Thomas Armstrong & Brothers 18ct gold centre seconds full hunter pocket watch
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1893
This 18ct gold keyless wind centre seconds full hunter pocket watch bears movement number 11943 by Thomas Armstrong & Brothers, Manchester, and carries London hallmarks for 1893.
Measuring 56mm in diameter, the polished gold hunter case is stamped 'G.H.H.' and features an engraved monogram on the front. Its white enamel dial displays black Roman numeral hour markers, an outer five-minute division track, gilt spade hands, and a blued steel centre seconds hand. The auction house reports it was accompanied by an original Kew Class A certificate, test report, and maker's fitted case.
Evidence at a glance
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- Catalogue references
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Technical characteristics
- Type
- Hunter-case watch
- Case Stamp
- G.H.H.
- Hallmark Date
- 1893
- Place recorded
- United Kingdom
- Movement Number
- 11943
- Movement Details
- Jewelled gilt 3/4 plate English lever movement
- Maker / attribution
- Thomas Armstrong & Brothers
Design
- Visible features
- • Front hinged hunter cover open displaying polished surface with faint engraved monogram. • White enamel dial with inner double circular division, black Roman numerals, and outer minute track with Arabic five-minute numerals. • Gilt spade hour and minute hands paired with a blued steel centre seconds hand. • Gold pendant and partial bow situated on the right side.
- Dial and Indication Layout
- The pocket watch features a white enamel dial with a centre seconds configuration. The time is shown with black Roman numerals for the hours, an inner double circular division, and an outer minute track divided into individual units with Arabic numerals positioned at five-minute intervals. The handset comprises gilt spade hands for the hours and minutes alongside a slender blued steel centre seconds hand extending to the dial periphery. No maker signature is visible across the front enamel dial surface in the primary photograph.
- Source Reported Movement and Documentation
- The movement is not pictured in the auction cataloguing photograph and cannot be visually inspected. Bonhams describes it as a signed, jewelled gilt 3/4 plate English lever movement bearing movement number 11943, fitted with a cut and compensated bi-metallic balance, a Breguet overcoil spring, and a diamond endstone. The watch was catalogued as accompanied by an original Kew Class A certificate, a test report, and a fitted presentation box bearing the Thomas Armstrong & Brothers name. Because neither the documentation nor the fitted box is depicted in the auction images, their specific ratings, testing dates, and physical condition are not independently verifiable from the visual record.
- Case Construction and Exterior Presentation
- The timepiece is housed in an 18ct gold full hunter case measuring 56mm in diameter. Direct visual inspection shows a round polished gold case with the front hinged hunter cover open, displaying a faintly visible engraved monogram on its exterior face. A gold pendant and a partial bow are positioned on the right side of the case perimeter. According to cataloguing details, the case is stamped 'G.H.H.', encloses a gold cuvette, and bears London hallmarks for 1893. Because the rear cover interior, hallmarks, and cuvette are not depicted in the available photograph, those casework features remain documented solely by the auction description.
Identification
- Serial number
- 11943
- 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, inner cuvette, and caseback interior are not visible in the primary photograph.
- Research required: Accompaniments including Kew Class A certificate, report, and fitted case are source-reported and not shown.