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H. Hughes & Son. A silver water resistant open face pocket watch with Schoof's patent spring banking

SIGNED H. HUGHES & SON, 59 FENCHURCH STREET, LONDON EC, NO. 1196. LONDON HALLMARK 1889

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H. Hughes & Son. A silver water resistant open face pocket watch with Schoof's patent spring banking
Signed H. Hughes & Son, 59 Fenchurch Street, London EC, No. 1196. London hallmark 1889
The frosted gilt three-quarter plate movement numbered 51971 with free-sprung bimetallic balance, diamond endstone, blued steel special hairspring with Phillip's end-curves, English lever escapement, Schoof's patent spring banking, jewelled throughout, the white enamel dial with Roman numerals, subsidiary seconds, blued steel spade hands, in plain open-face case with screwed back, inscribed Snap-on in the dust cover, the winding crown with screwed water resistant silver cover and a length of silver chain
56 mm. diam.

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VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium.

Lot Essay

Water resistant pocketwatches were used for geological expeditions or for travel in particularly humid climates. Schoof's patent spring banking was a form of resilient escapement to prevent damage to the mechanism in the event of a violent shock.

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