A 1960s J W Benson 34mm Gentleman's Gold Plated Watch

A superb and fine quality watch that we have had serviced, and can present in good condition and excellent working order.
The watch has a Swiss hand-winding movement, a 17-jewel Unitas with Incabloc shockproofing, The gold plated case measures 34.5mm diameter excluding the winding crown and the lugs. The case is gold plated and it is in very nice condition, the crystal is new. The signed dial is in its original finish and again, in lovely condition, the only blemish is to the left edge of the sub dial. - With original dauphine hands,  and outer minute markers.A new leather strap has been fitted.
 J W Benson originated in 1847, founded by James William Benson and Samuel Suckley Benson. They were regarded as one of Victorian London’s most prestigious retail jewellers and they also manufactured their own watch movements. The company flourished and proudly boasted an elite client base made up of both British and European royalty and a selection of well heeled industrialists and business figures including the King of Siam, the King of Portugal, the King of Denmark, the Emperor of Japan, the Tsar of Russia and the King of Greece. J W Benson also supplied watches to Queen Victoria and the Prince of Wales.

As with many watch manufacturers, JW Benson embraced the newly introduced wristwatch during the first World War. Up until this point, the company was still manufacturing its own movements in the UK but after its factory at Belle Sauvage Yard was hit during a bombing raid in 1914, it purchased mechanisms from a number of quality movement producers in Switzerland, including Cyma. From a collector’s point of view, both the British and Swiss made J W Benson movements are desirable and comparable in quality.