Sold for:
$1,353
$1,353
J. W. Benson 18kt Gold Demi-case Watch, London, No. 8927, c. 1880, the demi-case hallmarked JWB ltd. , 18 , Birmingham hallmark for 1879, and numbered as above, porcelain Roman numeral dial signed J.W. Benson, London , blued spade hands and sunk seconds, three-quarter frosted gilt plate, lever escapement, crown-wind, pin-set movement engraved The Field , Best London Make , By Warrant to Her Majesty the Queen/ JW Benson, Ludgate Hill/ London and numbered as above, chatoned jeweled movement, bimetallic balance with diamond endstone and steel regulator, dia. 51 mm, 119.5 g.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2015-10-31
