Pocket Watch: Antique Waltham Half Hunter Pocket Watch, Lever Brothers

The watch has a grade 610 seven jewel stem-winding movement which is working nicely. The movement is fully signed and it has the serial number 23974658 which dates it back to 1921. The movement is protected by an inner hinged cover which has a beautifully engraved inscription, ‘For Long Service, Presented to Daniel Sanford, together with a Certificate on his completing 15 years service with Lever Brothers Limited, Port Sunlight, 3rd March 1906’. There is a discrepancy in dates which suggests the movement is a later replacement. The movement was often replaced as a whole in the case of serious damage, such as water ingress. The watch measures 50mm diameter excluding the winding stem and the loop. The case is the gold filled Moon model by the Dennison Watch Company, the company supplied most of the cases for Waltham UK. The case is in good condition, just some rubbing around the hinge where it rested on the bottom of a pocket. The winding crown pushes in to open the front cover. Inside, there is an acrylic lens which is in good condition. The signed dial is in lovely condition with original blued steel hands including the special half hunter hour hand so that the time can be read when the front cover is closed. The watch comes in a new presentation box. All Prices Include UK Postage. Please contact us for international shipping prices (Ddu, details in delivery information section below). 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 red 'Buy Now' 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.