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Click here to subscribeA GOLD-PLATED OPEN FACE POCKET WATCH WITH ALBERT CHAIN, round white dial, Roman numerals, seconds subsidiary dial at the six o'clock position, blue hands, within a plain polished case, case back signed 'Star, Dennison watch case Co', approximate case width 50.3mm, fitted with a yellow metal albert chain with T-bar, length 30cm, (condition report: non-running watch, in need of some attention, general light wear)
A BOX OF ASSORTED WRISTWATCHES, mostly quartz movements, with names to include 'Accurist, Rotary, Fossil,' a bag of digital watches such as 'Umbro, Timex, Garmin etc, a bag of novelty pocket watches, a bag of ladies and gents fashion wristwatches, together with two very worn 'Omega' signed watch boxes with outer packaging
A SILVER OPEN FACE POCKET WATCH AND A SILVER FOB MEDAL, the pocket watch with a round white dial, Roman numerals, seconds subsidiary dial at the six o'clock, gold hands, within an engine turned design case with a vacant cartouche, case back hallmarked 'John Hawley & Son' Chester 1899, dust cover engraved 'Present from Mother Nov 5th 1902', approximate case width 50.1mm, together with a silver fob medal, gold enamelled shield emblem, engraved 'S.B.B.L 1925', to the reverse 'IDLE P.C W.Selby', approximate gross weight 139.3 grams
A 9CT GOLD HALF HUNTER POCKET WATCH, round white dial, Roman numerals, seconds subsidiary dial at the six o'clock position, within a plain polished case, outer Roman numeral dial the front of the case (worn black enamel numerals) case back hallmarked 9ct gold Chester 1926, movement signed 'Syren, 15 jewels', approximate case width 44.8mm, approximate gross weight 84.0 grams (condition report: general light wear, winds, sets and runs, time keeping untested)
A 'LIMIT' OPEN FACE POCKET WATCH, round white dial signed 'Limit', Arabic numerals, seconds subsidiary dial at the six o'clock position, blue hands, within a plain polished gold-plated case, case back signed 'Dennison Watch case co', 751760, movement signed 'Limit', approximate case width 50.6mm, (condition report: watch working at time of cataloguing, time keeping untested, general light wear, case back does not shut flush)
A GOLD-PLATED HALF HUNTER POCKET WATCH, round white dial, Arabic numerals, seconds subsidiary dial at the six o'clock position, gold hands, within a plain polished gold-plated case, outer blue Roman numeral dial, case back stamped 'Geneve watch case, Swiss made filled gold 150245', approximate case width 51.4mm, (condition report: general light wear to the gold-plate in places, hair line cracks to the dial, general light wear, watch working at time of cataloguing time keeping not tested)
A FULL HUNTER POCKET WATCH WITH ALBERT CHAIN, round white dial signed 'Moeris', Roman numerals, seconds subsidiary dial at the six o'clock position, blue hands, within an engine turned design case with a vacant cartouche, case back stamped 0.935 Swiss control marks, dust cover engraved 'Mediaille D'or Med Dargent Geneve 1896 Paris 1900 ANCRE, non-magnetic', approximate case width 38.0mm, fitted with a white metal graduated albert chain, base metal T-bar and a swivel clasp stamped 'S.S', length 25cm, approximate gross weight 78.0 grams (condition report: hair line cracks to the dial, general light wear all round, opens and closes with ease, watch working at time of cataloguing, time keeping untested)
A BOX OF ASSORTED ITEMS, to include a gold-plated full hunter pocket watch, round white dial, Arabic numerals, blue hands, seconds subsidiary dial at the six o'clock position (missing seconds hand), within a plain polished case engraved to the interior cover 'To Arthur From Dad & Fred on his 21st Birthday', and fitted with a yellow metal albert chain, a single hoop earring stamped '375', a broken piece of a chain fitted with a lobster claw clasp stamped '9ct' and a single ball stud earring stamped '375', gross weight 3.0 grams, a white metal double link chain fitted with a lobster claw clasp stamped '925', together with a variety of costume jewellery to include beaded necklaces, yellow and white metal chains, brooches and scarf clips, a white metal filigree bracelet, rings, cufflinks, a small black jewellery box with beaded necklaces etc
A SILVER WRISTWATCH AND AN OPEN FACE POCKET WATCH, round white dial, Arabic numerals, seconds subsidiary dial at the six o'clock position, within a plain polished case, case back hallmarked silver Glasgow import possibly 1918, approximate gross width 22.6mm, fitted with a reddish brown strap with a white metal ardillon buckle, together with an open face pocket watch, round white dial, Roman numerals, painted swan and floral design to the dial, within a foliate and scroll detailed case, case back with Swiss control marks, approximate case width 34.4mm,
Early 20th Century Eagle in Flight Pocket Watch Stand, fine cast white metal plated watch stand in the form of a eagle in flight, with an open faced pocket watch held in its beak. Pocket watch with white enamel face, subsidiary dial. Gilt winder, ring and interior of the case. Eagle stand is mounted on turned wooden plinth.
A silver watch stand/case having floral decoration to silver front and leather bound back (missing easel stand), containing an oversized nickel silver pocket watch, Sheffield 1910, Walker & Hall, and an HM silver cigarette case having engraved scroll decoration and plain cartouche, (both AF)
Goliath pocket watch in a nickel case numbered 1966970, 2-1/2� white enamel dial with blued steel spade hands and second hand, broad Roman numerals and minute track with recessed seconds dial, � plate eleven jewel Swiss movement with an over sprung balance, in-line Swiss lever escapement and timing screws, engraved balance cock and gilded movement plates, crown wind and pin-set.
A Victorian Silver Cased Verge Pocket Watch, by Hayward of Ashford, No. 77661, the white enamel dial with Arabic numerals and gilt hands, the verge movement with finely pierced and engraved cock, with turned pillars, contained in plain case with shuttered winding square, 50mm diameter, gross weight 127g, case hallmarked London 1850, makers mark "HWG"
A Victorian Silver Full Hunting Cased Lever Pocket Watch and mixed items, the pocket watch by Taylor & Sons of Liverpool, No. 9581, the cream enamel dial with Roman numerals and subsidiary seconds dial, contained in engine turned case, 50mm diameter, case hallmarked London 1848, a chrome plated cased Government issue open faced keyless pocket watch by Helvetia, the cream dial with Arabic numerals, contained in plain case, 50mm diameter, stamped "GS/TP P86755 to back, a gold plated pocket watch and a gilt metal cased pocket barometer
A Victorian Silver Cased Open Faced Lever Pocket Watch, by G. E Frodsham, 51 Gracechurch Street, London, No. 11074, the white enamel dial with Roman numerals and the sunken subsidiary seconds dial with Arabic numerals and blued steel hands, the movement with bimetallic cut compensated balance and lever escapement, contained in engine turned case, 50mm diameter, hallmarked London 1878, and a silver mounted pocket watch stand with bayonet bezel, on square base, 3ins square x 3ins high, Birmingham 1908, and engraved with presentation inscription dated 1912
A Late George III Silver Cased Open Faced Verge Pocket Watch and Four Other Watches, the verge pocket watch by Jno. Bancroft of Scarborough, No. 243, the white enamel dial with Roman numerals, gilt hand, the movement with pierced and engraved cock and turned pillars, contained in plain case, 50mm diameter, case hallmarked Birmingham 1816, with makers mark "S.P.", gross weight 109g, and four other silver cased pocket watches, various
Three Silver Cased Open Faced Keyless Pocket Watches, and a Plated Cased Pocket Watch, one by J.W. Benson of London, the white enamel dial with Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds dial and blue steeled hands, contained in plain case, 50mm diameter, hallmarked London 1935 and No. 639073, two silver cased pocket watches, the white enamel dials with Roman numerals, 50mm diameter and 40mm diameter, and one other pocket watch, 48mm diameter
A Victorian Silver Cased Verge Pocket Watch and a Watch Movement, the pocket watch by Hardeman of Bridge, No. 10443, the white enamel dial with Roman numerals, the movement with pierced and engraved cock and turned pillars, in plain case, 52mm diameter, gross weight 148g, case hallmarked London 1837, makers mark "J.W", and a verge pocket watch movement, by Hallam of Nottingham, No. 8829
A George III Silver Pair Cased Verge Pocket Watch, by William Flint of Ashford, No. 6685, the white enamel dial with Arabic numerals and gold hands, the movement with finely pierced and engraved cock and engraved subsidiary plates, with plain turned pillars, contained in silver pair case, engraved "W. Court 1820", 60mm diameter, gross weight 170g, the case hallmarked London 1808, and with case makers mark "W.L". Note - William Flint Snr. recorded working High Street Ashford. Born 1757, established business in 1790, died in 1813
Two George V Silver Cased Open Faced Pocket Watches and Three Other Items, one pocket watch "Equity", by Waltham USA, No. 22402343, the white enamel dial with Roman numerals and subsidiary seconds dial, the movement with lever escapement, contained in plain case, 50mm diameter, case hallmarked Birmingham 1922, the other by Selezi and retailed by Birkle of Loughborough, the white enamel dial with Roman numerals, 50mm diameter, case hallmarked Birmingham 1920, a silver chain link Albert, a propelling pen knife and medallion
Group of vintage and later costume jewellery, to include cased glass bracelet, cased pair of cufflinks, base metal Chancellor De Lux modern pocket watch, base metal Bucherer timepiece pendant, boxed hat pin set, various brooches, necklaces, rings, etc., plus collectables including pair of glass and silver filled candlesticks, hallmarked W I Broadway & Co, Birmingham, date letter indistinct, pair of Viners of Sheffield silver plated bottle coasters, two further silver plated bottle coasters, assorted silver plated cruets, silver mounted box, hallmarks worn and not legible, Ronson table lighter, etc.
Swiss, retailed by Harris Stone Leeds, silver cased open faced keyless pocket watch, white enamel dial with Roman numerals and subsidiary second dial bearing retailers name and Swiss made, hinged bezel and case back 15 dual Swiss movement numbered 676489, case makers mark ALD no. 121522, Birmingham 1922
The Raft Book Lore of The Sea and Sky by Harold Gatty. Signed by Harold Gatty (Personal Greeting & Dedication). 152 page (19. 5cm x 14cm) softback book with very rare slipcase & map published by George Grady Press 1944. Very rare signed 1944 edition. The book is a detailed account of the facts and principles of sea navigation using the knowledge of sea and sky and the use of a good pocket watch. Includes chapters on: Lore of the Sea and Sky; Land Indications from Sea Birds; Migration of Insects; Fish and Other Surface Life; The Scent of Land; Sounds from Land; The Sky as an Indicator of Land; Direction from Waves, Wind, and Swells, Ocean Currents and the Colour of the Sea; How the Polynesians Used the Stars; Directions from the Sun and Moon; Measurement of Angles; Steering by the Stars; How Far You Are North or South; How Far You Are East or West; Ocean Temperatures, etc. The book is lavishly illustrated with photographs, diagrams, illustrations & maps (many in colour) including seabirds, clouds indicating land beyond the horizon, star diagrams, paths of stars at varying latitudes, winds and ocean currents and more. Accompanied by very rare protective slip case, two large removable foldout charts: The Gatty Star Chart, and The World Navigation Chart Map containing complete latitude and latitude adjustment tables with a 36" Harp Degree Scale printed along the lower edge, and paper/card folded ruler. Harold Gatty (born 1937 in Campbell Town, Tasmania died 1957 in Fiji) was an Australian navigator, inventor, and aviation pioneer. Charles Lindbergh called Gatty the "Prince of Navigators. " In 1931, Gatty served as navigator, along with pilot Wiley Post, on the flight which set the record for aerial circumnavigation of the world, flying a distance of 15, 747 miles (24, 903 km) in a Lockheed Vega named the Winnie Mae, in 8 days, 15 hours, and 51 minutes. Gatty began his career as a navigator in 1917, at age 14, when he was appointed a cadet midshipman at the Royal Australian Naval College. After World War I, he became an apprentice on a steamship in the Australian merchant navy, where he learned the patterns of the stars while standing watch at night. Gatty served on many ships, some sailing between Australia and California, and ran a supply shop in Sydney Harbour until 1927, when he emigrated to the United States. In California, Gatty opened a navigation school, teaching marine navigation to yachtsmen. In 1928, his attention turned to aerial navigation, particularly to trans oceanic flights, where his experience as a ship's navigator applied. Gatty is credited with inventing an air sextant which used a spirit level to provide an artificial horizon. He also invented the "aero chronometer" which offset inaccuracies introduced into observations taken in a moving plane. The most important invention of his career was the Gatty drift sight. This optical device was directed at the ground, or the tops of clouds, and used to determine the rate and direction of an airplane's drift, or movement away from its heading. The device was also used as a ground speed indicator. In 1929, Gatty navigated a Lockheed Vega on a flight from Los Angeles to New York City for Nevada Airlines, in an effort to demonstrate the feasibility of coast to coast passenger service. The flight made four stops and took 19 hours and 53 minutes, which set the transcontinental airspeed record for a commercial airliner. In 1930, Gatty prepared a coast to coast route and navigation charts for Anne Morrow Lindbergh, whom he had also taught as a student. Anne Lindbergh served as navigator with her husband Charles on a record setting cross country flight of 14 hours and 45 minutes. The next year, Wiley Post asked Gatty to accompany him on an effort to break the world record for circumnavigating the earth, which was previously set at 21 days by the Graf Zeppelin airship. Gatty accepted, hoping to demonstrate the effectiveness of his navigation methods. The journey began on 23 June 1931 at Roosevelt Field in New York and followed a 15, 000 mile course across Europe, Russia, and Siberia, due to the lack of suitable airfields nearer the equator. Post and Gatty crossed the Atlantic in a record time of 16 hours and 17 minutes and continued to Berlin, Moscow, and Khabarovsk, then crossed the Bering Sea, landing on the beach near Solomon, Alaska, then to Edmonton, Alberta, arriving finally back at Roosevelt Field after 8 days, 15 hours, and 51 minutes. The pair received a tickertape parade in New York City. A year after the circumnavigation with Wiley Post, the US Congress passed a bill allowing civilians to receive the Distinguished Flying Cross. President Hoover pinned the medals on Gatty and Post. Gatty was offered American citizenship and the newly created position of Senior Aerial Navigation Engineer for the U. S. Army Air Corps. Gatty expressed his wish to remain an Australian citizen and Congress passed a bill allowing foreign citizens to hold that post. In 1934, Gatty formed the South Seas Commercial Company with Donald Douglas, with the plan to deliver air service to the islands of the South Pacific. However, the company was soon sold to Pan Am who brought Gatty into the company to organise flight routes in that region. During the Second World War, Gatty was given the honorary rank of group captain in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) and worked for the U. S. Army Air Forces (USAAF) in the South Pacific. He was later appointed director of Air Transport for the Allied forces, based in Australia, under General Douglas MacArthur. He resigned his position in 1943, as a result of difficulties with MacArthur and his organisation being disbanded. He then moved to Washington, D. C., where he authored The Raft Book, a survival guide for airmen downed at sea. The book became a success and was placed in the survival kits of all Allied airmen serving in the Pacific. After World War II, Gatty relocated to Fiji with his Dutch born second wife. Here he formed Fiji Airways which later became Air Pacific. He wrote a book on navigation, Nature Is Your Guide, which was published soon after his death from a stroke in 1957. He was buried in Fiji. Condition: Excellent Condition. Very Rare Slipcase: excellent condition; minor wear edges/corners, minor marks. Book: Softback near mint/mint condition. Pages near mint condition; very minor marks when pages viewed collectively side on (page faces unaffected), page faces very clean & bright. Chart: excellent + condition; age browning to single 'panel' (the exposed folded side). Map: excellent + condition. Ruler: excellent + condition. Good Condition. All autographs are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99.
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