£45
A Victorian silver open faced watch, London 1859, 4.3cm enamel dial, Roman chapter, subsidiary seconds dial, blued steel hands, case with engraved blind escutcheon dial marked J W Benson/London, lever movement signed The Ludgate Watch/J. W., Benson /Pat-ent No. 9658/Best London Make/By Warrant to H M the Queen Ludgate Hill, London/No. 75069 (1)
**John William Benson (1826-1878) founded his well-known company with his brother in 1847 and worked independently from 1855, the firm continuing as J W Benson Ltd. from 1891 to 1973.
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