Full Hunter Chronograph Repeater Pocket Watch

Full Hunter Chronograph Repeater Pocket Watch. 18ct Yellow Gold. White enamel dial with Roman Numerals hour markers, Moon Phase, Day, Date, and Month. Steel blue hands. 54mm case diameter. Keyless Wind.

This beautiful pocket watch was part of a collection of watches sold at auction that belonged to Eric Morecambe. Provenance, Original paperwork from the day it was purchased by Eric Morecambe (Real Name John Eric Bartholomew)

John John Eric Bartholomew (14 May 1926 – 28 May 1984), known by his stage name Eric Morecambe, was an English comedian who together with Ernie Wise formed the double act Morecambe and Wise. The partnership lasted from 1941 until Morecambe’s death in 1984. Morecambe took his stage name from his home town, the Seaside resort of Morebcambe in Lancashire.

He was the co-star of the BBC 1’s television series The Morecambe & Wise Show, which for the 1977 Christmas episode gained UK viewing figures of over 28 million people. One of the most prominent comedians in British popular culture.