OFFERED WITH NO RESERVE IS A BIG, BEAUTIFUL,145 YEAR OLD, 18 SIZE “WALTHAM” MODEL 1877, “APPLETON TRACY & Co” ANTIQUE POCKET WATCH IN A VERY SCARCE, 3-1/2 OUNCE “AMERICAN WATCH Co. WALTHAM MASS. STERLING SILVER” SIGNED ORIGINAL WALTHAM WATCH CASE!
I HAVE JUST HAD THIS WATCH COMPLETELY AND PROFESSIONALLY RESTORED / SERVICED BY A SWISS TRAINED MASTER WATCHMAKER AT CONSIDERABLE COST: CLEANED, LUBRICATED, NEW MAINSPRING INSTALLED AND REGULATED. IT IS RUNNING STRONG AND KEEPING GOOD TIME. THE BALANCE HAS EXCELLENT POISE AND A STRONG STEADY BEAT!
IT IS VERY HARD TO FIND THESE WALTHAMS IN THE ORIGINAL CASES MUCH LESS A VERY SCARCE SOLID 0.925 “STERLING SILVER” WALTHAM SIGNED, BIG IMPRESSIVE 3-1/2 OUNCE CASE! YES, THE HINGES ARE GOLD SOLDERED! NO EXPENSE WAS SPARED IN THE MAKING OF THIS FINE TIMEPIECE – GOOD LUCK!
THIS WATCH IS AN IMPRESSIVE 57mm IN DIAMETER AT THE SMALLEST DIAMETER AND WEIGHTS 144.2 GRAMS! THIS IS A BIG ONE AND PURE STERLING SILVER!
THE CASE IS BEAUTIFUL AND IN GOOD CONDITION. THE FRONT COVER POPS OPEN WITH A PUSH OF THE CROWN, EXCELLENT LIFT SPRING. ALL THREE COVERS OPEN TO EXACTLY 90 DEGREES, EXCELLENT GOLD SOLDERED HINGES! THE CASE HAS SOME SCRATCHES AND DINGS. THE BOW AND CROWN ARE PERFECT AND THE WATCH HAS A PERFECT CRYSTAL.
THE SERIAL NUMBER ON THE BEAUTIFUL GILT, FULL PLATE, 15-JEWEL MOVEMENT IS 1,453,475, WHICH PUTS PRODUCTION IN 1881 – YES, THIS WATCH IS 145 YEARS OLD AND LOOKS FANTASTIC AND RUNS GREAT – JUST FULLY SERVICED! THE MOVEMENT HAS A MICROMETRIC REGULATOR FOR VERY PRECISE TIME REGULATION AND A “QUICK” TRAIN AND IS MARKED “ADJUSTED”.
THESE EARLY POCKET WATCHES WHERE RARELY CASE IN STERLING SILVER CASES AND ARE HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER BY COLLECTORS.
THE CASE IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION WITH A COUPLE OF SHALLOW DINGS ON THE CASE BACK, NO INITIALS IN THE SHIELD. THE INSIDE OF THE DUST COVER HAS THE NUMBER “3” WITH A “*” STAR NEXT TO IT MEANING THEY USED 3-1/2 OUNCES OF STERLING SILVER TO MAKE THIS CASE.
THE BEAUTIFUL DIAL IS MINT WITH NO HAIRLINES, THE ORIGINAL WALTHAM BLUE STEEL “AXE” HANDS ARE PERFECT. OFFERED WITH NO RESERVE!
I am offering this beauty NO RESERVE! Buyer to pay $16.00 for shipping in the US and $39.00 overseas (ACTUAL COST). GOOD LUCK!
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