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Antique Silver J W Benson ‘The Ludgate’ Pocket Watch
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Antique Silver J W Benson ‘The Ludgate’ Pocket Watch

19th century
Description

Antique silver J W Benson ‘The Ludgate’ pocket watch.

The watch has a key-wound movement which is working nicely. The movement is signed, ‘The Ludgate’ watch, J W Benson, Patent No 4658, Best London Make, By Warrant to HM The Queen, Ludgate Hill, London’. The movement is protected by an inner hinged cover which has general surface marking.

The watch measures 50mm diameter excluding the loop. The case is silver and there are hallmarks inside the two case backs for London 1885, together with a maker’s mark for J W Benson. The case has some fairly gentle unevenness to the back, and the cartouche on the back is quite rubbed.

The acrylic lens is in lovely condition.

The signed dial has a faint hairline between the sub second dial and number 8 but you have to look closely to see it. One of the hands is a period replacement.

The watch comes in a new presentation box.

Date of Manufacture

The Vintage Wrist Watch Company has dated this Silver Jw Benson Pocket Watch to the 1880s.

Independent Date Guide ID 09475768
Dealer's Item Date1880s
Sellingantiques Date1880s
Sellingantiques agingItem 135-145 years old
ResultsDates match
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to THE 1880s:
London silver hallmark letter K inside the case back: fixes the hallmarking year.
Engraving on the movement citing Queen Victoria: work carried out before 1901.
Gilt three-quarter plate movement with patent number: late nineteenth-century London watchmaking.
Worn engine-turning and softened cartouche on the back: many decades of pocket carry.

This Independent Date Guide was compiled by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. It works only from the photographs shown on this page and is never told the date the dealer has declared. It is a guide, not a guarantee of age, and occasional errors can occur.

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SA1210824
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Description
Antique silver J W Benson ‘The Ludgate’ pocket watch.

The watch has a key-wound movement which is working nicely.

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The movement is signed, ‘The Ludgate’ watch, J W Benson, Patent No 4658, Best London Make, By Warrant to HM The Queen, Ludgate Hill, London’.
The Vintage Wrist Watch Company

The movement is protected by an inner hinged cover which has general surface marking.

fig 1. An open-face silver pocket watch with a white enamel dial, black Roman numerals, blued steel hands, and a separate winding key.
fig 1. Antique Silver J W Benson ‘The Ludgate’ Pocket Watch

The watch measures 50mm diameter excluding the loop. The case is silver and there are hallmarks inside the two case backs for London 1885, together with a maker’s mark for J W Benson. The case has some fairly gentle unevenness to the back, and the cartouche on the back is quite rubbed.

fig 2. An open-face silver pocket watch with a white enamel dial, black Roman numerals, blued steel hands, and a separate winding key.
fig 2. Antique Silver J W Benson ‘The Ludgate’ Pocket Watch

The acrylic lens is in lovely condition.

The signed dial has a faint hairline between the sub second dial and number 8 but you have to look closely to see it. One of the hands is a period replacement.

The watch comes in a new presentation box.

Date of Manufacture

The Vintage Wrist Watch Company has dated this Silver Jw Benson Pocket Watch to the 1880s.

Independent Date Report ID 09475768
Dealer's Item Date1880s
Sellingantiques dating1880s
Sellingantiques agingItem 135-145 years old
ResultsDates match
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to the 1880s:
London silver hallmark letter K inside the case back: fixes the hallmarking year.
Engraving on the movement citing Queen Victoria: work carried out before 1901.
Gilt three-quarter plate movement with patent number: late nineteenth-century London watchmaking.
Worn engine-turning and softened cartouche on the back: many decades of pocket carry.

This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

Reference Numbers
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SA1210824
The Vintage Wrist Watch Company
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Specialists in antique and vintage wrist watches and pocket watches

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Archive I An open-face silver pocket watch with a white enamel dial, black Roman numerals, blued steel hands, and a separate winding key.

Antique Silver J W Benson ‘The Ludgate’ Pocket Watch

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An open-face silver pocket watch with a white enamel dial, black Roman numerals, blued steel hands, and a separate winding key.
Antique silver J W Benson ‘The Ludgate’ pocket watch
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An open-face silver pocket watch with a white enamel dial, black Roman numerals, blued steel hands, and a separate winding key.
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Cataloguer’s note

Written by Sellingantiques from the dealer’s photographs and listing
  • ObjectPocket Watches
  • Period19th century
  • StyleVictorian
  • MaterialSterling Silver, Enamel, Glass, Steel
  • ColourSilver
  • MotifsEnamel dial, Roman numerals, Sub-seconds dial, Open face case

This Victorian open-face pocket watch dates to the 1880 period and is constructed from sterling silver, enamel, glass, and steel with a polished silver finish. The round white enamel dial displays black Roman numerals, slender blued steel hands, a subsidiary seconds dial, and a black maker inscription. An attached round winding key lies beside the watch, featuring a loop handle and a dark metallic barrel. The circular case incorporates a prominent top bow loop for attachment. Surface evidence of age includes gentle unevenness and a rubbed cartouche on the reverse case back, alongside a faint hairline crack on the dial between the sub-seconds dial and the numeral eight. This gentleman's library accessory serves as a decorative timepiece for display on a desk or shelf within a study or living area.

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J.W. Benson was a prominent nineteenth-century London watchmaker, with The Ludgate representing one of their signature key-wound mechanical pocket watch models produced during the Victorian era.

Antique pocket watches of this era were typically housed in sterling silver or gold cases, featuring enamelled copper dials, blued steel hands, and hand-crafted mechanical movements.

Authenticity is determined by hallmarking inside the silver case back, makers marks indicating official registration, original enamel dials with maker signatures, and corresponding serial numbers on movement plates.

An antique pocket watch can be displayed under a glass cloche on a desk, mounted inside a shadow box frame, or hung on a dedicated brass pocket watch stand.

Keep the watch in a dry environment to prevent oxidisation of the movement, clean the silver casing gently with a soft cloth, and avoid over-winding the mechanical key mechanism.
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