Found a watch help needed please

[shakindog]

Doing so renovations to my bathroom but that’s an entirely different story.
On removal of the floorboards to lay new I happened upon a rather crusty looking pocket watch.
I’m struggling to decode the hallmarks of any of you gents could help it would be much appreciated.
I must say it’s a lovely thing weighty and even in it’s unseen for years under the floor boards state a beautiful thing




It’s a very fascinating beautiful thing.
It get me to wondering how it ended up their. I believe the house was built in the 1940’s so possibly sat hidden away for a fair few years. It certainly looked like it had.
Thank you for any help or thoughts on it.

[super7]

Your not really giving us much to go on????

[shakindog]

I’m a technophobic idio.
I thought I’d uploaded 3 pictures apologies

[Scrump]

shakindog said:

I’m a technophobic idio.
I thought I’d uploaded 3 pictures apologies

You had, but without a return between each upload it only shows the first picture. I have updated your opening post to show all the pictures.

[bigandclever]

Chester, 1900, silver
Thomas Peter Hewitt, which will take you to The Lancashire Watch Company.

Here's a slightly later one (number 492999, though still hallmarked 1900) with a bit more blurb and a couple of nicer images .. https://www.sellingantiques.co.uk/316939/large-sil...

Edited by bigandclever on Monday 11th April 09:07

[shakindog]

bigandclever said:

Chester, 1900, silver
Thomas Peter Hewitt

Thank you I shall get my Google fu on and find out more about it.
The big question is get it restored or leave as is.
It really is a stunning thing and 122 years old wow

[shakindog]

And thank you scrump

[Mezzanine]

What a find

[Mezzanine]

What a find

[liner33]

I think that's a Harrison Lesser watch

[shakindog]

liner33 said:

I think that's a Harrison Lesser watch

A mate was fixing his van on my drive and that’s the first think I said to him in my best Del Boy impression.

The history of the company and that area is fascinating

[GCH]

liner33 said:

I think that's a Harrison Lesser watch

You mean a Victorian egg timer