Edwardian Sterling Silver Open Face Key Wind Pocket Watch by John Forrest
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1904
This Edwardian-era pocket watch is crafted from sterling silver and features a classic open-face design. The watch is powered by a key-wind and key-set swing-out cylinder movement, numbered 737339.
The dial is made of white enamel and is marked with Roman numerals, an outer minute track, and a subsidiary seconds dial. It bears the signature 'John Forrest London Chronometer maker to the Admiralty' along with a tree motif. The watch includes its original winding key. The silver case, measuring 52mm in diameter and weighing 131g, is hallmarked for Chester, 1904, with the maker's mark TPH for The Lancashire Watch Co Ltd (Thomas Peter Hewitt) and is numbered 730800.
The reverse side of the case is decorated with an engine-turned pattern and features a vacant central cartouche, allowing for personal engraving. The piece is fitted with beveled glass over the dial, maintaining a traditional aesthetic consistent with high-quality British watchmaking of the early 20th century.
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Physical characteristics
- Weight
- 131g
- Diameter
- 52mm
- Material
- sterling silver
Technical characteristics
- Movement
- key wind and set swing out cylinder
- Case number
- 730800
- Movement number
- 737339
Design
- Dial
- white enamel with Roman numerals, outer minute track and subsidiary seconds
- Case back
- engine turned with vacant cartouche
- Inscriptions
- John Forrest London Chronometer maker to the Admiralty
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
- John Forrest
Catalogue references
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