The Vintage Wrist Watch Company

Description

J W Benson ‘The Bank’ silver half hunter pocket watch.

The watch has a English stem-winding movement which is working nicely. The movement is signed The Bank, Best London Make, J W Benson, Ludgate Hill, London, and it is all protected by an inner hinged cover which has been engraved, ‘Amos with love from Mum & Dad’.

The watch measures 50mm diameter excluding the winding stem and the loop. The case is silver and there are hallmarks inside all three covers for London 1913, with a sponsor’s mark for J W Benson Ltd. The case is in good condition, just general light surface marks.

The front cover has a central lens surrounded by enamel filled Roman numerals.

The winding crown pushes in to release the front cover which is then opened manually.

Inside, the lens is in good condition.

The signed dial is in lovely condition with original pin-set blued steel hands, including the special half hunter hour hand so the time can be read when the front cover is closed.

The watch comes in its original J W Benson presentation box.

ALL PRICES INCLUDE UK POSTAGE (excluding Northern Ireland).

Please contact us before placing international orders so that we can advise of shipping prices and to see if customs regulations allow us to post watches to your country.

The international buyer is responsible for paying any import duties and taxes.

All of our watches are checked over before listing, and are also checked for accuracy which is usually within around +/- two to three minutes over 24 hours (unless otherwise stated), which is considered respectable for a vintage watch.

We are a VAT registered company and all purchases are covered by Consumer Regulations.

Credit / debit card purchases can be made over the telephone on 01386 750238 or you can proceed via the \'Buy Securely\' button on each listing page.

We are an on-line only business and do not have facilities for callers. Our offices are open from Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm.

With regards to appraisals / valuations, we receive a huge number of information requests each day and unfortunately do not have the manpower to deal with them all individually. Our advice would be to contact a local auctioneer for a full appraisal.