DESCRIPTION:
EPW - J. Player & Son, Limited, London & Coventry, Kew Class A rated keyless free-sprung lever with center-seconds and hacking function, 56mm, heavy 18K gold original HC bearing Chester hallmarks for 1903, "W . N" marking in oval cameo for casemaker William Neal, initials to front, gold cuvette engraved "Presented to Dr. G.S. Robinson, G.M.O. from the Residents of Lockhart and District as a token of Gratitude and high esteem Lockhart N.S.W. 1st. May. 1924," hacking slide on band at 5:30, white enamel SS dial, SW-pin-set, fully capped table roller lever escapement, free-sprung balance with diamond endstone, 21J, mvt marked "Class A Kew Certificate 81.3 Marks Especially Good," gilt mvt, s#32812 with matching serial number to dial and within case. Gross weight of assembled watch 99.0 dwt (154.0 g). The case presentation is for Dr. George Seaborne Robinson, who during World War I served as a Captain of the Australian Army Medical Corps.
CONDITION:
Mvt: Running, good hacking function though case slide moves very stiffly, fine-plus cosmetic mvt condition overall, small dark spot adjacent one balance jewel setting screw, fine scratch between second wheel and third wheel jewel settings, some typical micro-fine scratches elsewhere, some haze to portions of plate surface; dial with faint remains evident of some marking to center section across its mid-point with only the word 'Good" remaining lightly legible left of center indicating the marking presumably related to the Kew rating, dial otherwise nearly mint with pinpoint surface nick at perimeter near 3; nearly mint hands; case with likely broken front lift spring which is not opening lid or preventing it from tipping closed with gravity, case shows light wear, dents to rear, dent to lower left perimeter of front, dent to band at 12, few lesser dings and nicks elsewhere to band, rear hinge with some metal loss to one side of hinge tube, cuvette with small bit of play at its hinge, presentation engraving has rippled surface of relatively light gauge cuvette which is more notable visually to inner surface; brassy bow pivots freely and was originally gold-filled or gold-plated but retains only minuscule bits of gold finish near its base, brass crown shows medium wear; good glass crystal.
ESTIMATE:
$3000
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$4000
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