Canada, CEF. A Pocket Watch presented to First War Soldier Private James Wilfred Columbus Auction During the Third War

During the Third War

74 mm (w) x 45

overlaid by a central white enameled disc bearing a hand-painted Hohenzollern coat of arms highlighted in gilt

inscribed "BENJAMIN" at the left

Canada, CEF. A Pocket Watch presented to First War Soldier Private James Wilfred Columbus Auction During the Third WarFunctioning, Gold filled casing, weighing 76. 8 grams inclusive of its chain, the white porcelain face with bold numerals in black, a ring above marked with black rules in intervals of sixty minutes, the hour and minute hands in black, the "6" position obscured by the inset second hand clock with a black secondhand, maker marked "ELGIN" on the face, covered by a glass crystal, large engraved script initials "WC" on the back cover, marked "SOVEREIGN"