1930s Rands Minor ‘Non-stop’ Pocket Watch, Cheltenham

1930s Rands Minor ‘Non-Stop’ pocket watch, Cheltenham.

The watch has a Swiss 7-jewel stem-winding movement which is working nicely. The movement is stamped Rands Minor. The name Rands (R and S for Rotherham & Sons) was registered in 1928 and was first seen in adverts for the 1929 British Industries Fair where the company was listed as ‘manufacturers of English gold and silver watches in all varieties’.

The movement is protected by an inner hinged cover which has a couple of scratches from where it has been opened in the past.

The watch measures 50mm diameter excluding the winding stem and the loop. The case is gun metal and it is in good condition, just the usual surface marking that is so often seen on gun metal pieces.

The glass lens looks good to the naked eye. If viewed very closely, there is a light 1cm scratch.

The dial is signed The ‘Non Stop’ and it also has details of the original retailers, Waite & Son, Cheltenham. The company still exists today, trading as Beards in The Promenade, Cheltenham. The watch would have been supplied by Rotherhams as a private label piece which means the retailer added their details and sold the watch under their name.

The watch comes in a new presentation box.

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