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On the inner workings on the watch There are also markings

It says John Ingiam, Cardiff.
With a handle that moves from left to right S being on the left F being on the right, I presume fro Slow / Fast. Unfortunatly the picture of this didn't turn out so cleay.

Hi I need some help slash comfirmation on the details I have gathered for this watch.

It belonged to my father and its just been sitting around the house for years.

recently my friend at work whos into pocket watches got me thinking about it and I started researching it.

Together we've founder out (we think anyway) that lion indicates that it is silver, the leopards head indicates that it was assayed in london and the date letter dates it to 1883. the initials I.H. are for james hyde [ the I translates to a j according to the makers mark on the website]

R.H. could possibly be robert hennell but this is where my friend becomes unsure.



Cheers

Hi,
Just to confirm that it is London 1883,
Regards Trev.

I think the I.H is more likely to be Joshua Hardy and not James Hyne. Quite why there are two makers marks i'm not sure. Perhaps some one could explain.

Hi,
Culme shows a matching mark for John Harris, reg. London as a casemaker in 1875, he'd seem the most likely candidate for maker. The only London RperiodH of the period is Robert Harper, however, Harper's mark does not have the large open field between the letters, I don't see it as a match. I suspect this RH is a mark from a retailer in another city.

Regards, Tom

In my reference, "Watch Case Makers of England" by Philip Priestley, John Harris is the only one listed for this time period who used an I, period, H mark.



Pat.

Cheers.

Thanks alot for the help. Its great to find out some background on this watch that belonged to my father, again Thanks!