Victorian Half Hunter
Discussion
Hi Chaps,
Was visting the old man last week and he has handed down my grandfathers half hunter to me. Cheers Dad! Anyway - I'm back in Dubai now and I doubt I'm going to get a good valuation for insurance purposes, so I need your help.
We think it's Victorian - given that the style is identical to others we found on the web. However, and what is very strange, there is no marking or maker name on the face at all and very little else to go on - pics below.
img1: Shows the closed face
img2: Shows the face open
img3: Shows bugger all really - just the back open
img4: Shows the next bit open and what I would consider to be a simple movement
img5: Shows the watch, chain and fob.
Obviously, the chain etc... could have been added later
There are the same hallmarks on all the clamshells (is that what you call them) and the only other marking apart from what I assume is a serial number are the letters A, R, P, S, on the movement by the pointer on the spring.
I'm trying to find the hallmarks on the web but not doing well at the moment - it also has "GS" stamped on the inside of the front shell with '143' below it. Serial number on the first rear shell of '99142'.
The hallmark is '375' in a rectangle with a diamond at the left hand end with '6' in it. - Edit: Just found out this means 9ct Gold. Also found an anchor stamp and a "P" stamp (not the 1989 stamp!)
That's all I have to go on.
Edit: Just found that the anchor means 'Birmingham'
Was visting the old man last week and he has handed down my grandfathers half hunter to me. Cheers Dad! Anyway - I'm back in Dubai now and I doubt I'm going to get a good valuation for insurance purposes, so I need your help.
We think it's Victorian - given that the style is identical to others we found on the web. However, and what is very strange, there is no marking or maker name on the face at all and very little else to go on - pics below.
img1: Shows the closed face
img2: Shows the face open
img3: Shows bugger all really - just the back open
img4: Shows the next bit open and what I would consider to be a simple movement
img5: Shows the watch, chain and fob.
Obviously, the chain etc... could have been added later
There are the same hallmarks on all the clamshells (is that what you call them) and the only other marking apart from what I assume is a serial number are the letters A, R, P, S, on the movement by the pointer on the spring.
I'm trying to find the hallmarks on the web but not doing well at the moment - it also has "GS" stamped on the inside of the front shell with '143' below it. Serial number on the first rear shell of '99142'.
The hallmark is '375' in a rectangle with a diamond at the left hand end with '6' in it. - Edit: Just found out this means 9ct Gold. Also found an anchor stamp and a "P" stamp (not the 1989 stamp!)
That's all I have to go on.
Edit: Just found that the anchor means 'Birmingham'
Edited by Asterix on Saturday 18th August 00:15
Hi,it looks like a 1914,english or american lever movement,unsigned usually means it was produced for someone to sell on, they would often stick their name on the dial,not of any great monetary value now but to your grandfather probably priceless, wind it listen to it and think of him knowing he would have done just that.Tempus,ps the letters on the cock mean loosley speed up and slow down to regulate the movement.
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