Antique Mid-size Silver Half Hunter Trench Watch

Antique mid-size silver half hunter trench watch.

The watch has a Swiss hand-winding movement, identified as by the ebauche maker Fabrique d'Horlogerie de Fontainemelon, which is working nicely.

The watch measures 30mm diameter excluding the winding crown and the fixed wire lugs. The case is silver and there are hallmarks inside the front and back covers for London 1914 with a sponsor’s mark for Sylvain Dreyfuss of Moise, George & Sylvain Dreyfuss.

Overall, the case is in good condition for such an early piece, just some gentle unevenness to the back of the watch, and general light surface marks. The winding crown is a later replacement.

The front cover has dark blue enamel filled numbers surrounding a central lens. There is a small button between the bottom lugs which is pressed to open this front cover.

Inside, there is a glass lens which is in good condition.

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

A new leather strap has been fitted.

The watch comes in an antique 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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