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Unknown Grade J.W.Benson Ludgate Pocket Watch
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WRH992
Unknown Grade J.W.Benson Ludgate Pocket Watch
Image Credit:
WRH992
Unknown Grade J.W.Benson Ludgate Pocket Watch
Image Credit:
WRH992
Unknown Grade J.W.Benson Ludgate Pocket Watch
Image Credit:
WRH992

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Grade: J.W.Benson Ludgate

Manufacturer: Unknown
Movement Serial Number: 5768
Grade: J.W.Benson Ludgate
Model: Ludgate
Movement Configuration: Openface
Movement Finish: Gilt
Movement Inlay Color: None
Movement Setting: Key
Plate: Full Plate
Standard Dial Type: Single-Sunk
Movement Markings: J.W.Benson, 58 & 60 Ludgate Hill, LONDON, To H.R.H THE PRINCE OF WALES, 5768, fast, slow

James William Benson died on 7 October 1878 aged 52.

The watch predates both Boar Wars (Dec 1880-Mar 1881 and Oct 1899-May 1902) and both World Wars and was manufactured around a decade after the end of the Civil War (April 1861 -May 1865)
Believed to have remained in London for 147 years, surviving the bombing of London during World War 2.
Information: Prince of Wales in 1876 would have been Albert Edward, later King Edward (1901-1910).
Interestingly the Prince of Wales eldest son, Prince Albert Victor was a suspect in the Jack the Ripper Whitechapel murders, although since proven innocent.
Observation Source: WRH992
Case: Various
Database Version: v52.400

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Unknown Grade J.W.Benson Ludgate Pocket Watch
Image Credit:
WRH992
Unknown Grade J.W.Benson Ludgate Pocket Watch
Image Credit:
WRH992
Unknown Grade J.W.Benson Ludgate Pocket Watch
Image Credit:
WRH992
Unknown Grade J.W.Benson Ludgate Pocket Watch
Image Credit:
WRH992