Abersoch Antiques has dated this Silver English Pocket Watch to the 19th Century.
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DIMENSIONS:
DIAL 5CM
1.5CM DEEP
7CM TALL MAX
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John George Graves was born in Horncastle, Lincolnshire in 1866. His family moved to Sheffield when he was still a child. At the age of 14, after he had left school, he was apprenticed to William Wichman, a watchmaker, in Sheffield. In those days, apprenticeships were normally indentured, whereby the apprentice would be contracted to the master craftsman for a period of seven years. The apprentice would generally live with the master craftsman and receive a small wage. On completion of the apprenticeship, the apprentice was free to go forth and practice his craft.
As a result of his enormously successful business, J.G. Graves is a well-known name on the dials of English pocket watches, but he never actually made any himself. All his watches were bought in with the majority being made by the Lancashire Watch Company. At the height of his business, J.G. Graves bought in as much as 70% of the entire production of the Lancashire Watch Company. Additionally, he also purchased Swiss and American watches as well. He was a highly successful entrepreneur, became the Mayor of Sheffield, and lived to the ripe old age of 79. After he died in 1945 his brother ran the business for another ten years until the mail order side was taken over by Great Universal Stores. There is an ongoing charitable trust in the name of J.G. Graves and there are many buildings and recreational facilities that bear his name.
Abersoch Antiques has dated this Silver English Pocket Watch to the 19th Century.
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ENGLISH HALLMARKED SILVER POCKET WATCH 'THE EXPRESS ENGLISH LEVER' J G GRAVES SHEFFIELD
