Antique Rotherhams Silver Pocket Watch and Chain

Antique Rotherhams silver pocket watch and chain.

The watch has a signed key-wound movement which is working nicely. The movement is protected by an inner fitted cover.

The watch measures 50mm diameter excluding the stem and the loop. The case is silver and there are hallmarks inside the case backs for Birmingham 1890 together with a case maker's mark for John Rotherham. The case is in super condition. There are engraved initials to the cartouche on the hinged back.

The watch glass is in lovely condition.

The white enamel dial is signed with the Rotherhams name and logo. It is in good condition, just one faint hairline between the sub seconds dial and number 8, but not very noticeable at all to the naked eye.

Rotherhams evolved from S Vale who were established in 1747. To begin with, the company bought in ebauché (or blank movements) but in the latter part of the 19th Century they began to manufacture their own movements. By the late 1880s, they were considered to be an important Coventry watch manufacturer producing 100 units a week. 

The company continued to grow and it is estimated that they manufactured some 600,000 movements between 1880 and 1930. While not as prolific as some of the big Swiss and American factories, such as Waltham who produced 26 million in the same period, they were still considered to be among the best English “volume” maker. 

The watch comes with a single silver chain, 35cm long including the T-bar and the clasp. Hallmarked on the clasp for 1892. Each of the links has the lion passant silver mark although some are quite rubbed.

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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