1761 Pocket Watch

This is a 1761 watch that Linda bought me a number of years ago. She got it from Chris Gilgun, who used to by old watches and boxes of old watch parts. He would use the parts to get the watches running again and then sell them.

We know that it is a 1761 watch because of the hallmarks that the silversmith stamped in the case. There are four hallmarks inside the case. One stands for England, one for London and another for the smith (I think). One hallmark is a stylized “F” that indicates the year of manufacture. All English silversmiths used the same year stamp, and it changed each year.

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Bill Scurlock