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For Immediate Release: 9th September 2013

Contact: Iona Sale, IONA PR, 01451 832 268,

07721 030 825 or iona@ionapr.com

A TIMELY REMINDER

A vintage Rolex Oyster wrist watch, worn by a Japanese prisoner-of-war in Changi, is to be sold atChorley's along with many other longcase, bracketand mantel clocks, barometers, pocket watches andpocket barometers in Chorley’s two-day sale onWednesday and Thursday, 25th & 26th September2013.

 The owner, Hereward Wagner, who owned a rubberplantation in the Federated Malay States, spent themajority of the Second World War incarcerated inthe Prisoner of War camp, his cherished watch theonly reminder of his previous life. The watch (Lot483), with cushion shaped case and champagne dialsigned Oyster Rolex, is expected to sell for between£300-500.

 The vintage timepiece was passed by Hereward to

his son Frank, who spent a lifetime collectingwonderful pieces of horology. A keen member of theBritish Horological Institute, he had a leading rolewithin the local BHI group arranging numerousvisits to local horological attractions including thetower turret clocks of Tewkesbury Abbey, GloucesterCathedral and, of course, revelled in his trips to theElizabeth Tower and the workings of its famous bell,Big Ben. He was immensely proud of his clockcollection now being sold by Chorley's and some of the more unusual pieces being sold include:

•  A fine 18th Century month-going regulatorclock by George Philip Strigel, formerclockmaker to Queen Charlotte; the face of theregulator is also inscribed 'Facing Her Majesties Palace London' . Estimate: £3,000-5,000 (Lot 794).

•  A late 18th Century eight-day longcase clockby Park of Liverpool with unusual equation of time dial; as well as showing the phases of the

moon to the arch, it has a dial recording thetide times of both high and low water,

Lot483

AvintageRolexOysterwristwatchcirca1935,

est£300-500

 

Lot794

Alate18thCenturymahoganyeight-daylong

caseregulatorclockbyGeorgePhilipStrigel,

est£3,000-5,000

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adjusted as necessary for any geographiclocation. Estimate: £1,500-2,000 (Lot 795).

•  A late 18th Century eight-day longcase clockby Hariman of Workington; the movement of this clock has an unusual moon phase globeto the arch and date recorder to the dial with

centre sweep hand. Estimate: £1,500-2000(Lot 796).

•  A wonderful mahogany longcase clock witheight-day movement by Henry Massey.Estimate: £2,000-3000 (Lot 800).

Viewing Days:Monday, 23rd September, 9am-5pmTuesday, 24th September, 9am-7pmWednesday 25th & Thursday 26th September,8.30am-11am

Auction:Wednesday 25th & Thursday 26th September,commencing at 10.30am each day

For further press information or jpeg images,please contact Iona Sale, IONA PR, 01451 832268, 07721 030 825 or iona@ionapr.com

For further details regarding the sale pleasecontact Simon Chorley on 01452 344499,src@simonchorley.com or view the fullyillustrated on-line catalogue atwww.simonchorley.com

Lot794(detail)

The10"silvereddialinscribedRegulatorand

GeorgePhilipStrigel'FacingHerMajesty's

PalaceLondon'

 

Lot795

Alate18thCenturyeight-daylongcaseclockby

Park,Liverpool,

est£1,500-2,000

 

Lot795(detail)

Thebrassarchtopdialshowingthephasesof

themoonandtiderecorderforbothhighand

lowwater