James Poole & Company Silver Watch Made for William Bond & Son

Description:

James Poole & Company Silver Watch Made for William Bond & Son, London, No. 5972, c. 1880, the porcelain Roman numeral dial inscribed James Poole & Co./London/No. 5972, sunk seconds, up-down indicator, and gold hands, silver guilloche decorated case with London hallmark, interior of the cuvette engraved Made for W. Bond & Son/Boston/U.S., and serial number 5972, three-quarter gilt plate movement inscribed as above and 33 Spencer St. Clerkenwell, London/Awarded Prize Medals Paris and Philadelphia, key-wind and set, lever escapement, bimetallic balance, diamond endstone, screwed chatons, and leather exhibition case with felt and silk interior with printed makers information, dia. 54 mm, 145 g.
Estimate $800-1,200

Case back perimeter rubbed, dial with repaired minor chips at 12:45 and 1:15, watch starts with minimal wind, unused for many years and probably should be cleaned.


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