Waltham: A gold hunter pocket watch
Date: Circa 1873
Movement: 3/4 plate, numbered 2799264, stem wind and set
Dial: White enamel, black Roman chapter, black outer minutes track, subsidiary seconds at 6, blued hands
Case: Polished round form, engraved to the front with a monogram JKW and to the back with an armorial crest and motto Virtuet et Honore, indistinctly stamped inside back cover
Size: 40mm
Weight: 51.5g gross
Accompaniments: A gold Albert watch chain, indistinctly stamped to one link, 56g

Condition Report

• Case: Fair to good with minor signs of age including micro-abrasions. Some wear to bow. Assumed to be 9ct gold but marks are too rubbed to indicate.


• Crystal: None present.


• Dial: Fine hairline above 12. Tiny scratches to the outer edge.


• Hands: Minor tarnishing.


• Movement: Appears intact. Does not wind, set or run.


• Accompaniements: Chain appears good but marks are rubbed.  Assumed to be 9ct gold.

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