Jewellery, Watches and Objects of Vertu

Zenith. Retailed by Birch & Gaydon Ltd. A silver trench wristwatch with Borgel case, Land & Water, circa 1923.
Movement: manual winding, no. 2353370.
Dial: black, Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds.
Case: silver Borgel early waterproof case, import mark for Glasgow 1923.
Signed: movement signed Zenith, dial signed Birch & Gaydon Ltd. Fenchurch Street, London.
Dimensions: diameter 35mm. £100-£200

Birch & Gaydon were a prestigious London retail jewellers, silversmiths and watchmakers. They were the sole distributor of the ‘Land & Water’ wristwatches by Zenith. The company was sold to Asprey & Co. Ltd in 1959.