English silver Royal Navy watch according Bahne Bonniksen Circa 1895

Pocket watch with 34 minute carousel
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An extremely rare Royal Navy 34 minute carousel watch in the manner of Bahne Bonniksen, made by the Watchmaker to the Admiralty Evan Roberts in London, England, circa 1895. The open faced case of this watch was crafted from silver and has the English hallmarks from 1895 and its numbered white enamel dial has an outer minute track, Roman hour numerals and blued steel hands. The numbered extremely rare carousel movement with 34 minute carousel has the military marking of the Royal Navy and a lever escapement.
The dial and movement have matching numbers and are signed.
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Diameter: 57 mm
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Weight: 171 g
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Signed: Evan Roberts, 30 St Georges Sq^e, London
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Roberts
Evan Roberts (1836-1918) was a Welsh watchmaker and clock dealer who also built up a significant collection of his own, some of his watches were displayed at the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair. Already towards the end of the 19th century there were several publications in which the collection was presented. After his death he left large parts of it to the Victoria & Albert Museum and the London Science Museum, others went to the National Museum of Wales. The Dictionary of Welsh Biography calls Evan Roberts ‘the greatest horological collector of all’.