Antique English Watch Co Pocket Watch, 1883

An antique silver pocket watch from the English Watch Company, 1883.

In 1874, William Bragge bought the Anglo-American Watch Company from Aaron Dennison. He traded for several years before handing the business over to his son Robert in 1883, the year this particular watch was made.

The business continued to trade until 1895 when competition from Swiss watch manufacturers saw the company go into voluntary liquidation.

This particular watch has a key-wound movement which is working nicely. The movement is protected by an inner fitted cover. Both the movement and the case have the numbers 56542.

The watch itself measures 48mm diameter excluding the stem and the loop. The case is silver and there are hallmarks inside the two case backs

for Birmingham 1883 with two maker’s marks, one for the English Watch Company and the other for Robert Bragge of the English Watch Company, a Birmingham based company with two branches. The number 56542 is also on both of the back covers so we can be absolutely sure that the movement, cover and case started off life together. Overall the case is in good condition, just a couple of “dings” to the back cover and some rubbing to the engine turned detail.

The acrylic lens is in good condition.

The enamel dial is in good condition. If viewed through a magnifying loupe, there is one very faint short hairline through number 8.

The watch will be sent in a new presentation box.

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