Lady Berkshire also shown.
I've seen both the white and black dial versions with yellow bezel, but not a black bezel version. Has anyone ever seen one?
But also note that the enameled bezels on Elgin Clubmen -
are often lacking their enamel, or have been repainted, as this one was. I don't know how many watchmakers clean cases in ultrasonic machines, but that would strip the enamel right off.
I'm not so sure as the enamel needs to sit in a container, ie needs to have borders to sit in and from what I understand is heated and melts to a liquid state before setting hard. I don't think the bezels on the Berkshires have a outer ridge to hold the enamel. I could be wrong. An education in enameling welcome if my understanding is incorrect.
I'm sure admin doesn't mind the 'e' word being used in this instance.
It had been noted in a prior thread that Watch Companys copied each others designs , so the elgin reference is valid IMO.
Stephen, enameling is beyond My scope but this bezel may have the outer ring You suggest.
When I say 'enameled', in this context, it's more appropriately called 'painted'. The Clubman's 'enamelling' is really just paint in the recesses. It's not the kind of enamelling done in cloisonne, I believe.
Looking at the Berkshire, I do not see a sharp edge that would probably be necessary to properly paint the bezel, with the kind of defined edge you'd need. The other thing is that if it were painted, given the shape of the bezel, it would be very vulnerable to wear.
That, I think, argues against it. OTOH, the pictures don't look like gold bezels, they look black. Indeed, they seem to not only be black, but with a bright rim.
This is odd, because as Admin mentioned, there's no obvious such rim on the watches themselves.