GWR Pre-grouping Pocket Watch, by Lancashire Watch Co Ltd Prescot. A good quality English made watch with top wind and lever set for time adjustment. The dial is free from chips and has GWR enamelled below the XII position as well as the makers name. The good quality Nickel case has GWR hand engraved onto it and the number 3064 machine engraved, the numbered movement 328239 is fully signed Lancashire Watch Co Ltd. Prescot & London and the records show that this was made with 4 pairs of extra jewels. In working condition, the glass has been replaced long ago with the thick plastic type which has yellowed slightly. This type of watch is the rarest GWR pattern of all.
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Auction: May 2012, Lot: 506
Sold for: GBP£400