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DESCRIPTION: THIS IS A REALLY FINE ANTIQUE VICTORIAN, SOLID STERLING SILVER "KEY-WIND" "FUSEE" FULL HUNTER POCKET WATCH, WITH A RARE SOLID SILVER & 9CT GOLD DIAL, AND COMPLETE WITH A VERY UNCOMMON LINK ANTIQUE SILVER WATCH CHAIN. THIS BEAUTIFUL POCKET WATCH IS FULLY ENGLISH SILVER HALLMARKED FOR LONDON 1867, IS IN LOVELY CONDITION, AND IS IN EXCELLENT WORKING ORDER AND A GREAT TIMEKEEPER.
DETAILS: THE WATCH IS A FINE 19TH CENTURY, KEY-WIND, GENTLEMAN`S SOLID SILVER CASED POCKET WATCH, AND A RARE FULL HUNTER, (WITH FRONT HINGED LID), & WITH A BEAUTIFUL "FUSEE" MOVEMENT. IT IS A FULL-SIZED EXAMPLE AND MEASURES APPROX 2.15 INCHES (54MM) IN DIAMETER, AND IS APPROX 0.55 INCHES (13MM) THICK. IT HAS A VERY UNCOMMON SOLID SILVER DIAL WITH EMBOSSED 9CT ROSE GOLD ROMAN NUMERALS, AND A DECORATIVE INNER 9CT YELLOW GOLD BAND OF LEAVES & FOLIAGE, (SEE PHOTO). THERE IS ALSO A SMALLER SUBSIDUARY DIAL FOR THE SECONDS, AND IT HAS ITS ORIGINAL BLUE STEEL HANDS, (SEE PHOTO). THE CASE IS A FINE HEAVY QUALITY, SOLID SILVER WATCH CASE, WITH A NICE SMOOTH FINISH, AND THE CARTOUCHE ON THE LID IS CURRENTLY BLANK AND UNUSED. INSIDE, THE DIAL AND MOVEMENT LIFT UP ON A HINGE TO REVEAL A SEPARATE PROTECTIVE BRASS DUST COVER. IT HAS AN EXCELLENT SOLID BRASS "FUSEE" MOVEMENT WHICH IS FULLY STAMPED "GEORGE WATERS, TREHERBERT" (GLAMORGAN, MID WALES), AND ALSO HAS THE WATCH NUMBER "5609", WHICH MATCHES THE NUMBER ON THE SILVER CASE, SHOWING THIS WATCH IS 100% ALL ORIGINAL AND MATCHING. IT HAS AN INNER PROTECTIVE GLASS DIAL COVER TOO, WHICH ALL LOOKS TO BE TOTALLY ORIGINAL.
IT COMES COMPLETE WITH A FINE ANTIQUE, VERY UNUSUAL, "CURB & DIAMOND-FACETED" LINK, SOLID SILVER WATCH CHAIN, WHICH MEASURES APPROX 12.25 INCHES IN LENGTH (END TO END), WITH A FURTHER 2.25 INCHES ON THE SHORT FOB CHAIN. THE T-BAR IS SILVER HALLMARKED FOR BIRMINGHAM 1897 (DATE LETTER "x",) AND EVERY LINK ON THE CHAIN IS SILVER HALLMARKED WITH THE LION PASSANT STAMP FOR SOLID STERLING SILVER. IT IS IN REALLY EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH VIRTUALLY NO WEAR AT ALL TO THE LINKS, AND THE SPRING IN THE SWIVEL/DOG CATCH WORK PERFECTLY. ATTACHED TO THE CHAIN IS A LOVELY VICTORIAN "ENCASED" GILT SIXPENCE, DATED 1864. THERE IS ALSO THE OLD KEY THAT BOTH WINDS THE WATCH UP AND ALSO CHANGES THE TIME, (BY PLACING THE KEY OVER THE NUT ON THE HANDS AND ROTATING).
HALLMARKS: THE WATCH IS FULLY & CLEARLY ENGLISH SILVER HALLMARKED WITH THE "LEOPARDS HEAD" STAMP DENOTING THE LONDON ASSAY OFFICE STAMP, THE LION PASSANT STAMP FOR SOLID STERLING SILVER, AND THE DATE LETTER "m" FOR THE YEAR 1867. THE SILVERSMITHS INITIALS ARE "E.W", AND THE WATCH IS HALLMARKED IN A NUMBER OF PLACES; ON THE REAR AND INNER DUST COVERS, AND ALSO ON THE FRONT COVER, (SEE PHOTOS).
CONDITION: IT IS IN LOVELY CONDITION, WORKS PERFECTLY, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY IS AN EXCELLENT TIMEKEEPER. THERE ARE NO SPLITS OR CRACKS TO THE SILVER CASE AND NO NASTY KNOCKS OR DENTS EITHER, (A COUPLE OF VERY SMALL SHALLOW DENTS/BRUISES BUT HONESTLY NOTHING BAD). THERE IS A BIT OF WEAR (THROUGH POLISHING) TO THE LID HINGES, (BUT THEY ALL WORK PERFECTLY), AND THERE IS ALSO WEAR TO THE CARTOUCHE ON THE LID, BUT PLEASE BEAR IN MIND THIS IS A GENUINE ANTIQUE EXAMPLE AND 141 YEARS OLD), SO IT IS NOT GOING TO BE EXACTLY AS NEW. THE SILVER & GOLD DIAL IS REALLY LOVELY, AND HAS NO INLAID GOLD PIECES MISSING. THE MOVEMENT IS EXCEPTIONALLY CLEAN, HAS BEEN RECENTLY SERVICED, IS A SUPERB STRONG RUNNER, KEEPS EXCELLENT TIME AND RUNS ON A VERY LONG SPRING. THE INNER PROTECTIVE GLASS & SILVER FRAME IN PRISTINE CONDITION, AND IS REAL DOMED GLASS AND DEFINITELY NOT PLASTIC OR PERSPEX.
PRICE: YOU CAN BID WITH TOTAL CONFIDENCE ON THIS WONDERFUL SET, IT IS GUARANTEED TO PLEASE, AND A FINE, EARLY, USEABLE, EVERY DAY INVESTMENT GIFT FOR SOMEONE WITH A STUNNING RARE SILVER DIAL. IT IS BEING SOLD WITH ABSOLUTELY NO RESERVE WHATSOEVER, STARTING AT JUST ONE PENNY, SO GOOD LUCK IF YOU DO DECIDE TO BID.
. Please note, the silver can sometimes look dull as I breathe on it before I take the photos, so you can see the item more clearly. Otherwise there is too much light reflection. All the silver I sell shines beautifully.
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