J.W. Benson 18kt Gold Demi-case Watch

Description:

J.W. Benson 18kt Gold Demi-case Watch, London, No. 8927, c. 1880, the demi-case hallmarked JWB ltd., 18, Birmingham hallmark for 1879, and numbered as above, porcelain Roman numeral dial signed J.W. Benson, London, blued spade hands and sunk seconds, three-quarter frosted gilt plate, lever escapement, crown-wind, pin-set movement engraved The Field, Best London Make, By Warrant to Her Majesty the Queen/ JW Benson, Ludgate Hill/ London and numbered as above, chatoned jeweled movement, bimetallic balance with diamond endstone and steel regulator, dia. 51 mm, 119.5 g.
Estimate $1,000-1,200

movement starts when wound, dial with very minor surface chip outside six o'clock chapter and case with very minor surface marks.


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