Silver ‘Norfolk Lever’ Pocket Watch, 1913

Silver ‘Norfolk Lever’ pocket watch, 1913.

The watch has a Swiss stem-winding movement which is working nicely. The watch is protected by an inner hinged cover which has some fairly light scratches and slight unevenness.

The watch measures 50mm diameter excluding the winding stem and the loop. The case is silver and there are hallmarks inside the two case backs for London (import mark) 1913 with a sponsor’s mark for George Stockwell.

From 1 June 1907, Stockwells acted as assay agents, facilitating the import into Britain of foreign gold and silver items which had to be assayed and hallmarked in a UK assay office before being released for retail.

The case has the odd minor bruise to the side and light unevenness to the back but overall the condition is good.

Very light marking to the glass lens but very acceptable.

The dial is signed The Norfolk Lever, Ames Norwich. So this would have been a private label piece, to be labelled as The Norfolk Lever and to be retailed by the jewellers Ames of Norwich. There are chips to the very centre of the dial.

The watch comes in a new presentation box.

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