The watch, that had some signs of use, had cost £55 when purchased new in 1918 by W.H. Cutler Esq., a boxer from Brixton.
Not forgetting the £6200 performance of a solitaire diamond ring, approximately 4.50ct that sold for just above the lower estimate, the other highlights of this specialist evening sale of silver and jewellery was a Nathaniel Mills (Birmingham 1842) snuffbox decorated with an unidentified (and quite rubbed) church (£310) and a Victorian gentleman's dressing case with silver-topped accessories (£460).
Repeating time and money
Complete with its original bill of sale and warranty, this fine 18ct gold chronograph minute repeater pocket watch made by London maker J.W. Benson sold into the trade for £3100 at John Taylor’s (12% buyer’s premium) of Louth on December 7.