Antique Silver Half Hunter Pocket Watch, 1901

Antique silver half hunter pocket watch, 1901.

The watch has an English stem-winding movement which is working nicely. The movement is signed with the name of the original retailer, Jays, 366 Essex Road, London N. Jays is no longer a jewellery shop but the clock with their name and the date they were established, 1862, remains outside.

The movement is protected by an inner hinged cover which is engraved, ‘Ernest Case Powell, 22 Eldon Street, London, EC, 9th June, 1904”. Ernest Powell was born in London around 1884 so this watch would probably have been his 21st birthday present.

The watch measures 53mm diameter excluding the winding stem and the loop. The case is silver and there are hallmarks inside the three covers for London 1901, with a case maker’s mark for the case maker John Williams, Islington. The case is in lovely condition. The front has blue enamel filled Roman numerals surrounding a small central lens.

The winding crown pushes in to open the front cover. Inside, there is an acrylic lens which is in good condition.

The dial is signed Jays, London. The dial looks good to the naked eye, if viewed through a jeweller’s loupe, there is a very faint hairline between 3 and 4. Pin-set blued steel hands including the special half hunter hour hand so that the time can be read when the front cover is closed.

The watch comes in an antique presentation box.

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