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Can someone help identify this Preston KW? Year? Model? Can't find any information in the price guide. Thank you.

SN: 157369
Marked: Preston, John Leigh
Size: 18
Heavy hallmarked Coin Silver case.
No marking on dial.

 
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NO JOHN LEIGH IN PRESTON OR ANYWHERE ELSE IN MY BAILLIE'S
 
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From the 2-screw jewel setting on the balance and the so-so engraving, I'd say it's most likely a Swiss fake.


Best Regards,

Ed
 
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No luck in the census records for the UK for a John Leigh as a watchmaker.

Tom
 
Posts: 5107 | Location: New Mexico in the USA | Registered: January 27, 2007
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It's an English watch, not Swiss. Here's one that was on ebay Ireland Leigh on ebay.
This topic should be in the European watches section, maybe someone more familiar with English watches will see it there and be able to give some info.

 
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Thank you Mike. It does look a lot like the ebay one. The case marking also look the same. I will post and see what comes up.

 
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That was the reason I searched the United Kingdon census.
 
Posts: 5107 | Location: New Mexico in the USA | Registered: January 27, 2007
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Carlos.
I think you should look under the dial ( dial plate ), you may find some information from there, some watchmakers used symbols such has a winged arrow which turns out to be William Ehrhardt, (I think this is the way you spell his name) a Birmingham maker around the 1890s, He made movements for jewellers selling outlets, such has E Johnson and sons of Derby, UK and Fattoini and sons of Bradford UK, to name a few.
Have a look you may be lucky and find a name or a symbol.
Regards Ian.
A message for Tom Brown, have a look for the name in UK jeweles, around the 1890s onwards this might find the name of the retailing jeweller.
 
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