Charles Frodsham 18ct Gold Minute Repeating Half-Hunter Pocket Watch
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1901
Maker / issuer
Charles FrodshamThis antique English pocket watch by Charles Frodsham is an 18-carat yellow gold keyless half-hunter pocket watch featuring a minute repeater complication. Sourced to circa 1901 by English hallmarks, the 50 mm case houses a white enamel dial signed 'CHAS FRODSHAM 02300'.
The dial displays Roman numeral hour markers, an outer minute track, blued steel hands, and a subsidiary seconds dial offset at 9 o'clock. According to the source, the mechanism is a fully jewelled three-quarter plate lever movement incorporating Nicole Nielsen winding.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
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- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Technical characteristics
- Type
- Minute repeating half-hunter pocket watch
- Maker
- Charles Frodsham
- Case diameter
- 50 mm
- Case material
- 18ct yellow gold
- Dial features
- Subsidiary seconds at 9 o'clock
- Hallmark date
- 1901
- Place recorded
- United Kingdom
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Maker / attribution
- Charles Frodsham
Design
- Visible features
- • Front cover opened revealing a white enamel dial with Roman numerals and an outer minute track • Subsidiary seconds register offset at the 9 o'clock position • Dial signed 'CHAS FRODSHAM 02300' below 12 o'clock • Yellow gold half-hunter case with winding crown at 3 o'clock and repeating slide visible on the band • Blued steel spade hands indicating the time
- Case Construction
- The timepiece is housed in an 18-carat yellow gold half-hunter case measuring 50 mm in diameter. The exterior front cover features an enamel Roman numeral chapter ring. A repeating slide is positioned on the side of the band. The case back and internal cuvette are described as plain. The source links the case to the year 1901 via English hallmarks, though this remains a reported claim.
- Dial Configuration
- The white enamel dial displays Roman numeral hour markers and an outer minute track. The dial is signed 'CHAS FRODSHAM' along with the number '02300'. Time is indicated via blued steel spade-style hands. A subsidiary seconds register is positioned at the 9 o'clock location.
- Mechanism and Components
- The source describes a fully jewelled three-quarter plate lever movement, reported to incorporate a Nicole Nielsen winding system on the back plate. Internal mechanism components are not visible in the provided photographic evidence, and technical details regarding the movement rely entirely on the source documentation.
Identification
- Serial number
- 02300
- Source note
- Facts transcribed from the linked source listing or collection record. Attribution and specifications are source-reported and have not been independently authenticated.
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Research required: Movement and closed exterior case front/back are not visible in the supplied photograph
- Research required: The 1901 hallmark date is source-reported and cannot be verified from the image alone