English 18K gold half hunting cased pocket watch Circa 1895

Gold half hunter watch by Army & Navy Cooperative Society Ltd.
–
A heavy English minute repeating half hunting cased pocket watch, circa 1895.
The case is 18 carat gold. The dial is white enamel with Roman Numerals, a subsidiary dial for the seconds and blued hands. It has a 4/5 plate movement, 2 hammers / 2 gongs and a gold screw compensation balance.
–
Diameter: 50 mm
–
Weight: 87 g
–
Signed: Army & Navy Cooperative Society Ltd., 117 Victoria Street, London
–
The Army & Navy Cooperative Society Limited was founded in London in 1871 and was the first and by far the most successful cooperative retailer throughout the whole of the British Empire and India. The company’s goal was to provide “The Very Best English Goods” at reasonable prices. The Kew Observatory records list them as makers of high-quality complicated watches which were very successful during tests at the turn of the century.