1970s Sterling Silver Roy King

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 unusual mirrored dial (lightly scratched in parts and hard to pick up with the camera) decorated with black Baton hands and King’s signature (wear to the top of the ‘R’)

The stepped bezel is reminiscent of the iconic Cartier Gondole and remains in excellent condition, as does the boldly stamped case-back 

Fitted is the original pressed leather strap and Sterling Silver buckle

Wound by the original crown is the Swiss made, manual wind Bueche-Girod movement that runs smoothly and keeps excellent time

Case width - 34mm

Case height - 31mm

Lug width - 20mm

Strap length including head - 21cm