Gents Antique Silver Wrist Watch, 1923

Gents antique silver wrist watch, 1923.

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

The watch measures 32mm diameter excluding the winding crown and the fixed wire lugs. The case is silver and there are hallmarks inside the case back for Glasgow 1923 together with a sponsor’s mark for Arthur Rendell.

In 1907, an act came into force which meant that all imported watches had to be assayed in a UK assay office and marked with British import hallmarks. For this, a sponsor's mark was required. 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 case has a little unevenness to the back but nothing too serious. The hinge has broken over the years but the back clips on nicely, and is stable and secure.

The front of the watch has the look of a half hunter but it is a fixed bezel with blue enamel filled numbers and inner minute markers. It appears as though the dial has been re-finished in the past.

A new leather strap has been fitted.

The watch comes in a new presentation box.

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