Exceptional Discoveries: The Olmsted Complications Collection
J.W. Benson, London
A silver half hunting-cased keyless watch with split-seconds chronograph and register, 1907
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December 10, 06:12 PM GMT
Estimate
800 - 1,200 USD
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Description
Movement: gilt lever escapement, bi-metallic compensation balance, split-second work visible on back plate
Dial: white enamel dial, Roman numerals, subsidiary dials for constant seconds and 60-minute register, signed J.W. Benson, London
Case: silver case with 9k yellow gold details, front lid with blue enamel chapters, olivette for hand setting with protective shoulders, pushers for split-seconds complication on the band, cuvette, case numbered 92977, and stamped with casemaker's initials CG, inside back lid further stamped with London import hallmarks for 1907, cuvette engraved Examined by J.W. Benson, 62 & 64 Ludgate Hill, London, Swiss Made
Signed: cuvette and dial, case stamped CG
Diameter: 55.5 mm
Weight: approximately 152.17 g
Accessories: accompanied by E. Greenberg invoice dated May 9th, 1969, listing the price as $371.00