Lot 331
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CHURCHILL'S SILVER OPENFACE KEYWIND POCKETWATCH, the white enamel dial with Roman numerals and subsidiary seconds, signed L. Livingstone, Oldham. The signed lever movement with compensated balance, hallmarked Birmingham, 1899, with silver curb-link watch chain attached, and gilt-and-enamel Primrose League medallion fob. In fitted case with printed card reading, 'Presented to Winston Spencer Churchill by Friends in Oldham', and written in pencil on the verso, 'Gifted to Mr Ware when WSC crossed the House'.
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CHURCHILL'S SILVER OPENFACE KEYWIND POCKETWATCH, the white enamel dial with Roman numerals and subsidiary seconds, signed L. Livingstone, Oldham. The signed lever movement with compensated balance, hallmarked Birmingham, 1899, with silver curb-link watch chain attached, and gilt-and-enamel Primrose League medallion fob. In fitted case with printed card reading, 'Presented to Winston Spencer Churchill by Friends in Oldham', and written in pencil on the verso, 'Gifted to Mr Ware when WSC crossed the House'.

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CHURCHILL'S SILVER OPENFACE KEYWIND POCKETWATCH, the white enamel dial with Roman numerals and subsidiary seconds, signed L. Livingstone, Oldham. The signed lever movement with compensated balance, hallmarked Birmingham, 1899, with silver curb-link watch chain attached, and gilt-and-enamel Primrose League medallion fob. In fitted case with printed card reading, 'Presented to Winston Spencer Churchill by Friends in Oldham', and written in pencil on the verso, 'Gifted to Mr Ware when WSC crossed the House'.

We make no guarantee that this movement is in working order or has been tested for timekeeping.
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