Size 12, 19J Rotherham.

English watches are still in very short supply but the few I am getting in are rather good.

This is another classic size 12, 19 Jewel Pin set Rotherham  and Sons of Coventry, it has a true English Lever escapement with a Breguet sprung cut compensating balance.

It is signed under the dial by Rotherham and on the movement:

Phillips
Maker to the Admiralty
4 Tinsbury Pavement LONDON



Omega Half Hunter

This Fahy's half hunter case is probably the best preserved filled gold case I have had, and the Omega movement  is pretty good as well!

Dated by its serial number to 1904/5 this movement was made shortly after the company changed its name to Omega.

The split plate movement has 15 Jewels and a cut compensating balance with double roller and a Breguet hairspring. It is signed on both sides of the movement with the Omega logo.

A cracking English watch By Rotherham.

I rarely buy in solid gold watches at auction as they are impossible to value accurately without close examination and are very high risk but I suspected this was by Rotherham and I was right!

It is a fairly rare survivor because although for such a premium English movement a reasonable number were made to be sold into the trade (particularly to J.W. Benson), a large number have been broken up for scrap, mainly I suspect because as a size 12 they were popular in a solid gold case such as this.

 Despite being made in 1925 it is a true English Lever and has 19 jewels.

A classic English watch.

 

Hamilton 992B

Fortunately, with English watches are in very short supply, I can still get some premium American watches, this is a fairly late Hamilton 992B 21J Railroad watch from 1949.

SOLD OUT!

Well, sold out of English watches, it is the first time it has happened. Decent ones are really hard to come by at the moment although hopefully I will have one or two shortly, one of which looks very special :).

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