J. Noble 18K Gold Pocket Watch with Minute Repeating

Inventory Number: PW2303024LC

Made circa 1850 in Sheffield, England. Signed J. Noble, Hong Kong. 40.5mm, half hunter case with five-body, No. 13196, three-quarter plate movement. A small size pocket watch with minute repeating, signed on the dial and movement. J. Noble was supposed to have a shop in Central, Hong Kong, its brand history is patchy and need to be further studied.  

On loan from the private collection of Mr. Yeung Sau Wong.