Antique Bedside / Desk Clock 8-Day Goliath Pocket Watch edwardian Mahogany and Satinwood Inlaid Case with Light

An Edwardian mahogany and satinwood inlaid bedside or desk top clock, containing a goliath pocket watch.

The pocket watch has an 8-day stem-winding movement which is working well but it lost around half an hour over the week. The pocket watch measures 64mm diameter excluding the stem. The case has some unevenness and scratches to the case back but the bezel and centre section look good. There is a hinged dust cover which protects the movement; this does have a lot of scratches and nibbling where someone has struggled to open it in the past. The watch lens is in nice condition. The dial has a couple of hairline cracks but you have to look fairly closely to see them. Nice clear black Arabic numbers, subsidiary seconds dial and original hands. The dial is signed 8 DAYS around the centre.

The mahogany case, with satinwood inlay, is a very handsome piece with a silver frame to the front. The silver frame around the opening is hallmarked for Birmingham 1903, with a maker's mark of HM (Henry Matthews of Vittoria Street in Birmingham). The front, top and sides of the case are in nice condition with just some wear to the finish where the case has been opened and used. The underneath of the case does have a lot of scratches, just through use. The case stands at 12.5cm high excluding the handle, 10cm wide and 7.5cm from back to front.

The button on the side presses to open the hinged front. Inside, there is a fitted velvet section to house the pocket watch; there is some wear as you would expect as the watch will have been taken out weekly to be wound. The fitted section lifts out and then behind that are various pieces of wooden and card packing and a battery. The battery powers a night light which is operated by the switch on the side of the case - when you open the front cover, you can see the wire as you can see in the photo below. This is obviously a later 'home made' addition but it works really well and obviously means that you can tell the time in the middle of the night.

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