Antique Silver James Wadsworth Pocket Watch

Antique silver James Wadsworth pocket watch.

The watch has a good quality 15 jewel, 5 adjustments, stem-winding pocket watch which is working nicely. The movement is unsigned but has been identified as by Recta.

The movement is protected by an inner hinged cover which is engraved, ‘Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd, The United Alkali Co Ltd, Presented to W C Houghton, for 27 Years Service’.

The watch measures 50mm diameter excluding the winding stem and the loop. The case is silver and there are hallmarks inside both of the back covers for Birmingham 1928 together with a case maker’s mark for Aaron Dennison. The Dennison Watch Case Company was a prolific manufacturer of cases, and supplier to various watch makers.

The case is in good condition with just light surface marking. Originally there would have been crisper engine turned detail to the back of the watch but this has worn down over the years.

The acrylic lens is in good condition.

The dial is signed with the name of the original retailer, James Wadsworth, Manchester. The dial is in good condition, just one arc shaped hairline between 4 and 5 but it is faint. Original blued steel hands, a subsidiary seconds dial and outer minute markers.

The watch comes in a new presentation box.

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All of our watches are checked over before listing, and are also checked for accuracy which is usually within around +/- two to three minutes over 24 hours (unless otherwise stated), which is considered respectable for a vintage watch.

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