SUMMARY:
A rare and near mint solid silver, keyless hi-grade 17 jewel raidroad lever English pocket watch, and ticking away strongly and keeping good time. The watch Superb Silver Lancashire Watch Co. Prescot LWC Keyless 17 Jewel Pocket Watch, dating from 1901.
The watch just cleaned and overhauled by my watch-maker and keeping very good time for a 120 year old pocket watch and comes with a two year international mechanical warranty.
This is a beautifully made English key-wound man's pocket watch, dating from ca. 1901, from the Edwardian period.
A near identical LWC movement shown in Watches 1850-1980 by M./ Cutmore on page 130, plate 130. the watch case also fully signed and made by LWC.
The buy it now price is a clear reflection of the rarity, stunning condition and long-term investment for this watch. We are a Platinium eBay Power-Seller, so please bid with confidence, we give our email and contact telephone number below, so do feel free to contact us to discuss any watches we have available.
THE DIAL: 99% mint, the white enamel dial with bold black Roman numerals and in bright condition, with no chips or hairlines. The dial with blue steel spade hands. Diameter is 44 mm and the crystal is also in excellent condition.
THE MOVEMENT: 100% mint, with a gilt 3/4plate and a Bosely regulator, and blue steel screws. A cut two arm bimetallic balance, with hairspring and lever escapement. The movement overall of very good quality and the watch ticking away on my desk as I type this, and keeping very good time, with 17 jewels, many rubies inb screwed in chatons a sign of high quality. The watch is much brighter and crisp than in these dark photos, which are limited by my camera and lighting equipment.
THE CASE: 98% mint, the solid silver case measures an impressive 52 mm. The front and rear covers are excellent, both are hinged and close nice and tightly. The case with Chester hall-marks and silver sterling marks . The case sponsor mark of "TPH" for Thomas Peter Hewitt of the Lancashire Watch Company and number 437. The inside dust cuvette in fine condition. This is a high quality English watch, a work of art in its own right in crisp condition and of jewel like quality. The watch weights 101 grams.
This is a high quality case, a work of art in its own right in crisp condition and of jewel like quality.The pictures show minor reflections and various dark marks, these are an artefact from the lighting and are not present in the watch case. This is a very fine period solid silver watch in simply stunning condition, which is a very rare collectable item or a possible investment for the future or of course a fine gift for a birthday, anniversary, wedding etc.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS: Please note, the magnified electronic images show detail much greater than would be visible with the naked eye. Any dark areas or marks on highly polished surfaces are almost certainly reflections from the camera or lighting equipment. If there are any marks or dents of any note, these will be mentioned in the description. All of our watches have been fully cleaned and serviced by a professional watch-maker unless not stated on the auction and the time-keeping carefully checked. We are happy to give a 24 month warranty on this work, which is thoroughly checked, and all watches are also given a 24 hour check prior to being shipped. We are here to help and ensure that our good eBay reputation is enhanced and this eBay shop becomes one of your favourite places to purchase watches.
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