7th Jul, 2011 11:00

Fine Art Sale

 
Lot 380
 

380

Omega watch presented to J. Valentine, one

Omega gold plated wristwatch, dated 1938, cream circular dial with arabic numerals and subsidiary seconds, cushion shaped Dennison case, 30mm, 15-jewel movement, on leather strap, inscribed to J Valentine, Rolls Royce 1938*; also an art deco Swiss stainless wristwatch retailed by Walker & Hall, rectangular dial and case on leather strap. (Both watches tick, wind and adjust). (2) *Jack Valentine, equipment engineer, was one of the first seven men to move from RR Derby to establish the new factory at Crewe in 1938. He dug the first spadeful on the new site. See Making Cars at Crewe, Ollerhead, P., Sutton 2006.

Sold for £160


 

Auction: Fine Art Sale, 7th Jul, 2011

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