Antique ladies’ Hampden pocket watch dating to approximately 1897–1898, with a Dueber 14K gold-filled hunter-style case.

The movement is marked “New Hampden – Canton, O.” and appears to have movement serial number 1,060,817. The inside of the case is marked by Dueber and indicates a 14 karat gold-filled construction over base metal with a 20-year guarantee. This is not solid 14K gold.

The watch belonged to my great-great-grandmother, Ethel Harding, and has a personal period inscription with her name and what appears to be the date August 18, 1898, along with a reference to Santa Ana, California, where she lived.

The watch has an ornate engraved case, white enamel dial with Roman numerals, subsidiary seconds dial, and decorative Hampden movement.

Condition: The watch is currently not running and is being sold strictly as-is for parts or repair. I have not attempted to service or repair it. It appears substantially complete, but I cannot guarantee the condition of the movement or individual components. There is age-related wear, scratches, discoloration and surface wear consistent with a watch that is more than 125 years old.

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A very attractive late-19th-century American Hampden/Dueber watch with unusually nice named and dated family provenance.