John Grant: An 18ct gold open face pocket watch

John Grant: An 18ct gold open face pocket watch
Date: London hallmarks for 1842
Movement: Gilt full plate cylinder, signed John Grant, London, number 666, engraved balance cock, signed dust cover, key wind and set
Dial: White enamel, Roman hour markers, black outer minutes track, subsidiary seconds at 6, signed John Grant, London, blued hands
Case: Polished round form
Size: 51mm
Weight:128.5g

John Grant (b.1796), is recorded at Fleet Street, London, active between 1817 and 1867. Son of John Grant (I), also of Fleet Street, who died in 1810.

Condition Report

• Case: General fine abrasions and some deeper scratches. Some very small shallow dents. Bow is a later 9ct replacement. Stamped 18ct inside back and inside dust cover ONLY.
• Crystal: A few fine scratches.
• Dial: Fine hairlines at 5 and 3. Bruise to outer edge at 3.
• Hands: A few tiny tarnishing spots.
• Movement: Winds, sets and runs.

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