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20th Century Watches

This online section contains all of our watches pre 2001, mass produced watches including wristwatches, repeating watches, trench watches and other interesting timepieces. These are available in our central London shop.

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Gold Albert

A 20^th Century 9 carat rose gold graduated curb link watch Albert terminating in a gold spring clip. Steel cored “T” bar with a short additional curb link chain with sprung jump ring.

Circa 1900

£1,300.00 Add to cart
Watch, Barometer and Thermometer Desk Set

An early 20^th Century desk set comprising a goliath watch and matching barometer fitted in a stand with thermometer. The watch with a large keyless gilt bar movement, going barrel. Plain cock with polished steel regulator, uncut bimetallic balance with spiral hairspring. Club foot lever escapement. white enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel hands. Substantial plain nickelled open face case. The barometer in a similarly sized nickle case housing an aneroid mechanism. White enamel marked in inches of mercury and weather. Small pointer in the rotating bezel to record the current reading. Morocco covered case lined with green velvet to house the watch and barometer, easel stand. The front covered with a silver face hallmarked in Birmingham, a small mercury thermometer at its centre.

Hallmarked Birmingham 1902

£750.00 Add to cart
Watch and Barometer Desk Set

An unusual early 20^th Century Desk set comprising a large Swiss lever watch, matching barometer in a silver faced stand with a thermometer. Keyless gilt bar movement with going barrel. Plain cock with polished steel regulator. Uncut bimetallic balance with spiral hairspring. Club foot lever escapement. White enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel hands. Substantial plain open face nickle case. The English aneroid barometer in a matching nickle case, the rotating bezel with a blue steel pointer to record the setting. White enamel dial marked in inches of mercury and the type of weather expected. Both fitted in a black morocco covered case with easel stand and lined in green velvet. Plain silver mask to the front with a central blue spirit thermometer marked in Fahrenheit.

Hallmarked Birmingham 1902

£1,100.00 Add to cart
Gold English Centre Seconds Chronograph

An early 20^th Century English lever chronograph in a gold open face case. Gilt three quarter plate keyless movement with going barrel. Plain cock with polished steel regulator, compensation balance with blue steel overcoil hairspring. English table roller lever escapement . White enamel dial with centre seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel seconds hand, gilt hands. Plain 18 carat open face case made in one piece, the movement hinging out. Small gold slide in the band to stop the watch acting on the balance, maker's mark “BB” in a rectangle and number corresponding to that on the movement.

In excellent overall condition.

Hallmarked Chester 1905

£2,450.00 Add to cart
Coventry Silver Half Hunter

An early 20^th Century English lever in a silver half hunter case. Gilt three quarter plate keyless movement with going barrel. Engraved cock with polished steel regulator, compensation balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. English table roller lever escapement. White enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel half hunter hands. Plain silver half hunter case with blue enamel chapter ring, the back engraved with a monogram. Plain silver cuvette, maker’s mark “TPA” in an oval.

Hallmarked Chester 1906

£525.00 Add to cart
Unusual Half Hunter with up/down Dial

An early 20^th Century English lever with power reserve indication in an unusual gold half hunter case. Gilt three quarter plate keyless movement with going barrel. Engraved cock with polished steel regulator, compensation balance with blue steel overcoil hairspring. English table roller lever escapement, escape and lever pivots with endstones. Signed engine turned silver dial with subsidiaries for power reserve and seconds, Arabic numerals, blue steel hands. Plain 18 carat half hunter case, the front cover with an unusually large glazed aperture, blue enamel chapter ring. Plain gold cuvette, maker’s mark “TR” in a rectangle and number corresponding to that on the movement. Brown morocco covered case with easel stand.

Hallmarked Chester 1907

£8,500.00 Add to cart
Gold English Hunter

An early 20^th Century English lever in a gold full hunter case. Gilt three quarter plate keyless movement with going barrel. Plain cock with polished steel regulator, diamond endstone. Compensation balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. English table roller lever escapement. White enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel seconds hand, gilt hands. Plain 18 carat gold full hunter case with fixed back, the movement hinging out. Maker's mark “PW” in an oval and number corresponding to that on the movement.

In excellent overall condition.

Circa 1909

£2,650.00 Add to cart
Silver Half Hunter Examined by Dent

An early 20^th Century Swiss lever in a silver half hunter case. Good quality keyless gilt bar movement with going barrel, frosted steel wolf’s teeth winding wheels. Plain cock with polished steel regulator, compensation balance with blue steel overcoil hairspring. Club foot straight line lever escapement. White enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel half hunter hands. Plain silver half hunter case with blue enamel chapter ring. Gold hinges, signed silver cuvette.

Circa 1910

£650.00 Add to cart
Gold Albert

A 20^th Century 9 carat rose gold graduated curb link watch Albert. “T” bar on one end, spring clip on the other, all links marked.

Circa 1910

£1,300.00 Add to cart
Gold Albert

A slender 20^th Century 9 carat rose gold graduated curb link watch Albert with sliding “T” bar. Spring clips on one end and cylindrical case on the other, possibly for a tooth pick. All links marked.

Circa 1910

£1,100.00 Add to cart
English Centre Seconds Gold Half Hunter

An early 20^th Century English centre seconds lever in a gold half hunter case. Gilt three quarter plate keyless movement with going barrel. Plain cock with polished steel regulator, compensation balance with blue steel overcoil hairspring. English table roller lever escapement, screwed in jewelling, escape and lever pivots with endstones. Signed white enamel dial with centre seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel half hunter hands. Plain 18 carat half hunter case with blue enamel chapter ring, gold cuvette with dedication dated 1917. Maker's mark “JWB Ld” in a rectangle and number corresponding to that on the movement.

Hallmarked London 1914

£3,300.00 Add to cart
18 Carat Gold Albert

A slender 20^th Century 18 carat yellow and white gold watch Albert with sliding 18 carat “T” bar. The fine chain of alternating long oval yellow gold links and groups of three white gold links. 18 carat gold spring clips on both ends.

Circa 1920

£1,150.00 Add to cart