English gold lever deck watch with carrousel Circa 1901

Gold lever precision watch
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An excellently preserved deck watch with carrousel movement made in London, England, circa 1901. This numbered full hunter cased watch, which was crafted from 18 carat gold, has London Hallmarks for 1901 and maker’s mark FT for Frederick Thoms. The white enamel dial has Roman hour numerals, an outer minute track, a subsidiary seconds dial at 6 o’clock and blued steel hands. The numbered movement with carrousel has an English precision lever escapement and a diamond endstone.
Case and movement have matching numbers.
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Diameter: 55 mm
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Weight: 188 g
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Signed: No name
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This remarkable English deck watch, manufactured with extraordinary precision, is distinguished by its near new condition. Carrousel watches like this one, based on Bahne Bonniksen’s patent, are rarely crafted in gold of such high quality. Traditionally used as military deck watches, they were more often housed in silver cases. The scarcity of finding such pieces in gold, especially as a hunting cased watch, greatly enhances their value and appeal to collectors.