RARE 18CT J.W BENSON SPLIT SECOND MINUTE REPEATING KEYLESS F...

Estimate

£4,500 - £6,500

RARE 18CT J.W BENSON SPLIT SECOND MINUTE REPEATING KEYLESS FULL HUNTER POCKET WATCH CIRCA 1903, porcelain dial with Roman numerals, outer track, twin subsidiary dials, gun metal hands with twin centre second chronograph hands, 57mm heavy 18ct case, marked throughout,, hallmarked London 1903, ‘FT London’ makers mark, minute repeater, moment signed ‘J.W. Benson, 25 Old Bond St, London, By Warrant to H.M the late Queen Victoria, No 3441’, screwed chatons, the bimetallic balance with micrometer regulation, approximately 199g gross - CONDITION REPORT , minute repeater running and chimes on hours, quarters and minutes correctly, chronograph function not starting, balance wheel turns but not currently running