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W Ehehardt British Royal Naval Admiralty Issued Silver Cased Deck Watch No 609696, Dating To May 1918

Status: This item has been sold
Sold by: Oliver Sargent Antiques

For sale is this very rare and super fine Silver British Naval Admiralty issued Deck watch no 609696, with pin set movement dating May 1918. Full silver hall marks to the heavy large case, approx. 55mm in diameter excluding the winding stem or crown and signed by W Ehrhardt. Full matching numbers throughout, including dial, case and case inner movement cover and gilt movement. Admiralty issue crows foot arrow to the dial and further engraved on the back plate to the gilt movement. The case is undamaged and all sections a close fit. The dial shows some stressing marks through use. The watch has just under gone a full rebuild including a new main spring, service and balance work, and is now in very fine working order keeping accurate time. A very fine and seldom found Deck watch by a rare English maker from a time when the British Royal Navy was at its peak. I have now obtained the Admiralty Chronometer record for this watch, it was purchased in May 1918 at a cost of £6.15 shillings a...
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CONTACT DETAILS OF SELLER:
Oliver Sargent Antiques
Dorset
United Kingdom
Tel: 07804 225 614
STATUS
THIS ITEM HAS BEEN SOLD