ROSE GOLD HUNTING CASE POCKET WATCH - ENGLISH CIRCA 1880-1900

A FINE EXAMPLE OF LATE VICTORIAN POCKET WATCH CRAFTSMANSHIP, PRESENTED IN A ROSE GOLD HUNTING CASE WITH ENGRAVED COVER. THE PIECE FEATURES A WHITE ENAMEL DIAL WITH ROMAN NUMERAL CHAPTER RING AND SUBSIDIARY SECONDS DIAL, CHARACTERISTIC OF QUALITY ENGLISH TIMEPIECES OF THE PERIOD.

CASE AND CONSTRUCTION:
- MATERIAL: ROSE GOLD HUNTING CASE WITH PROTECTIVE COVER
- ENGRAVING: SCRIPT INSCRIPTION TO INNER COVER READING 'FROM CHARLIE AND MA' WITH DATE '8.6.22' (LIKELY PRESENTATION INSCRIPTION FROM 1922)
- CASE STYLE: FULL HUNTING CASE WITH HINGED COVER AND BOW RING
- CONDITION: ORIGINAL PATINA INTACT, MINOR SURFACE WEAR CONSISTENT WITH AGE

DIAL AND MOVEMENT:
- DIAL: WHITE ENAMEL WITH BLACK ROMAN NUMERALS AND ORNATE STEEL HANDS
- SUBSIDIARY DIAL: SECONDS DIAL AT 6 O'CLOCK POSITION
- MOVEMENT: STEEL MECHANICAL MOVEMENT, APPEARS COMPLETE AND ORIGINAL
- WORKING STATUS: NOT TESTED DURING INSPECTION

DIMENSIONS AND WEIGHT:
THE CASE MEASURES APPROXIMATELY 5 CM IN DIAMETER, TYPICAL FOR GENTLEMAN'S POCKET WATCHES OF THIS ERA.

CONDITION ASSESSMENT:
THE WATCH PRESENTS IN GOOD OVERALL CONDITION FOR ITS AGE. THE ENAMEL DIAL SHOWS NO CHIPS OR CRACKS. THE ROSE GOLD CASE DISPLAYS THE WARM PATINA EXPECTED OF GENUINE ROSE GOLD FROM THIS PERIOD, WITH MINOR SURFACE SCRATCHES FROM USE. THE ENGRAVED INSCRIPTION TO THE INNER COVER IS CLEAR AND LEGIBLE. THE HUNTING CASE MECHANISM OPERATES SMOOTHLY. THE GLASS CRYSTAL IS INTACT AND CLEAR.

PROVENANCE:
THE ENGRAVED INSCRIPTION SUGGESTS THIS WAS A PRESENTATION PIECE, GIFTED TO CHARLIE FROM MA IN 1922. THE PIECE CARRIES THE PERSONAL HISTORY OF A FAMILY KEEPSAKE, ADDING TO ITS NARRATIVE VALUE BEYOND ITS TECHNICAL MERIT.

NOTE:
THIS IS A GENUINE ROSE GOLD POCKET WATCH FROM THE LATE VICTORIAN ERA, NOT A REPRODUCTION. THE CONSTRUCTION, MATERIALS, AND ENGRAVING STYLE ARE CONSISTENT WITH ENGLISH WATCHMAKING OF THE 1880-1900 PERIOD. THE PRESENTATION INSCRIPTION DATES TO 1922, INDICATING THE WATCH WAS ALREADY APPROXIMATELY 30-40 YEARS OLD WHEN GIFTED, SUGGESTING IT WAS VALUED AS A QUALITY HEIRLOOM PIECE EVEN THEN.

Condition: Good - Refer To Images

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Location of item: 60 Marple Avenue, Villawood, NSW, Australia

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