Live Auction 1372Important Watches Including A CONNOISSEUR'S VISION PART II
Lot 188

English. An 18K gold hunter case keyless and keywound pocket chronometer with power reserve

UNSIGNED, NO. 52032, CASE STAMPED FT FOR FRED THOMS AND WITH LONDON DATE LETTER FOR 1906

Closed10 May 2010

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English. An 18K gold hunter case keyless and keywound pocket chronometer with power reserve
Unsigned, No. 52032, case stamped FT for Fred Thoms and with London date letter for 1906
Three quarter plate gilt-finished jewelled movement wound through the pendant or with a key, engraved balance cock and foot, Earnshaw spring detent escapement, large bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel helical spring with diamond endstone, free sprung regulator, gold cuvette, off-white enamel dial, Roman numerals, two sunk subsidiary dials for 30 hours power reserve and constant seconds, plain circular case, case numbered, case and cuvette and stamped with casemaker's initials FT for Fred Thomas, movement numbered
52 mm. diam.

Specialist note

The case of the present watch is stamped FT for Fred Thoms, renowned for his exceptional cases which he supplied to the best English watchmakers for their most prestigious timepieces.

The off-white enamel dial is in the typical manner of Frederick Willis, who was renowned for his high quality dials often found in combination with a Thoms case.