£300 - £400
J.W. Benson, London - Swiss silver (0.935) centre seconds chronograph lever pocket watch, gilt frosted three quarter plate movement inscribed 'Examined By J.W. Benson, 62&64 Ludgate Hill, London, Watchmaker By Warrants To The Queen & The Prince Of Wales', no. 263786, with compensated balance and regulator, hinged cuvette, the dial with Roman numerals, seconds track, subsidiary constant seconds and minute recording dials and chronograph centre seconds, within an engine turned case, 53mm
Movement - currently functioning, chronograph functioning although 60-minute recording dial not advancing and so requires attention.
Dial - chip next to the subsidiary dial, surface marks and some hairlines.
Glass - surface marks, some surface chips to the outer edge.
Hands - some surface corrosion and tarnishing, centre seconds over painted and bend to the tail.
Case - rubbing to the engine turning and some surface scratches.
Crown - Chronograph engages, starts/stops and resets on the crown. 60-minute recording dial not advancing and so requires attention, rubbing, adjusting correctly.
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