1929 9ct Gold Pocketwatch with Fobchain and Swiss Movement

A 9ct gold openfaced pocketwatch with fobchain circa 1929. Vetex watch company Swiss made mechanical movement, 21 jewels adjusted in 5 positions, Swiss lever escapement, snail regulator, stamped VWC and 'marksman' perlage finish to bridges. White dial with Roman numerals and railway style minute track, sub seconds at 6 o'clock, blued steel leaf shape hands. 9ct gold case with internal dust cover hallmarked multiple times with '9ct' and '.375'. Birmingham assay office stamp and year stamp for 1929. Case marked 'E.W.C&Co' for case makers Eclipse Watch Company. Total case weight 82.14 grams. Accompanied by a 9ct rose gold curve link fob chain hallmaked on every link. Length 12.20 in. Weight 45.6 grams, Makers mark 'E.W&S' for E Whitehouse & Sons Birmingham. All watches are sold as is. Webb's make no guarantee of the future working order of the watch or battery life, and watches may need to be serviced to improve accuracy.

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Circa - A Latin term meaning 'about', often used in the antique trade to give an approximate date for the piece, usually considered to be five years on either side of the circa year. Thus, circa 1900 means the piece was made about 1900, probably between 1895 and 1905. The expression is sometimes abbreviated to c.1900.
Assay / Assayed - Assaying is the testing of a metal, most commonly silver and gold to determine its ingredients and quality. In Britain, once an item of silver or gold has been assayed, a mark is stamped on it, certifying its purity. Known as hallmark, it derives its name from the Guild Hall of the Goldsmiths' Company, who recieved its Charter in 1327 giving it the power to assay and mark articles of gold and silver.

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