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James William Benson died on 7 October 1878, aged 52, and his sons James, Alfred and Arthur took over the running of the business. Throughout its history, J. W. Benson Ltd was official watchmaker to the Admiralty and the War Department and also held a number of royal warrants , being watchmakers to Queen Victoria , the Prince of Wales , the Tsar of Russia , Abu Bakar of Johor and several other ...
The prestigious firm of J.W. Benson was one of the most respected watch makers in London during the second half of the 19th Century and was one of very few early wristwatch houses that was English, rather than Swiss, owned. The business was originally set up by brothers James William Benson and Samuel Suckley Benson who advertised themselves as ...
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In 1878 J.W. Benson died leaving his sons Alfred and Arthur to continue the business. The following year they were awarded a Royal Warrant by Queen Victoria to which they would later add those of the Prince of Wales and the Kings of Siam and Denmark. Whilst best known for their timepieces, in the 1880’s J W Benson started expanding their range to i...
During World War I, along with its competitors, J W Benson embraced the newly introduced trench watch as the traditional pocket watch was not practical in the trenches. Up until this time, the company was still “manufacturing” (assembling) its own movements. At this point, things become a little unclear. Some sources state that the factory at Belle...
After World War II J W Benson continued as a high street retailer for many years, with adverts from the late 1950s showing a wide range of quality watchesand jewellery. J W Benson continued in retail until 1973 when the brand was sold to the Royal jewellers, Garrards. Furthermore, the name was acquired by Mappin and Webb in the 1990s. It’s no longe...
Jul 28, 2021 · JW Benson Serial Number Catalog / Information. I recently found a JW Benson pocket watch in the belongings of my late father. Upon opening it I found some engravings and a serial number (400152). THe other marks are in the center of the back plate -- a 9 in a diamond in the center and 375 in a rectangle stamped below the diamond.
In 1994, the JW Benson name changed hands again and fell under the control of Mappin & Webb, another long established high society London jeweller that still exists today. JW Benson’s last stand came immediately afterwards when its title was used as an importer of IWC and Jaeger LeCoultre watches for a few years in the mid-1990s.
J. W. Benson. of 62 Ludgate Hill, London. of 28 Old Bond Street, London, SW1. (1958) 1885 Gold medal for invention of improvements in machine made watches. 1897 The company was registered on 8 July, to take over the businesses of watchmakers and jewellers of J. W. Benson and Hunt and Roskell.
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Dec 19, 2014 · J.W. Benson "The Ludgate". The restoration of these Benson "Ludgates" have just been finished, the one on the left from 1886 and is a typical size 16, the one on the right is a size 22, yes 22, and is also in an oversize case. This post explains an interesting feature of the Ludgate design and illustrates a conundrum in dating the larger watch.
