ABSOLUTE TOP OF THE LINE RAILROAD WATCH IN EXCELLENT CONDITION – RUNNING AND KEEPING GOOD TIME! THE WIND INDICATOR IS WORKING PERFECTLY! MODEL 8, GRADE 240, CLASS 91. THIS IS A WONDERFUL EXAMPLE. SOMEONE IS GOING TO BE VERY PLEASED! GOOD LUCK!
TALK ABOUT HIGH GRADE! ACTUAL DIAMONDS USED AS END STONES ON THE BALANCE STAFF, BLUE SAPPHIRES USED AS PALLET JEWELS, RED RUBIES USED AS THE TRAIN JEWELS, IT HAS A SOLID GOLD TRAIN OF GEARS (each and every gear in this movement is cut from solid gold), SOLID GOLD SCREWED IN JEWEL SETTINGS, SOLID GOLD BALANCE SCREWS, JEWELED SAFETY BARREL! WIND INDICATOR FUNCTION, PREFERED BY CONDUCTORS ON THE RAIL LINES! WOW, THEY DON’T GET HIGHER GRADE THAN THIS!
“BENJAMIN WRIGHT RAYMOND” WAS TWICE THE MAYOR OF CHICAGO AND WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN ORGANIZING AND FINACING THE NATIONAL WATCH CO (ELGIN). THE FIRST WATCH THEY PRODUCED IN 1867 WAS A “B.W.RAYMOND”.
WITH A TOP BOOK PRICE OF $1,975.00 IT IS NO WONDER THESE HIGH GRADE RAILROAD POCKET WATCHES ARE IN SUCH DEMAND - OFFERED WITH NO RESERVE IS A DROP DEAD GORGEOUS, VERY SCARCE, 18-SIZE, 1914, 19-JEWEL, NICKEL ¾ PLATE, GRADE 240, MODEL 8, CLASS 91, FIRST GENERATION ELGIN “B. W. RAYMOND” WITH AND UP DOWN “WIND INDICATOR” THAT LETS YOU NOW HOW SOON THE WATCH WILL WIND DOWN AND STOP!
THE MOVEMENT IS IN VERY GOOD PHYSICAL AND MECHANICAL CONDITION – RUNNING AND KEEPING TIME – THE BALANCE HAS GOOD POISE AND A STEADY BEAT, RUNNING LIKE A TRAIN! THE UP/DOWN WIND INDICATOR WORKS PERFECTLY!
THIS DIAL IS NEARLY PERFECT. THESE 18-SIZE, “INDICATOR” DIALS ALONE CAN SELL FOR HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS! ONE EXTREME EDGE, TINY LITTLE SHORT FAINT HAIRLINE AT THE NUMBER “59” MARKER KEEPS THIS DIAL FROM BEING PERFECT. A DROP DEAD BEAUTIFUL DIAL! THE ORIGINAL ELGIN COBALT BLUE STEEL HANDS ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION.
THE WATCH COMES IN A BEAUTIFUL “PHILADELPHIA SILVERODE” SIGNED NICKEL CASE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. SHOWING LIGHT WEAR FROM JUST BEING CARRIED. IT HAS THE NORMAL ULTRA LIGHT SURFACE “CUFF” MARKS YOU WOULD EXPECT.
THE BOW AND CROWN ARE IN VERY GOOD CONDITION! THIS IS A LEVER SET RAILROAD GRADE WATCH OF THE FINEST QUALITY. THE WATCH HAS A VERY NICE, PERIOD CORRECT, THICK GLASS CRYSTAL WITH TWO TINY LITTLE EXTREME EDGE CHIPS AND SOME VERY LIGHT SURFACE SCRATCHES, IF YOU LOOK CLOSELY.
ONE OF THE FINEST WATCHES MADE BY THE ELGIN WATCH COMPANY HERE ARE A FEW DETAILS; 19 JEWELS IN SOLID GOLD RAISED JEWEL SETTINGS, RED RUBY TRAIN JEWELS, BLUE SAPPHIRE PALLET JEWELS, ACTUAL DIAMONDS USED AS END STONE JEWELS, PATENTED SCREW STYLE MICROMETRIC “MOSELEY” REGULATOR FOR EXTREMELY ACCURATE REGULATION, ADJUSTED TO 5 POSITIONS, ADJUSTED TO TEMPERTURE (both heat and cold), ADJUSTED TO ISOCHRONISM WITH A DOUBLE ROLLER AND JEWELED MAIN WHEEL (JEWELED SAFETY BARREL)! THEY JUST DO NOT GET MUCH BETTER THAN THIS!
EXCELLENT TIME KEEPER! THE SERIAL NUMBER IS 17,375,205, WHICH PUTS PRODUCTION IN 1914 – YES, THIS BEAUTIFUL OLD POCKET WATCH IS 112 YEARS OLD AND LOOKS FANTASTIC AND RUNS GOOD! OFFERED WITH NO RESERVE – AN EXCELLENT INVESTMENT - PUT IN A BID YOU MAY GET LUCKY!
I am offering this beauty NO RESERVE! Buyer to pay $26.00 for INSURED shipping in the US and $44.00 overseas. GOOD LUCK!
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