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Lot 24 · The Celebration of the English Watch Part IV, George Daniels 20th Century Innovator

a rare and very large silver pair cased centre seconds verge watch with stop slide 1778, no. 1052

London Benjamin Ward

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Estimate
£6,000–£8,000 hammer ≈ $7,761–$10,348
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — The Celebration of the English Watch Part IV, George Daniels 20th Century Innovator, London · 6 July 2017
Record ID
TB-2026-4579686
Record
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London Benjamin Ward, a rare and very large silver pair cased centre seconds verge watch with stop slide 1778, no. 1052. Sotheby's, 6 Jul 2017, lot 24. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4579686.

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London Benjamin Ward, a rare and very large silver pair cased centre seconds verge watch with stop slide 1778, no. 1052. Sotheby's, 6 Jul 2017, lot 24. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4579686.

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