Army & Navy Cooperative Society 18k gold half hunter pocket watch, 1886
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
London Hallmark for 1886
This 18k gold half hunter pocket watch was retailed by the Army & Navy Cooperative Society, located at 117 Victoria Street, London, and features a London hallmark dating to 1886.
The timepiece measures 50mm in diameter and is designed as a keyless wind model. Its construction includes an engine-turned hinged case, which features a blue Roman numeral chapter ring on the front cover and an engraved monogram. The white dial displays black Roman numeral hour markers, a black outer minute track, and a subsidiary seconds dial positioned at 6 o'clock, complemented by blued steel double spade hands. Internally, the watch is powered by a gilt 3/4 plate English lever movement, which includes a cut and compensated bi-metallic balance.
Both the dial and movement are marked with the serial number 3664. The movement is signed by the retailer. This example represents a classic late 19th-century British horological piece, balancing traditional technical specifications with refined aesthetic details typical of the era's gentleman's pocket watches.
Evidence at a glance
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Physical characteristics
- Diameter
- 50mm
- Material
- 18k gold
Technical characteristics
- Balance
- cut and compensated bi-metallic
- Winding
- keyless
- Movement
- gilt 3/4 plate English lever
Design
- Dial
- white
- Hands
- blued steel double spade
- Features
- subsidiary seconds, engine turned case, monogrammed front cover, blue Roman numeral chapter
- Numerals
- Roman
Identification
- Source note
- Described from a single auction-house listing published on Invaluable (reproduced with Invaluable's permission). Details apply to that one example; other examples of the type may differ, and the listing is supplementary evidence, not authentication.
- Maker named in listing
- Army & Navy Cooperative Society
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.