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A collection of silver pocket watch to include a london hallmarked open faced key wind pocket watch by jw benson, open faced warranted english lever birmingham hallmarked pocket watch no crystal, a fine silver open faced enamel dial fob watch with chain and a smaller 935 silver continental fob watch with decorated gilded dial. White enamel dial has roman numerals and seconds dial at 6. Jw benson gold art deco rectangular with papers 1939. An enamel dial with subsidiary seconds marked jw benson, london. A 20th century 9ct gold open face keyless wind open face pocket watch signed j. Benson bank watch, 11j, 1922 the case has the same numeric serial number as the movement so the date is pretty certain. Antique english silver j w benson pocket watch with original box.
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Price sold category watches antique and vintage pocket watches date 1940 1940s antiques material gold maker j. I also know that the sterling silver case was made by. A gents gold demi cased pocket watch, 18ct yellow gold, marked to dial, j. Benson were probably the largest retailers of watches, often highly valuable, at the period, the field remained the only watch they manufactured themselves. Two silver pocket watch cases, minor pocket watches, wrist watches and parts sold for. Each beautiful booklet has 44 pages and is offered with a full color cover on high quality card stock with an ultraviolet coating. Gold 1919 illinois 19 jewel rr style pocket watch large 16s fancy case grade 706. Jul 14, 2017 breitling occupies an interesting position in the experienced vintage watch collectors mind. Two silver pocket watch cases, minor pocket watches, wrist watches and parts. We are quite happy to buy and sell good quality secondhand watches some more pretentious dealers would prefer to call them previously owned. Dont be fooled by the smaller package, pocket pod is packed with over 300 custom presets dialed in by some of todays hottest rock stars like maroon 5.
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W benson london, the white enamel dial with black arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds dial to six oclock, bordered by a minute track, the plain round case with london hallmark for 1931, numbered 1412, signed fifteen jewel movement with club tooth lever escapement and overcoil hairspring. Indeed the the benson family had been watchmakers since 1749. Small antique rare jw benson london maker silver pocket watch. James william benson 12 april 1826 7 october 1878 was an english scientific instrument maker, goldsilversmith, and watchmaker. Jw pepper is your sheet music store for band, orchestra and choral music, piano sheet music, worship songs, songbooks and more. A 9k gold dennison case, showing hallmarks for birmingham 1929. Pocket downloads new technology under development in the. Founded in 1846, it has a long history, initially as a maker of pocket. You do not need to use plurals and remember not to use words unlikely to be used in a lot description such as furniture or jewellery. A 9ct gold half hunter pocket watch the signed white enamel dial with black roman numerals and subsidiary seconds dial, signed movement, case monogramed verso and hallmarked, suspended on a short section of 9ct rose gold curblink albert chain, all supporting a hardstone inset swivel fob seal and an edward vii sovereign, 1906, in. Benson, london, coin silver pocket watch cottone auctions. Some benson bank movements and its derivatives after c 1901 have a serial number prefixed with a letter. Hi guys, i have aquired an 18ct gold jw benson pocket watch.
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James walter benson, londons biggest and most energetic watchmaking and watch retailing firm of the second half of the 19th and the first half of 20th centuries. I am considering the purchase of a 1893 benson sterling silver pocket watch of which there is no information other than the serial number33955. Jw benson gentlemans theme for sale collectible pocketwatch. W benson box code on case 606347 no code on movement dimensions 6. Select one with many parts to avoid having many survival tools that may be hard to carry. J w benson for sale in uk 34 secondhand j w bensons. Antique pocket watch gold half hunter by benson from pieces. This beautiful and collectible watch is a 17 jewel signed jw benson with swiss movement. A antique silver hallmarked there is some age related wear and an area of damage.
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Benson item code as170a2912 status sold seller the vintage wrist watch company view all stock from the vintage wrist watch company private dealer by appointment only worcestershire england tel. Bensons 1920s catalogue shows this silver cased model, with gold fittings and in a velvet lined morocco case w. Bensons london made watches were marketed under various names the bank, the ludgate and the field being their better english made watches. Benson were one of londons most famous retailers of fine clocks and watches until their latest premises on regent street were destroyed during the secondworld war. Use pocket to capture the content that comes at you all day long, and curate your own space filled with only the topics you care about. The company jw benson was founded in 1847 not just by james william benson, but also his older brother samuel suckley benson under the name. I am looking to find out the history and value of it. Benson, london, coin silver pocket watch lindgate hill, london.
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Bensons london made plain no complications watches were marketed under the names the bank, the ludgate and the field, the latter being their highest quality. The dial has blued spade hands and a subsidiary seconds dial at the six. Antique silver hallmarked pocket watch jw benson l antique silver hallmarked pocket watch pictures vintage j w benson automatic mans watch. Benson england pocket watches price guide and values. Bensons london made watches were marketed under various names the bank, the ludgate and.
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