Kendal & Dent Kendentick Half Hunter Pocket Watch

Kendentick half hunter pocket watch.

The watch has a Swiss 17-jewel stem-winding movement which is working nicely. The movement is by Revue but signed DF&C for the Swiss exporting company Dimier Freres & Cie. It is also signed with the name The Kendentick, a brand name given to some of the watches sold by Kendal & Dent.

Kendal & Dent were a well reputed English maker, one of many who started making their own watches in the 19th century and moved on to import "private label" Swiss watches, such as this one, when the Swiss started to dominate the market in the 20th century.

The movement is protected by an inner hinged cover which has a little marking where it has been opened in the past.

The watch measures 50mm diameter excluding the winding stem and the loop. The case is the gold filled Moon model from the English watch case maker Aaron Dennison. Dennisons manufactured cases for various watch makers, often as a way to avoid import tax on imported cases with precious metal content.

The front of the case has a small central lens surrounded by enamel filled Roman numerals. There is a little unevenness to the front of the case and minor surface marking to the back but overall, very acceptable for such an early piece.

The winding crown pushes in to open the front cover.

Inside, there is an acrylic lens which is in good condition.

The dial is signed with the name Kendal & Dent, London, Makers to The Admiralty, The Kendentick. The dial is in good condition, just a little discolouration to the subsidiary seconds dial, and it includes the special half hunter hour hand so that the time can be read when the front cover is closed.

The watch comes in a new presentation box.

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