🥇 BANNER John Wright 1720 Pocket Watch!!!!!

[Eagle101]

What a great day out on a couple of my colonial permissions. So I found 2 pocket watches. One is I believe coin silver that's engraved with SWL with what looks to be a hallmark above the S. I found a 1781 2 Real about a hundred feet from there engraved with the same lettering. I'm hoping its early 1800's or earlier. Any help identifying it would be very appreciated.

I also found another pocket watch at a totally different site. So that's 2 in one day. Plus an Engraved spoon or fork handle. I found the same initials before but the other one had the last name on it. I was able to find out who the owner was. She lived in that area from 1815-1860. I actually found where her house is. I'm planning on giving both to the homeowner. I found it about 5 miles away from there. Also I found a rev war musket ball and a copper piece with writing on it.

 

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[Eagle101]

I believe it's a 1720 John Wright watch!!!!!!!!

 

[Eagle101]

Heres the same inside...

 

[Argentium]

Wow ! The engraved watch looks quite old ! I'd guess early 19th C.(late 18th?) I'm curious about the engraving above the S - looks like the "all seeing eye" ? I'm wondering if the watch owner was a Mason ? I believe the symbol was adopted by the Masons . You had an amazing day !!

 

[Argentium]

Yes , could be that same style watch - this post is gonna blow up !

 

[Eagle101]

Ok so I had to do a new post after I did some research. I'm 99.9% sure it's a 1720 John Wright pocket watch. Which is the oldest American pocket watch. I found it about 75 feet from a very prominent/wealthy and historic figure in 1700's America. I wont say who because I dont want to give my permission away....I'm literally shaking right now.

 

[JackalopeZL1]

Looks like a Match!! Nice score

 

[port ewen ace]

nice!!!!!!

 

[washingtonian]

Wow, those are some fancy relics. Nice going!

 

[TomW244]

No words worth trying to describe my astonishment at that. Simply fantastic!!!!

 

[CRUSADER]

Interesting configuration of owners initials!

Normally following on from the 17th C configuration the Family initial would be on top of the triangle so;
L (over)
SW
L= Family Name
S=Husbands first name, W= Wifes first name.

Kind of odd to see it up-side-down, with a Mason's symbol of the all-seeing-eye!

 

[Whyme]

Woah very nice find! Congrats!

 

[Indiana Mark]

Awesome find! Congrats!

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Congratualtions on the killer relic find!

 

[treblehunter]

Great finds, very interesting.

 

[Reanm8er]

Fabulous, Congrats! I say Banner!

 

[Trezurehunter]

Very nice finds. I like that watch.

 

[A2coins]

That is really cool I would have to restore it

 

[GB1]

Awesome!!!!

 

[Eagle101]

So I'm slowly cleaning it. Colonial gold!! Its a William Harding London watch...in all my years I've found some amazing items. None are even close to this one!!!