English gold half hunting cased lever chronograph Circa 1900

Gold half hunter chronograph by Dent
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An English 18 carat gold half hunting cased keyless lever chronograph watch, circa 1900. 3/4 Plate gilt finished jewelled lever movement, bimetallic compensation balance. Gold cuvette with engraved inscription O.C.M. from L. H. 5th October 1901.
White enamel dial with Roman numerals, outer tachymetre scale and subsidiary seconds. Plain case, inlaid blue enamel Roman numerals to the glazed aperture in the front, engraved coat-of-arms to the hinged back, chronograph button in the crown. Case and cuvette numbered, dial and movement signed and numbered, stamped with London date letter for 1900.
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Diameter: 50 mm
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Signed: Dent Watchmaker to the Queen 33 Cockspur Street London
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The present watch is made by the celebrated firm E. Dent & Co., originally founded by the English watchmaker Edward John Dent (1790-1853), renowned for his high quality pocket and marine chronometers, regulators as well as large clocks he made for the Royal Exchange and Westminster (Big Ben). He worked in the workshops of Vulliamy and Paul Philippe Barraud and went into partnership with the famous John Roger Arnold 1830. When the partnership of ‘Arnold & Dent’ expired in 1840, he established himself at 82 Strand (later moving to 61) and also took workshops at 34 Cockspur Street and inside the Royal Exchange.
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After Edward John’s death, the businesses were taken over by his stepsons Frederick and Richard, followed by their successors. The company’s name was consequently changed to E. Dent & Co.