Gold plated (rolled gold/30 microns) West End Watch Co ladies model. Dating to approx 1900-1940. At some point in its lifespan, a marking/engraving inside (dated 19/6/45) had been made by an owner of the watch. It is hard to establish the name of this model, the year of production or what movement was found inside. But this would certainly be a twin dial manual wounding timepiece. Whether these are two independent functioning dials, or if the second [bottom] dial is only meant to be a seconds/minute display sub-dial, is hard to ascertain. A photo of the movement would not suggest there are two oscillators or a twin/double escapement to the movement. So it is likely to be the latter. It is also evident that the watch had heat-treated blued hands (a method still applied today) and came with a 10 year [materials] warranty. When produced, in its era, such a timepiece would have been a fine example of craftsmanship both aesthetic and mechanical.
(Photos courtesy of BConnor1350)
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