18ct Gold Half Hunter Cased Pocket Watch by Hardy Brothers

An 18ct gold half hunter cased pocket watch retailed by Hardy…
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An 18ct gold half hunter cased pocket watch retailed by Hardy Brothers Sydney & Brisbane circa 1900. Dial: white enamel Roman, subsidiary seconds. movement: English lever, 15 jewels, no. 247697. Case: polished round, front cover with blue enamel Roman numerals, gold cuvette, case back with engraved decorative monogram Aea. Case and cuvette number: 839. Dimensions: 50 mm diameter. Signed: movement signed by retailer. Accessories: 14ct gold chain approximately 222 mm, 7.2 grams, fitted box by Hardy Bros. 13 hunter St. Sydney and 118 Queen Street Brisbane. Footnote. The monogram on this watch is for Arthur Edgar Abbott, who was the president of the Incorporated Law Institute of NSW (now known as the Law Society of NSW) from 1947-1949.

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  • Hunter - A hunter pocket watch is the type where the case includes a spring-hinged circular metal lid or cover, that closes over the glass face of the watch, protecting it from dust, scratches and other damage or debris. The majority of antique and vintage hunter-case watches have the lid-hinges at the 9 o?clock position, suiting the right handed user.
  • Movement - The technical name for the workings of a clock or watch, and does not include the dial or case.
  • Half Hunter - A half-hunter (or "demi hunter") pocket watch is one in which the outer lid over the face of the watch has a cut out centre section, enabling the owner to view the hands to tell the time, without having to open the lid. On some half-hunter watches, the hours are marked on the outer lid.
  • Circa - A Latin term meaning 'about', often used in the antique trade to give an approximate date for the piece, usually considered to be five years on either side of the circa year. Thus, circa 1900 means the piece was made about 1900, probably between 1895 and 1905. The expression is sometimes abbreviated to c.1900.

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