Rare British Military Telegraphy Morse Code dial nickel case...

Hammer

£300

Rare British Military Telegraphy Morse Code dial nickel cased lever pocket watch retailed by T.R. Russell, Liverpool, Longines patented movement signed T.R. Russell, 18 Church Street, Liverpool, no. 335088, with three arm balance and regulator, hinged cuvette, enamel dial signed 'T.R. Russell', with bold Roman numerals, minute markers and additional lettering in red used by the telegraph operator to transmit the time in Morse Code, the case back stamped W^D and numbered 3211, 58mm

** From the David Read Collection

More Information

Movement - currently functioning.
Dial - good.
Glass - scratches present.
Hands - good.
Case - surface marks, some mild rubbing and scratches to the cuvette.
Crown - adjusting correctly.
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