S. Smith & Son, London
SILVER OPEN-FACED KEYLESS WIND WATCH WITH KARUSSELL MOVEMENT NO. 11326 MADE IN 1901
S. Smith & Son, London
Dial: white enamel, Roman numerals and outer minute chapter, subsidiary seconds, blued steel hands
Movement: gilt 3/4 plate Karussell, cut bimetallic compensation balance, lever escapement, blued steel over-coil hair spring, diamond end-stone
Movement number: 11326
Case: plain silver hinged case with London hallmark for 1901, and stamped SS possibly for Simon Silverstone, Clerkenwell
Case number: 11326
Dimensions: 58mm diameter
Signed: dial and movement
Accessories: none
Provenance:
S. Smith and Sons are listed at the Strand, London between 1875-1918 and were one of the most prolific suppliers of high quality precision timepieces at the time, supplying watches to both the Admiralty and the Royal Geographical Society.
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SILVER OPEN-FACED KEYLESS WIND WATCH WITH KARUSSELL MOVEMENT NO. 11326 MADE IN 1901
S. Smith & Son, London
Dial: white enamel, Roman numerals and outer minute chapter, subsidiary seconds, blued steel hands
Movement: gilt 3/4 plate Karussell, cut bimetallic compensation balance, lever escapement, blued steel over-coil hair spring, diamond end-stone
Movement number: 11326
Case: plain silver hinged case with London hallmark for 1901, and stamped SS possibly for Simon Silverstone, Clerkenwell
Case number: 11326
Dimensions: 58mm diameter
Signed: dial and movement
Accessories: none
Provenance:
S. Smith and Sons are listed at the Strand, London between 1875-1918 and were one of the most prolific suppliers of high quality precision timepieces at the time, supplying watches to both the Admiralty and the Royal Geographical Society.