicated English watches ever made.

A new comprehensive history of the company, Nicole, Nielsen Watchmakers, was published in 2025 by Pierantonio Maragna.

Tony has been researching the company since buying a watch made by Nicole, Nielsen & Co. in around 2000. This is the only history of the company that has been published.

The book is a private publication, and a limited edition of 70 copies has been printed. It is only available direct from the author. To place an order, Click here to email Tony. If the link doesn't work for you, contact me and I will pass on your details.

S. Smith & Son Ltd., keyless fusee one-minute tourbillon watch with up-and-down and Guillaume balance. Image credit: Sotheby's
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The photo here shows the movement of an 18ct gold open-faced keyless fusee one-minute tourbillon watch with up-and-down winding indication and Guillaume balance. The watch was sold by Sotheby's.

The watch was awarded 93 Marks ‘Especially good’ in Class ‘A’ at the 1917-1918 Kew Trials. The gold case was hallmarked in 1920 or 1921. It was common practice to submit movements fir trial in temporary cases made of silver or nickel. When a movement secured a good trial result, it was then fitted with a more appropriate case for sale.