1950s J.W.Benson London Bumper Automatic AS 1250
Ref: 192404

Points of Mention

This watch is sold as "Watch Only" and therefore comes with no original J.W.Benson box or original J.W.Benson paperwork. The watch comes paired with a 16mm black leather strap and pin buckle which suits the watch perfectly. This is from Circa. 1950s and in vintage used condition, therefore, signs of wear can be seen. The watch comes with our 12-Months NON-Waterproof Warranty.

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The Watch

Here we have a 1950s J.W.Benson London Bumper Automatic AS 1250 with a 30.5mm stainless steel case that has attractive curvaceous drilled lugs individually welded to the case, and a lug-to-lug length of 40mm and a case thickness of 11mm ensuring a comfortable fit. On the right side is a domed push/pull crown, and a smooth bezel holds a domed crystal above a cream dial with a pleasing even patina. An outer minute track is precisely executed with Arabic numerals uniformly coated in radium lume marking the hours, and elegant thermally blued sword hands are infilled with lume and complemented by a teardrop counterweighted thermally blued second-hand. At 12 o’clock we have the J.W.Benson London motif complete this interesting military-inspired timepiece. On the reverse, a screw-down engine turned case back, inside a bumper automatic AS 1250, 17 jewels, beating at a leisurely 18,000 beats per hour, a movement that remained in production from 1940 until 1953. The watch comes paired with a 16mm leather strap and pin buckle.

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