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Prior, Edward
(see also: Prior)

Edward Prior, London, No. 42727, circa 1817, verge pocket watch for the Ottoman market with three painted watch-cases in gold and email

English Watchmaker

Edward Prior esquire was born on 25 December 1780, son of the English watchmaker George Prior.

After the dear of his father in 1814, Edward inherited the watchmaking shop in London. Father George und son Edward manufactured mainly verge pocket watches for the Ottoman market.

In 1851 Edward had already retired from the watch business. The latter was picked up by the watchmaker William Chambers until 1866, and then by his son George Chambers until 1878.

Edward Prior died on 4 March 1859.

Pocket watches signed Edward Prior were sold also after 1878, since around 1900 the Swiss watch-company Constant Piguet delivered a pocket watch with repetition to "Edward Prior" for the Ottoman market.

Further Information

• Bildgalerie Uhrenmodelle Prior, Edward
• Bildgalerie Uhrwerke Prior, Edward

Literature

• Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World; Autor: Baillie, G. H.; ISBN 140679113X, Seite 258
• Callweys Uhrenlexikon; Autor: Fritz von Osterhausen; ISBN 3766713531, Seite 256
• L. Petrucci, ‘The Priors: a successful British watch brand for the Ottoman market’, Antiquarian Horology, Volume 43, Issue 2 (June 2022), pp. 214-221