Antique Harris Silver Pocket Watch / Chronograph

An antique Swiss silver pocket watch / centre seconds chronograph.

The watch has a key-wound movement which is working nicely… a key is included. The movement is signed J Harris & Sons, London & Manchester. The stop watch is operated by way of the sliding button to the side of the case. It is a little stiff to slide but when it is in the ‘off’ position, the whole movement stops… at this stage in horological history, movements had not developed enough to have a separate mechanism for the stop watch feature therefore they had no choice but to stop the whole movement. The movement is protected by an inner hinged cover.

The watch itself measures 56mm diameter excluding the stem and the loop. The case is silver and there are hallmarks inside both of the case backs for Chester 1890, together with a case maker’s mark for J Harris & Sons. The case is in good condition with just light surface marks.

The watch glass is in good order, just a very small amount of minor nibbling to the bezel.

The dial is in lovely condition.

The watch will be sent in a new presentation box.

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All of our watches are checked over before listing, and are also checked for accuracy which is usually within around +/- two to three minutes over 24 hours (unless otherwise stated), which is considered respectable for a vintage watch.

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