Watch made in a Bolton garage becomes most expensive British watch ever
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA watch made by a Bolton man in his parents' garage has become the most expensive British watch ever made. 'Pocket Watch No.2' was made by Roger Smith over five years in the mid-1990s.
Having originally sold in 2004 to a US collector, it was re-sold at an auction in New York on Saturday (June 17) for just over £3.8million, The BBC reports.
The pocket watch was originally given an estimated price of 'in excess of £1m'. This beat the previous record for a British made watch of £3.6m, set back in 2019. Join our WhatsApp Top Stories and Breaking News group by clicking this link The watch was made by hand by Mr Smith, born in Bolton in 1970, between 1992 to 1997.
He then presented the work which had been made meticulously to Dr George Daniels, one of the great watch makers of the last century.
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