United Kingdom. A Gold Pocketwatch by William Bent, 1944 Auction Archive inscribed in Latin "HIC MANEBIMVS

inscribed in Latin "HIC MANEBIMVS OPTIME’ (Here we will very well stay)

the reverse reads “EUROPAE LIBERTATE ASSERTA MDCCCXIII MDCCCXIV” (EUROPE’S LIBERTY ASSERTED)

trigger and pan

maker marked "ELLIS BROS LTD" on the reverse

00 mm (h) x 40

United Kingdom. A Gold Pocketwatch by William Bent, 1944 Auction Archive inscribed in Latin "HIC MANEBIMVSIn 18K Gold, a beautiful, functional pocketwatch presenting a white porcelain dial with roman numerals and delicate hands, the "6" position obscured by the inset second hand clock with a black secondhand, featuring the maker WILLIAM BENT LONDON E. C. 17150 on the face, covered by a glass crystal. The pendant is marked with gold hallmarks, surmounted by the textured crown and large bow. The Chronographer set at 1 o clock on the frame. The interior is