English Silver Full Hunter Pocket Watch, 1920

English silver full hunter pocket watch, 1920.

The watch has a 15-jewel English stem-winding movement which is working nicely. The movement is signed with the letter S within a five pointed star. This was the mark for the Coventry watch maker H Williamson. In 1921, just a year after this particular watch was manufactured, the company merged with Grimshaw to become The English Watch & Clock Manufacturers Ltd, and this company was subsequently bought from receivers by the Cheltenham based company Smiths in 1932.

The movement is also signed James Walker, London. The watch was made as a private label piece so that James Walker, the original retailer, could sell it under his name.

The movement is protected by an inner hinged cover which has some surface scratching.

The watch measures 50mm diameter excluding the winding stem and the loop. The case is hallmarked for Birmingham 1920 with a maker’s mark for the Birmingham watch case maker Aaron Dennison. The case has engine turned detail to both the front and back. There is also a cartouche to the front which has a couple of marks.

The winding crown pushes in to open the front cover. Inside, there is an acrylic lens which has light surface marking.

The signed dial is in good condition with original hands, a subsidiary seconds dial and an outer minute track.

The watch comes in a new presentation box.

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