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Silver Fusee Pocket Watch, by the Halpern Bros.
A high-quality, heavy and well-proportioned late Victorian open-faced silver fusee pocket watch, by watchmaking brothers Simon and Samuel Halpern, of 79 Stanley Street, Cheetham Hill, Manchester, (then Lancashire).
Named the “Improved Patent” model, (as seen on the watch’s dial), the watch would have been almost certainly made specifically for the railway sector due to its composition.
• Silver hallmarked Chester 1899.
• White enamelled dial, and subsidiary second’s dial with bold hand-painted black Roman numerals.
• Gold main hands.
• Halpern Bros. signed fusee movement.
• Engraved Coventry ‘Star’ mark on the regulator scale, (the endorsement of exceptional engineering quality!)
• Gold balance with ruby end stone.
• Case maker was Samuel Yeomans (“S.Y”), of Spon Street, Coventry.
• Case and movement serial numbers the same: “83439.”
• Comes with a winding key, together with instructions on how to wind and set the watch time.
Both born in Russia, (Simon in 1865, and Samuel in 1873), the brothers arrived in England as young boys with their father and mother (Jonahs and Anna), before the family settled in North Manchester, c1876. Eventually, and with the help and support of the large former Russian community that resided in Manchester at the time, the brothers (who became qualified watchmakers, silversmiths, and goldsmiths), were able to set-up their own prestige watchmaking and jewellery business from c1889, becoming widely well-known and respected in the region, as they undertook and developed their operations in the high-end of the market.
Simon passed away on 17 August 1916, at 29 Heywood Street, Cheetham Hill, Manchester, Samuel in the following year, also in Manchester, yet their prospering business, (by then a sole and large jewellery retailer), remained in good hands into at least the late 1970’s, being run and managed by joint family generations of children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren.
Note: This watch does not come with a chain or fob. If you require a silver chain/fob from our large stock, please contact us for advice.
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CV7 9LF
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Named the “Improved Patent” model, (as seen on the watch’s dial), the watch would have been almost certainly made specifically for the railway sector due to its composition.
• Silver hallmarked Chester 1899.
• White enamelled dial, and subsidiary second’s dial with bold hand-painted black Roman numerals.
• Gold main hands.
• Halpern Bros. signed fusee movement.
• Engraved Coventry ‘Star’ mark on the regulator scale, (the endorsement of exceptional engineering quality!)
• Gold balance with ruby end stone.
• Case maker was Samuel Yeomans (“S.Y”), of Spon Street, Coventry.
• Case and movement serial numbers the same: “83439.”
• Comes with a winding key, together with instructions on how to wind and set the watch time.
Both born in Russia, (Simon in 1865, and Samuel in 1873), the brothers arrived in England as young boys with their father and mother (Jonahs and Anna), before the family settled in North Manchester, c1876. Eventually, and with the help and support of the large former Russian community that resided in Manchester at the time, the brothers (who became qualified watchmakers, silversmiths, and goldsmiths), were able to set-up their own prestige watchmaking and jewellery business from c1889, becoming widely well-known and respected in the region, as they undertook and developed their operations in the high-end of the market.
Simon passed away on 17 August 1916, at 29 Heywood Street, Cheetham Hill, Manchester, Samuel in the following year, also in Manchester, yet their prospering business, (by then a sole and large jewellery retailer), remained in good hands into at least the late 1970’s, being run and managed by joint family generations of children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren.
Note: This watch does not come with a chain or fob. If you require a silver chain/fob from our large stock, please contact us for advice.
Please contact us for further information.
Price
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DimensionsDiameter: 60mm
Weight: 190g
Category Antique and Vintage Watches
Date 1899
Late Victorian Antiques Material Silver
Origin English
Condition This lovely old watch is in excellent condition and full working order.
Item code as1070a147 / TWW/2251
Status For Sale
£375.00 
$509.66
€444.83
$509.66
€444.83
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Most of the quoted prices for our clocks and watches include free packing and shipping to anywhere within mainland Britain.
If outside of mainland Britain, we offer highly competitive quotes for same.
Please contact us for further advice.
Payment - We Accept
- Debit / Credit Cards.
- BACS Transfer. (Our bank details are on our invoices).
- PayPal.
A Note for Overseas Buyers
We operate under the “DDU” (Delivered Duty Unpaid) system, an international trade term meaning that our overseas buyers are responsible for covering their own, if any, national customs duties, import clearance and/or taxes, in their chosen country of import.
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RETURNS
Every asset carefully packed and dispatched by our people, leaves the warehouses in pristine condition.
However, on the very rare occasion that items may need to be returned to us, further details can be obtained by contacting us via email or telephone.
Every asset carefully packed and dispatched by our people, leaves the warehouses in pristine condition.
However, on the very rare occasion that items may need to be returned to us, further details can be obtained by contacting us via email or telephone.
View all stock from
Time To Admire
By appointment3a Chapel Lane
Barnacle
Warwickshire
CV7 9LF
Tel : 07947 495942
Non UK callers : +44 7947 495942
Get directions to Time To Admire
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