Charles Frodsham Silver Open Face Pocket Watch

Technical characteristics

Type

Open-face pocket watch

Weight

102.8 gr

Diameter

48 mm

Hallmark Date

1902

Serial Number

08987

Casemaker Mark

HMF

Place recorded

United Kingdom

Movement Details

Gilt three-quarter plate lever movement

Maker / attribution

Charles Frodsham

Design

Visible features

• White enamel dial inscribed 'CHAS. FRODSHAM / LONDON / 08987' below 12 o'clock. • Black Roman numeral hour markers with an outer railway minute track. • Subsidiary seconds register positioned at 6 o'clock. • Gold-toned fluted winding crown situated beneath a silver bow showing hallmark stamps. • Small pin or push-piece near the bezel at roughly 1 o'clock. • Housed in a velvet-lined fitted travel or display case.

Dial and Visual Presentation

The pocket watch features a white enamel dial with black Roman numerals indicating the hours, accompanied by outer minute divisions. A subsidiary seconds dial is located at the 6 o'clock position, and the hands are finished in black. The upper portion of the dial is signed with the maker's name, London, and serial number 08987. A gold-toned fluted winding crown is positioned beneath a silver bow showing hallmark stamps. A small pin or push-piece is visible near the bezel at roughly the 1 o'clock position. In the available photograph, the watch is seated inside a dark velvet-lined fitted case.

Case Construction and Markings

The watch is cased in silver open-face housing measuring 48 mm in diameter, with a reported total weight of 102.8 grams. The external case has a smooth finish with an engraved monogram. According to the seller's description, the inner side of the case and cuvette are hallmarked for silver London 1902 and numbered 987, bearing the casemaker initials 'HMF'. The interior is also described as signed 'Charles Frodsham & Co – London - 1902'.

Reported Movement and Accompanying Box

The movement is not exposed in the visual image, but the seller reports a keyless wind, fully jewelled anchor lever movement with a gilt three-quarter plate and a three-arm balance wheel. It is described as utilizing a club-tooth, single-roller lever escapement with a steel escape wheel. The dealer records that the movement is signed 'Charles Frodsham & Co, 115 New Bond Street, London W' and numbered 'No 08987'. Additionally, the listing notes an accompanying silver watch box hallmarked for London 1904, though the silver box itself is not shown in the primary photograph.

Identification

Serial number

08987

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.