Antique William Ehrhardt English Lever Pocket Watch

An antique William Ehrhardt English Lever pocket watch.

William Ehrhardt was born in Germany in 1831 and came to England in 1851, the year of the Great Exhibition. Just five years later, he set up a watch manufacturing company in Birmingham. The business was successful and by the early 1870s, he had produced some 200,000 watches.

Upon William Ehrhardt’s death in 1897, his two sons, William and Gustav, carried on with the business.

The company continued producing watches until the mid 1920s so was one of the last English manufacturers to survive.

This particular watch has a ¾ plate stem-winding movement which is working nicely. The movement is protected by an inner hinged cover.

The watch itself measures 50mm diameter excluding the winding stem and the loop. The case is gold plated and has the mark for William Ehrhardt (which was registered on 4 February 1878). The front of the case is in good condition while the back has a few marks and some wear to the plate.

The glass lens is in good condition.

The dial is signed English Lever and it also has the name of the original retailer, Lewis Nuttall of Waterfoot. There are three or four faint hairline cracks radiating from the centre.

The watch will be sent in a new presentation box.

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