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Charles Frodsham 18ct Gold Minute Repeating Half-Hunter Pocket Watch

Partially verified

This antique English pocket watch by Charles Frodsham is an 18-carat yellow gold keyless half-hunter pocket watch featuring a minute repeater complication. Sourced to circa 1901 by English hallmarks, the 50 mm case houses a white enamel dial signed 'CHAS FRODSHAM 02300'. The dial displays Roman numeral hour markers, an outer minute track, blued steel hands, and a subsidiary seconds dial offset at 9 o'clock. According to the source, the mechanism is a fully jewelled three-quarter plate lever movement incorporating Nicole Nielsen winding.

Charles Frodsham 18ct yellow gold minute repeating half-hunter pocket watch showing dial signed Chas Frodsham 02300
Charles Frodsham 18ct yellow gold minute repeating half-hunter pocket watch showing dial signed Chas Frodsham 02300 — Watch Museum. Rights pending — permission not yet requested. Original source

Catalogue identity

Source
watchmuseum.org
Category
Pocket watch · Minute repeating half-hunter pocket watch
Maker / attribution
Charles Frodsham
Reference
Not recorded
Catalogue / lot identifier
Source URL identifies the listing
Source-reported date
1901
Country
United Kingdom
Source-reported serial
02300

Source-reported attribution and specifications are not independent authentication. A listing does not establish present ownership, current display, availability or permission to reproduce.

Object description

Case Construction

The timepiece is housed in an 18-carat yellow gold half-hunter case measuring 50 mm in diameter. The exterior front cover features an enamel Roman numeral chapter ring. A repeating slide is positioned on the side of the band.

The case back and internal cuvette are described as plain. The source links the case to the year 1901 via English hallmarks, though this remains a reported claim.

Evidence for this section
  • “بدنه نیم‌شکارچی از طلای زرد ۱۸ عیار با حلقه اعداد رومی مینایی در جلو”
  • “لغزنده ریپیتر به راحتی در کنار بدنه قرار دارد”
  • “نشان رسمی انگلیسی بدنه را به سال ۱۹۰۱ مربوط می‌کند”

Dial Configuration

The white enamel dial displays Roman numeral hour markers and an outer minute track. The dial is signed 'CHAS FRODSHAM' along with the number '02300'. Time is indicated via blued steel spade-style hands.

A subsidiary seconds register is positioned at the 9 o'clock location.

Evidence for this section
  • “صفحه مینای سفید استثنایی آن با اعداد رومی و مسیر دقیقه بیرونی تزئین شده و با نام نمادین چارلز فرودشام امضا شده است”
  • “یک صفحه ثانیه‌ای فرعی منحصر‌به‌فرد در موقعیت ساعت نه دارد”
  • “عقربه‌های اصلی بیل‌شکل دوتایی از فولاد آبی شده”

Mechanism and Components

The source describes a fully jewelled three-quarter plate lever movement, reported to incorporate a Nicole Nielsen winding system on the back plate.

Internal mechanism components are not visible in the provided photographic evidence, and technical details regarding the movement rely entirely on the source documentation.

Evidence for this section
  • “موتور ۳/۴ صفحه آن نیز به همان اندازه چشمگیر است و دارای سیم‌پیچ نیکول نیلسن روی صفحه پشتی”
  • “کاملاً جواهرنشان و با نام و شماره چارلز فرودشام مهر شده است”

Open research questions

  • Does the serial number 02300 align with authenticated Charles Frodsham production records for 1901?
  • Can the inclusion of a Nicole Nielsen winding system be corroborated for this specific movement?
  • What specific English hallmark symbols confirm the 1901 date?

Source evidence

Recorded claims and source quotations for Charles Frodsham 18ct Gold Minute Repeating Half-Hunter Pocket Watch
FieldSource-reported valueSource quotation
MakerCharles Frodsham“سازنده: چارلز فرودشام”
Case material18ct yellow gold“جنس بدنه: طلای ۱۸ عیار، طلای زرد”
Case diameter50 mm“قطر: ۵۰ میلی‌متر”
Country of originUnited Kingdom“کشور مبدا: انگلستان”
Hallmark date1901“دارای نشان رسمی سال ۱۹۰۱ است”
Dial featuresSubsidiary seconds at 9 o'clock“یک صفحه ثانیه‌ای فرعی منحصر‌به‌فرد در موقعیت ساعت نه دارد”
Case diameter50 mm“قطر: ۵۰ میلی‌متر”
Case material18ct yellow gold“جنس بدنه: طلای ۱۸ عیار، طلای زرد”

Visible details

  • Front cover opened revealing a white enamel dial with Roman numerals and an outer minute track
  • Subsidiary seconds register offset at the 9 o'clock position
  • Dial signed 'CHAS FRODSHAM 02300' below 12 o'clock
  • Yellow gold half-hunter case with winding crown at 3 o'clock and repeating slide visible on the band
  • Blued steel spade hands indicating the time

Research qualifications

  • Movement and closed exterior case front/back are not visible in the supplied photograph
  • The 1901 hallmark date is source-reported and cannot be verified from the image alone

Photograph identity and source facts were screened before import; rights clearance remains pending.

Consulted source

ساعت جیبی مینیت ریپیتر اهرمی ۱۸ عیار فرودشام - قرن بیستم » موزه ساعت: دنیای ساعت‌های جیبی عتیقه و قدیمی را کشف کنید

Reviewed 2026-10-25 · Record 35ae8db05d

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