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Unusual Heavy Antique Silver Pocket Watch Albert Chain, 1908
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Unusual Heavy Antique Silver Pocket Watch Albert Chain, 1908

1900 - 1920
Sold 7 May 2026 · The Vintage Wrist Watch Company
This “Unusual Heavy Antique Silver Pocket Watch Albert Chain, 1908” found a buyer.

It was listed by The Vintage Wrist Watch Company. Sold pieces stay on Sellingantiques as a record of what has passed through, and the next one is rarely far away.

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Unusual heavy antique silver pocket watch albert chain, 1908.

An impressive antique sterling silver chain, 31cm long including the T-bar and the clasp. The T-bar is hallmarked for 1908 with a maker’s mark for the Birmingham silversmiths Payton, Pepper & Sons. The same manufacturer mark and date letter appear elsewhere on the chain so we can be sure that all the components are original.

Total weight 63g.

Date of Manufacture

The Vintage Wrist Watch Company has dated this Antique Silver Albert Chain to the 1900s.

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Description
Unusual heavy antique silver pocket watch albert chain, 1908.

An impressive antique sterling silver chain, 31cm long including the T-bar and the clasp.

“
The T-bar is hallmarked for 1908 with a maker’s mark for the Birmingham silversmiths Payton, Pepper & Sons.
The Vintage Wrist Watch Company

The same manufacturer mark and date letter appear elsewhere on the chain so we can be sure that all the components are original.

Total weight 63g.

Date of Manufacture

The Vintage Wrist Watch Company has dated this Antique Silver Albert Chain to the 1900s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1209139
The Vintage Wrist Watch Company
The Vintage Wrist Watch Company
Sellingantiques verified Since Jul 2011

Specialists in antique and vintage wrist watches and pocket watches

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An antique heavy silver albert chain featuring alternating twist and double-bar links, complete with a T-bar and swivel clasp. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO
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Archive I An antique heavy silver albert chain featuring alternating twist and double-bar links, complete with a T-bar and swivel clasp. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO

Unusual Heavy Antique Silver Pocket Watch Albert Chain, 1908

Archive II An antique heavy silver albert chain featuring alternating twist and double-bar links, complete with a T-bar and swivel clasp. View II
Archive III An antique heavy silver albert chain featuring alternating twist and double-bar links, complete with a T-bar and swivel clasp. View III
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The Vintage Wrist Watch Company

The Vintage Wrist Watch Company
Telephone 01386 750 238
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Worcestershire
United Kingdom
Dealer Profile Page sellingantiques.co.uk/vintagewristwatch
Verified Since Jul 2011
Items For Sale 260
Items Sold 6,720
The Vintage Wrist Watch Company
The Vintage Wrist Watch Company
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An antique heavy silver albert chain featuring alternating twist and double-bar links, complete with a T-bar and swivel clasp.
Unusual heavy antique silver pocket watch albert chain, 1908
Ref: SA1209139
An antique heavy silver albert chain featuring alternating twist and double-bar links, complete with a T-bar and swivel clasp.
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Cataloguer’s note

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  • ObjectPocket Watch Chain
  • Period1900 - 1920
  • StyleEdwardian
  • MaterialSterling Silver
  • ColourSilver
  • MotifsTwist links, Double-bar links, T-bar attachment, Swivel clasp

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An albert chain is a traditional type of watch chain worn by men during the Victorian and Edwardian eras, designed to secure a pocket watch to a waistcoat buttonhole using a T-bar.

These chains were typically crafted from sterling silver, often featuring heavy hollow or solid links, twist motifs, and cast components with functional swivel clasps and T-bars.

Authentic pieces usually bear British sterling silver hallmarks, including assay office marks, date letters corresponding to the early 20th century, and makers marks on the individual links or T-bar.

While traditionally worn with waistcoats, these chains can be repurposed today as statement necklaces, pocket chains, or collected as historical examples of mens accessories.

Preserve silver chains by storing them in anti-tarnish bags, avoiding abrasive cleaning compounds, and gently wiping with a soft microfiber cloth to maintain the original patina.
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