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Index No. NW8097 Silver Centre Seconds Freesprung Deck Watch
An early 20th Century English centre seconds freesprung lever deck watch in a silver open face case.  Gilt three quarter plate keyless movement with going barrel, broad Ministry of Defence arrow engraved on the plate. Plain cock with diamond endstone. Compensation balance with freesprung blue steel overcoil hairspring.  English table roller lever escapement.  Screwed in jewelling, escape, lever and unusually the centre seconds pivots with endstones. Signed and numbered white enamel dial with centre seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel hands.  Substantial plain silver open face case, maker's mark "F.T" in an oval and "London" below, number corresponding to that on the movement.
SignedA Johannsen   149 Minories    London   7737
Hallmarked London 1915
Diameter 58 mm
An unusually late example of English watchmaking.  Casemaker Frederick Thoms of Spencer Street, Clerkenwell.
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