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English Silver Cased Key Wind Pocket Watch
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English Silver Cased Key Wind Pocket Watch

19th century
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English silver cased pocket watch by Kendal & Dent, London in a case bearing a Birmingham hallmark for circa 1896. Key wind and time change with signed white enamel dial and black Roman hours with gilt hands and subsidiary seconds dial. Signed going barrel movement with floral decorated cock piece and jewelled end stone and with inscription '106 Cheapside, London' and numbered #82226, the number repeated on the case back with the 'K&D' stamp.

Case Diameter - 50mm, Depth - 18mm.

The Kendal Watch Company was founded by John Barrow in 1776, and it quickly established a reputation for producing high-quality watches. In 1815, the company was taken over by the Dent family who had already established themselves as a watchmakers in London. The company was renamed Kendal & Dent.

Declaration

Andrew Charles Ltd has dated this Antique Silver Pocket Watch to the 1890s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1091624
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PWAL016
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English silver cased pocket watch by Kendal & Dent, London in a case bearing a Birmingham hallmark for circa 1896.
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Key wind and time change with signed white enamel dial and black Roman hours with gilt hands and subsidiary seconds dial.
Andrew Charles Ltd

Signed going barrel movement with floral decorated cock piece and jewelled end stone and with inscription '106 Cheapside, London' and numbered #82226, the number repeated on the case back with the 'K&D' stamp.

fig 1. An antique silver open-face key-wind pocket watch featuring a white enamel dial with black Roman numerals, gold-tone spade hands, and a subsidiary seconds sub-dial.
fig 1. English Silver Cased Key Wind Pocket Watch

Case Diameter - 50mm, Depth - 18mm.

The Kendal Watch Company was founded by John Barrow in 1776, and it quickly established a reputation for producing high-quality watches. In 1815, the company was taken over by the Dent family who had already established themselves as a watchmakers in London. The company was renamed Kendal & Dent.

Date of Manufacture

Andrew Charles Ltd has dated this Antique Silver Pocket Watch to the 1890s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1091624
Dealers Internal Ref
PWAL016
Andrew Charles Ltd
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Archive I An antique silver open-face key-wind pocket watch featuring a white enamel dial with black Roman numerals, gold-tone spade hands, and a subsidiary seconds sub-dial.

English Silver Cased Key Wind Pocket Watch

Archive II An antique silver open-face key-wind pocket watch featuring a white enamel dial with black Roman numerals, gold-tone spade hands, and a subsidiary seconds sub-dial. View II
Archive III An antique silver open-face key-wind pocket watch featuring a white enamel dial with black Roman numerals, gold-tone spade hands, and a subsidiary seconds sub-dial. View III
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An antique silver open-face key-wind pocket watch featuring a white enamel dial with black Roman numerals, gold-tone spade hands, and a subsidiary seconds sub-dial.
English Silver Cased Key Wind Pocket Watch
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An antique silver open-face key-wind pocket watch featuring a white enamel dial with black Roman numerals, gold-tone spade hands, and a subsidiary seconds sub-dial.
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Key-wind pocket watches were the standard portable timekeeping devices during the nineteenth century before keyless stem-winding mechanisms became widespread. English watchmakers developed robust movements fitted inside sterling silver or gold cases, featuring enamelled dials with clear Roman numeral markings.

Traditional Victorian pocket watches typically feature sterling silver or coin silver cases, fired white enamel dials, heated blued or gilded steel hands, and mineral glass crystals protecting the face.

Authenticity is verified by checking for British hallmarks stamped inside the case covers, including maker marks, purity stamps, and city assay symbols, as well as signatures or serial numbers on the dial and internal movement.

Antique pocket watches are often displayed under glass cloches, mounted on specialized metal watch stands on a desk or mantelpiece, or presented inside framed shadow boxes to highlight mechanical craftsmanship.

Store the timepiece in a dry, temperature-controlled environment to prevent tarnishing and dial cracking. Winding should be done carefully using the correct size key, and mechanical movements should be professionally cleaned and lubricated by a horologist every few years.
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