Charles Frodsham, London - A fine George V 18ct gold half hunter pocket watch, circa 1910, outer cover with blue enamel Roman numerals and inner chemin de fer chapter ring around the circular glazed aperture, signed white dial, additionally marked '09380', with black Roman numerals, blued hands and subsidiary seconds register at 6H, gilt three-quarter plate crown wind mechanical movement with diamond end stone, top plate marked CHAS FRODSHAM BY APPOINTMENT TO THE KING 115 NEW BOND STREET LATE OF 84 STRAND LONDON NO 09380, the raised going barrel engraved with foliate decoration and hand setting button at 4H, case, 48mm diameter, interior with casemaker's mark of Harrison Mill Frodsham and London hallmarks for 18ct gold, numbered 009380, the cuvette similarly marked and additionally engraved TO ROBERT SINCLAIR FROM SIR VICTOR AND LADY HORSLEY IN GRATEFUL RECOLLECTION OF HIS PROMPT AND KIND ACTION ON THE 22ND AUGUST 1911, 115.7g gross, presented with a copy of the purchase receipt, analysis sheet from Charles Frodsham and rating certificate from June-July 1914 Provenance: Purchased back by Charles Frodsham from a descendant of the Sinclair family, and subsequently sold to the present owner in 2014 Charles Frodsham was a distinguished English horologist, founding his business in the 1840s. From 1884, he traded as Charles Frodsham & Co, which remains in existence as the longest continuously trading firm of chronometer manufacturers in the world.