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Lot 1169
Antique Silver Open Face Pocket Watch, John Forrest (London)
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Key wind and set, the white dial signed "Chronometer Maker to the Admiralty / John Forrest / London", the white dial with black enamel Roman numeral hour markers, subsidiary seconds dial and with gold tone hands, the hinged swing out case with engraved detailing, British hallmarks, numbered 584453 / W.E. and curvette so marked.

Case 2 1/8 in. diameter

From the Estate of the late Robert Lee Whitfield, Jr. of Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Dial with hairlines; hour hand with slight bend at tip; case with age appropriate scratches; without key; movement not examined. Please see "Terms and Conditions of Sale: Clocks and Watches."