Gents 1918 Antique Silver Half Hunter Trench Watch

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Gents 1918 antique silver half hunter trench watch.

The watch has a 15-jewel hand-winding movement which is working nicely. The movement has been identified as by the General Watch Company, the same movement as Rolex used in their Marconi watches.

The watch measures 35mm diameter excluding the winding crown and the fixed wire lugs. The case is silver and there are hallmarks inside the screw-on case back for London 1918 with a sponsor’s mark for Arthur Rendell.

In this particular case, Arthur Rendell was an employee, and probably in charge, of the department that handled imported watches at a company called Pringles, the UK's largest wholesalers of jewellery, silverware, clocks and watches, so it was deemed relevant to use his initials.

The inside of the case back also has a brevet (patent) number which relates to a Swiss 1915 patent for the case design.

The case is in good condition for such an early piece, gentle unevenness to the back and general light surface marks, but nothing too serious at all. The small lens to the front is acrylic.

To open the front cover, there is a button between the bottom lugs.

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

The black dial is in its original finish with original hands, a subsidiary seconds dial and outer minute markers. Originally there would have been luminous detail to the hands and numbers but this has been removed over the years.

A new leather strap has been fitted.

The watch comes in a new presentation box.

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