A proper Sterling silver piece by esteemed jeweller Roy King, winner of two first prizes, a second and a third at the British Modern Jewellery Exhibition in 1961. The winning pieces are now in the permanent collection of Goldsmith’s Hall
Alongside the renowned Anglo-Italian jeweller Andrew Grima, King was a pioneer of the ‘Bark Effect’, a desirable finish that lead to the acquisition of his pieces by celebrities such as Tom Jones and George Harrison, with Pattie Boyd (Harrison’s then wife) wearing one of King’s wedding bands to their ceremony
This 1973 piece sports an oblong oval with a brushed silvered finish decorated with black Baton hands and King’s sign
The solid silver case remains in good condition and is hallmarked to the outside at 9 o’clock with Switzerland’s ‘canard’ or duck hallmark for sterling silver
The inside of the snap on case back also bears the same mark alongside British assay marks, showing the piece was imported and assayed in London in 1973
The links of the graduated integrated bracelet mimic the shape of the dial. The folding ladder clasp again in hallmarked for London 1973
The original plated crown is in excellent condition
The original acrylic glass is clear
The Swiss made FHF cal.69 manual wind movement runs smoothly and keeps good time
Case width - 42mm
Case height - 25mm
Bracelet width at widest - 39mm
Strap length including head - adjustable from 15.5 to 16.5cm
