Gents 9ct Gold Colonial Wrist Watch, John Elkan

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Gents 9ct gold Colonial wrist watch, John Elkan.

The watch has a Swiss 15-jewel hand-winding movement which is working nicely.

The watch measures 35mm diameter excluding the winding crown and the fixed wire lugs. The case is 9 carat gold and there are hallmarks inside the case back for Birmingham 1925, with a case maker’s mark for Aaron Dennison of the Dennison Watch Case Company, a Birmingham based watch case maker who supplied various watch manufacturers.

The case is of a semi-hermetic design, with the original intention of making the watch “damp and dust proof”. However, as with any vintage watch, it should be kept away from water, moisture and dusty conditions.

The case is in very nice condition for such an early piece, a little unevenness to the back and light surface marks but overall very good indeed.

The later lens is in lovely condition.

The dial is signed John Elkan Ltd, the original retailer of the watch. John Elkan was a retail jeweller who specialised in jewellery, gold and silver goods. The dial is in good condition… originally it would have had painted detail to the hands and numerals but this has been removed over the years.

A new leather strap has been fitted.

The watch comes in a vintage presentation box although not the original.

I have attached a photo of an advert from 1915 for the Colonial watch; this is just from the internet for interest, and is not included in the sale.

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