English gold hunting cased minute repeating watch Circa 1906

Pocket watch with “Grande Sonnerie”
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A very fine, heavy minute repeating hunting cased pocket watch with “Grande Sonnerie”, circa 1906. 18k gold case, tiered, polished, gold dome, case maker’s punch mark “JWB” (James William Benson), slide for repeating mechanism, turnable pendant with case maker’s punch mark “FT” (Frederick Thoms). Enamel dial, off-white, radial Roman numerals, auxiliary seconds, blued spade hands. 1/2 plate movement, rhodium-plated, “fausses côtes” decoration, screwed gold chatons, 2 hammers, 2 gongs, gold screw compensation balance, counterpoised lever, tandem winding for two barrels with mirror polished click works on the top.
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Diameter: 60 mm
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Weight: 238 g
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Signed: James William Benson, London