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• Auction House:
  Barsby Auctions
• Sale Name:
  Timed Online Auction: Jewellery, Watches, Coin & Stamps
• Sale Date:
  05 Nov 2023 ~ 12noon (AEDT)
• Lot #:
  476
• Lot Description:
  18ct gold Swiss Flyback chronograph fob watch
  case marked Helvtia 18k to the case and back plate. The Omega movement is marked Omega. Approx case width 52mm, weight 114 grams. Flyback stem wind mechanism & functions working when tested. Engraved: " Presented to Capt. F.J Bayldon R.N.R Residents of the New Hebrides (Vanuatu) in token of their esteem and goodwill 1st of May 1906".
  Engine turning decoration is rubbed, the monogram is clear.
• Notes:
  Capt. F.J Bayldon was an Australian master mariner on the Canadian to Australia line 1897-1901. Royal Naval reserve hydrographer and he was chief officer and master for the Pacific line. Bayldon had published works British Astronomical Association. A fellow of the Royal Australian Historical Society and opened the Sydney Nautical Academy. Appointed M.B.E. Bayldon Shoals Solomon Islands are named for him after he surveyed them.
• Estimate:
  A$2,400 - 4,800
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Clocks & Watches

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