J.W. Benson 'The Keyless Ludgate Watch' silver half hunter p...

Hammer

£170

J.W. Benson 'The Keyless Ludgate Watch' silver half hunter pocket watch, London 1891, the three quarter plate lever movement signed J.W. Benson, By Warrant To H.M The Queen, Ludgate Hill, London, no. 540126 and inscribed 'The Keyless Ludgate Watch, Patent no. 4658, Best London Make', with compensated balance and regulator, hinged cuvette, signed dial with Roman numerals, minute track and subsidiary seconds, blued steel hands, within a plain J.W. Benson case, 52mm

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Movement - currently functioning.
Dial - good.
Glass - light surface marks.
Hands - some mild tarnishing.
Case - some mild tarnishing and general light surface marks.
Crown - adjusting correctly.
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