Circa 1920 — J. W. Benson, London. An 18K gold keyless wind open face pocket watch

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Estimate: £700–£900 hammer ≈ $944–$1,213
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Sale: Bonhams — Weekly: Watches, Online, London, Knightsbridge · 23 May 2025
Record ID: TB-2026-176833
Record: first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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J.w.benson, London. A 9k Gold Keyless Wind Open Face Pocket Watch, Circa 1920. Bonhams, 23 May 2025, lot 97. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-176833.

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J.w.benson, London. A 9k Gold Keyless Wind Open Face Pocket Watch, Circa 1920. Bonhams, 23 May 2025, lot 97. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-176833.

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From the same sale Weekly: Watches · May 2025

Lot	Artist	Estimate
Aquastar 63, Circa 1965	Aquastar. A Gold Plated Automatic Calendar Wristwatch	£700–£900
Pulchra, Ref: 674 8050 49, Circa 1995	Bertolucci. A Stainless Steel And Gold Automatic Chronograph Calendar Wristwatch	£1,000–£1,500
Datora, Ref: 34, Circa 1973	Breitling. A Black Pvd Coated Stainless Steel Manual Wind Calendar Chronograph Bracelet Watch	£1,200–£1,800
Ref: B13352, Purchased 31st March 2004	Breitling. A Stainless Steel And Gold Automatic Chronograph Calendar Bracelet Watch	£1,000–£1,500
'Long Playing', Ref: 7104, Circa 1973	Butex. A Stainless Steel Manual Wind Triple Calendar Chronograph Wristwatch	£2,000–£3,000
Chronomat, Ref: B13356, Purchased 1st February 2006	Breitling. A Stainless Steel And Gold Automatic Calendar Chronograph Wristwatch With Mother Of Pearl Dial	£2,000–£3,000

Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band

Artist	Lot	Result USD, incl. premium	Sale
J.w.benson, London. A 9k Gold Keyless Wind Open Face Pocket Watch	London Hallmark for 1886	$2,266	Bonhams, Feb 2025
J.w.benson, London. A 9k Gold Keyless Wind Open Face Pocket Watch	Birmingham Hallmark for 1930		Bonhams, Oct 2025
Heuer. A Stainless Steel Automatic Calendar Wristwatch	Seamaster, Ref: 2849-1 SC, Circa 1954		Bonhams, Feb 2022
Heuer. A Stainless Steel Automatic Calendar Wristwatch	Ref: 6105-8110, Circa 1968		Bonhams, Nov 2021
Rolex. A Stainless Steel Manual Wind Wristwatch	Omega. Montre bracelet en acier mouvement mouvement mécaniqu		Bonhams, Mar 2026
J.w.benson, London. A 9k Gold Keyless Wind Open Face Pocket Watch	London Hallmark for 1931		Bonhams, Mar 2024
A 9k Gold Keyless Wind Open Face Pocket Watch	Chester Hallmark for 1829		Bonhams, May 2022
Rolex. A Stainless Steel Manual Wind Wristwatch	Oyster 'Army', Ref: 3139, Circa 1944		Bonhams, Nov 2024

The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.