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Joseph White. A rare and unusual platinum and gold half hunter case keyless lever watch with 18K yellow gold movement
Lot 144

Joseph White. A rare and unusual platinum and gold half hunter case keyless lever watch with 18K yellow gold movement

SIGNED JOSEPH WHITE & SON, MAKERS TO THE ADMIRALTY, COVENTRY, NO. 39'727, STAMPED WITH LONDON DATE LETTER FOR 1912

Closed15 November 2010

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Joseph White. A rare and unusual platinum and gold half hunter case keyless lever watch with 18K yellow gold movement
Signed Joseph White & Son, Makers to the Admiralty, Coventry, No. 39'727, stamped with London date letter for 1912
Solid 18K gold three quarter plate fully jewelled club-tooth lever movement with interlaced circle decoration, screwed gold chatons, bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel spiral spring with overcoil, diamond endstone, free sprung regulator, hinged platinum cuvette, engine-turned silver dial, black enamel Roman numerals, outer beady minute divisions, sunk subsidiary seconds, heavy circular plain case, inlaid blue enamel Roman numerals and inner railway minute divisions on raised chapter ring to the glazed aperture in the front, gold crown and 18K gold bow, case and cuvette stamped with casemaker's mark WN and numbered, movement signed and stamped with London date letter for 1912
51 mm. diam.

Seth Atwood Collection
Fine Watches from the Seth Atwood Collection, Sotheby's, New York, 11 December 1986, lot 354.

Specialist note

Joseph White & Son were located in Earlsdon outside of Coventry and active from the late 19th until early 20th century. The firm specialized in the manufacture of deck watches and chronometers, specifically for the admiralty.

The present watch is a highly rare example, certainly made to special order for a distinguished client of the celebrated watchmaker, combining a high precision movement made in solid gold and a platinum case, both features seldom found in pocketwatches.

For a silver and gold openface watch with 6 minute flying tourbillon by Joseph White & Son see lot 248 in this auction.