Jewellery, Watches and Objects of Vertu

Swiss. Retailed by J.W. Benson, A small gold half-hunter cased keyless watch, circa 1906
Movement: gilded, lever escapement, no. 1729451
Dial: white enamel, Roman numerals
Case: 18ct gold, pink translucent enamel over engine-turning to the cover, blue Arabic numerals, gold cuvette, back cover with engraved initials, London import mark for 1906, maker’s mark AB
Signed: cuvette signed ‘Examined by J.W. Benson, 25 Old Bond Street, London, Swiss Made, by warrant to H. M. the late Queen Victoria
Dimensions: diameter 27mm.
£400-£500