William Standfast appears in Bolton as a Watchmaker, then a few years apart a similar William Standfast Watchmaker appears in Rochdale. It’s likely to be one and the same person, moving towns as often happened in the industry at the time.
A Silver cased Centre Seconds Chronograph 99602 by William Standfast of Rochdale. Signed on the dial and on the movement as William Standfast 142 Yorkshire Street Rochdale. Hallmarked for the year 1885.
