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Cambridge Silver Pocket Watch, 1879
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Cambridge Silver Pocket Watch, 1879

19th century
Description

A Victorian silver pocket watch. An enamel dial with brass hands and a subsidiary seconds dial. Signed 'L & F COLE, MARKET STREET, CAMBRIDGE' to the dial and mechanism. Lovely engraving to the balance bridge on the mechanism. An English key wind mechanism. London silver hallmarks for 1879.

Case width 49mm

From Kembery Antique Clocks Ltd you can expect a genuine antique watch in full working order. Worldwide tracked and insured delivery. Please phone 01179565281 to order the watch. We are members of The British Watchmakers and Clockmakers Guild.

Date of Manufacture

Kembery Antique Clocks Ltd has dated this Victorian Silver Pocket Watch to the Victorian era.

Independent Date Check ID 09704864
Dealer's Item DateVictorian era
Sellingantiques DateVictorian era
Sellingantiques agingItem 140-155 years old
Test ResultsPassed dating check
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to THE VICTORIAN ERA:
Hand-engraved scrollwork on the balance cock: traditional late Victorian English watch finishing.
Engine-turned case back: classic decorative pattern on nineteenth-century pocket watch cases.
Blued steel screws and hairspring: standard Victorian movement construction.
Key-wind arbor on the movement: pre-dates the widespread adoption of stem winding.

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.

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SA1243552
Description
A Victorian silver pocket watch. An enamel dial with brass hands and a subsidiary seconds dial. Signed 'L & F COLE, MARKET STREET, CAMBRIDGE' to the dial and mechanism. Lovely engraving to the balance bridge on the mechanism. An English key wind mechanism. London silver hallmarks for 1879.
fig 1. An open-face Victorian silver pocket watch featuring a white enamel dial with Roman numerals, a subsidiary seconds dial, steel hands, and an accompanying brass winding key.
fig 1. Cambridge Silver Pocket Watch, 1879

Case width 49mm

From Kembery Antique Clocks Ltd you can expect a genuine antique watch in full working order. Worldwide tracked and insured delivery. Please phone 01179565281 to order the watch. We are members of The British Watchmakers and Clockmakers Guild.

Date of Manufacture

Kembery Antique Clocks Ltd has dated this Victorian Silver Pocket Watch to the Victorian era.

Independent Date Report ID 09704864
Dealer's Item DateVictorian era
Sellingantiques datingVictorian era
Sellingantiques agingItem 140-155 years old
Test ResultsPassed dating check
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to the Victorian era:
Hand-engraved scrollwork on the balance cock: traditional late Victorian English watch finishing.
Engine-turned case back: classic decorative pattern on nineteenth-century pocket watch cases.
Blued steel screws and hairspring: standard Victorian movement construction.
Key-wind arbor on the movement: pre-dates the widespread adoption of stem winding.

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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SA1243552
Kembery Antique Clocks Ltd
Kembery Antique Clocks Ltd
Sellingantiques verified Since Aug 2009
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Archive I An open-face Victorian silver pocket watch featuring a white enamel dial with Roman numerals, a subsidiary seconds dial, steel hands, and an accompanying brass winding key.

Cambridge Silver Pocket Watch, 1879

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An open-face Victorian silver pocket watch featuring a white enamel dial with Roman numerals, a subsidiary seconds dial, steel hands, and an accompanying brass winding key.
Cambridge Silver Pocket Watch, 1879
Ref: SA1243552
An open-face Victorian silver pocket watch featuring a white enamel dial with Roman numerals, a subsidiary seconds dial, steel hands, and an accompanying brass winding key.
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Cataloguer’s note

Written by Sellingantiques from the dealer’s photographs and listing
  • ObjectPocket Watches
  • Period19th century
  • StyleVictorian
  • MaterialSilver, Enamel, Steel, Brass
  • ColourSilver
  • MotifsEnamel dial, Roman numerals, Subsidiary seconds dial, Key-wind mechanism

This Victorian open-face pocket watch is formed of a silver case housing a white enamel dial with black Roman numerals, a subsidiary seconds dial, and steel hands. The dial carries the signature "L & F COLE, MARKET STREET, CAMBRIDGE", accompanied by an English key-wind mechanism and a brass winding key. The casework displays a polished silver finish alongside the textured red fabric backing, while the winding key exhibits a decorative pierced handle and a graduated cylindrical barrel. Traditional pocket watches of this period suit display within a study, on a desk, or inside a collector cabinet as an ornamental accessory or desk piece. The design reflects nineteenth-century horology, offering a historical artefact suited for placement upon a mantelpiece, shelf, or within a gentleman's library setting.

FAQs

Victorian key-wind pocket watches are 19th-century mechanical timepieces that require a separate winding key to tension the mainspring and set the hands, featuring open-face or hunter case configurations.

These pocket watches typically feature solid sterling silver cases, glass crystals, and enamel dials decorated with hand-painted Roman numerals and steel or brass hands.

Authentic pieces generally display silver hallmarks stamped inside the case back, maker marks on the dial or movement, and a key-wind mechanism rather than a top-stem crown.

Pocket watches can be showcased under a glass dome on a watch stand, mounted in a shadow box frame, or displayed on a desk tray alongside classic study accessories.

Store the watch in a dry environment inside a lined box, wipe the silver case gently with a microfibre cloth, and avoid over-winding or exposing the movement to moisture.
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