A group of four pocket watches with football decoration, comprising: a large Ferrovia Patent Cronometro example engraved with a football scene circa 1
£350 - £450
A group of four pocket watches with football decoration, comprising: a large Ferrovia Patent Cronometro example engraved with a football scene circa 1920s, the white metal case to the reverse of the pocket watch finely engraved, the white dial with black and red painted Arabic numerals and trademarks; a fold-out example commemorating the 1962 World Cup by Mirabo, fitted inside a fold-out case modelled as a panelled football and inscribed MUNDIAL DE FOOT-BALL, 1962, ARICA-CHILE; another by Eska commemorating the 1974 World Cup, the dial inscribed COPA DO MUNDO 74, with a brass case to the reverse decorated with a footballer and inscribed CM, 74; the final pocket watch, a Harold Lloyd with a portrait of the silent movie star on the paper dial, lacking original watch glass, the reverse with machined decoration of a football match