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Description
- FROM A TOP SHELF COLLECTION:
- AN INCREDIBLY PRESERVED 48MM (12 SIZE) 21 RUBY AND SAPPHIRE JEWEL WALTHAM-HOWARD "AMERICAN GRADE" POCKET WATCH - THE COMPANY WHO CHANGED WATCHMAKING AS WE KNOW IT TODAY
- THIS IS AN EXTREMELY RARE WATCH WITH LESS THAN 100 MADE AND VERY FEW OF THOSE SURVIVING!!
- CASED IN A VERY DESIRABLE AND RARE 12 SIZE GLASS BACK SALESMAN'S CASE!!
- THIS WAS HOWARD'S HIGHEST GRADE 12 SIZE MADE AT THE TIME - GOLD TRAIN, SETTINGS, AND BALANCE SCREWS - THE FINEST JEWELS WERE SELECTED, INCLUDED IN THIS WERE 4 RUBY ENDSTONES, ALL VISIBLE ON THIS ESCAPEMENT, MAKING THIS PIECE VERY DESIRABLE
- LIKELY CORRECT, WALTHAM-SIGNED GLASS ENAMEL SINGLE SUNK DIAL IS VIRTUALLY SPOTLESS
- BLUED SPADE HANDS ARE INTACT AND SPECTACULAR
- 21 JEWEL FULLY ADJUSTED NICKEL MOVEMENT HAS JUST BEEN SERVICED AND IS RUNNING AND KEEPING EXCELLENT TIME - JUST CHECK OUT THE SETTINGS AND BALANCE SCREWS. WALTHAM'S TOP GRADE AT THE TIME - A TRUE BEAUTY OF A CASE AND MOVEMENT TO BEHOLD!
- WINDING AND SETTING OPERATE PROPERLY
Any ??? please ask before purchasing. Buyer agrees to pay within 7 days of close of auction, NO EXCEPTIONS PLEASE. Please ask ALL questions prior to auction close. If you have any questions, feel free to shoot me an email and I will reply as soon as I can. Thanks and happy shopping!
