English gold pocket watch of Royal provenance Circa 1881

Gold half hunting cased pocket watch 
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A very fine English 18K gold, half hunting cased minute repeating keyless pocket watch, circa 1881. Dent watchmaker to the Queen, 28, Cockspur Street & 4 Royal Exchange, London,  case hallmarked 1881 and 1910. Polished back, later front with glazed aperture and blue champlevé enamel radial Roman chapter ring, milled grove in the band for the repeating slide, gold hinged cuvette.

White enamel dial, Roman numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary sunk seconds at IX. Blued steel spade hands. Frosted gilt movement, 3/4 plate, going train jewelled to the centre in screwed chatons, 20 jewels, lateral English type lever escapement with lift on the pallets, cut bimetallic compensation balance with gold screws, blued steel Breguet balance spring, repeating on gongs through the activated slide in the band. Dial, case and movement signed.
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Diameter: 55 mm
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Signed: Dent  London