Main Sale - March 2011 : Sale A1052 Lot 122
THOMAS RUSSELL, LIVERPOOL, AN 18K. KEYLESS OPEN-FACE POCKET WATCH WITH STOP-WORK, serial no. 87808,

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THOMAS RUSSELL, LIVERPOOL,
AN 18K. KEYLESS OPEN-FACE POCKET WATCH WITH STOP-WORK, serial no. 87808,
with Chester hallmarks for 1893, English frost gilt 3/4 plate fully jewelled , signed by the maker together with crests stating 'MAKER TO THE QUEEN' and 'MAKER TO THE ADMIRALTY', bi-metallic balance wheel, enamel face with sunken centre section signed 'T. R. RUSSELL, 18 CHURCH STREET, LIVERPOOL', fine Roman numerals for the hour marks, tramline border and Arabic seconds markers at five second intervals, blued sword and poker hands, heavy 18K. yellow-gold case with stop-work and setting button in the band, winder and security bow at 12 o'clock, the whole remaining in good working order and condition
Estimate £1,000-1,500