Bidspirit auction | A Collection of Eleven Nurse's

A Collection of Eleven Nurse's Fob Watches, a General Nursing Council Badge, and a Nursing History Book - This lot comprises a collection of items related to the nursing profession, featuring eleven lapel or fob watches, a professional nursing badge, and an educational book. The watches are specifically designed with inverted dials for ease of reading while pinned to a uniform. The selection includes two Sekonda watches with silver-tone multi-link fobs and green cross symbols on the dials, a Jean Pierre quartz pocket-style watch with a date window and chain, an Astral watch with a decorative open-link fob, and a Timex example. Other watches in the group include two marked Ramont, one featuring a mesh fob and nameplate, and three contemporary quartz watches in blue, green, and red silicone cases. Movements are predominantly quartz, housed in various materials including stainless steel, chrome-plated base metal, and silicone. The nursing badge is for The General Nursing Council for England & Wales, featuring a bronze-toned central medallion with a figure of a nurse holding a lamp, surrounded by a teal enamel border and a scalloped outer edge. The book is titled The Story of Nursing by J. M. Calder, part of the Methuen's Outlines series, providing a mid-20th-century exploration of the history and development of nursing. Book height: 22 cm.