I cannot stress the incredible condition of this rare and beautiful watch! It is fantastic and someone is going to be very pleased! RARE WALTHAM APPLETON TRACY & Co. MADE for HOWARD & Co SIGNED MODEL 1857 WITH UNDERSPRUNG BALANCE MADE IN 1868 IN A SPECTACULAR MASSIVE DUEBER COIN SIGNED, 0.900 FINE, SOLID SILVER 4-ounce OPEN FACED CASE! YOU SEE 4 OUNCE HUNTING CASE FROM TIME TO TIME BUT THESE HUGE 4 OUNCE OPEN FACED CASES ARE SCARCE! THIS ONE HAS GOLD SOLDIERED HINGES. THE HINGES ARE LIKE NEW, STILL STIFF. THE BOW IS LIKE NEW, STILL STIFF. THE CONDITION OF THIS WATCH IS EXTRAORIDINARY! I HAVE JUST HAD THIS WATCH COMPLETELY AND PROFESSIONALLY RESTORED / SERVICED AT CONSIDERABLE COST: CLEANED, LUBRICATED AND REGULATED. IT IS RUNNING STRONG AND KEEPING GOOD TIME. THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL WATCH IN EXCELLENT CONDITION A TRUE SURVIVOR! THE WATCH HAS A BEAUTIFUL, 149 YEAR OLD, MINT, HAIRLINE FREE, CHIP FREE PORCELAIN DIAL SIGNED AMERICAN WATCH! OFFERED WITH NO RESERVE IS A 149 YEAR OLD KEY WIND AND KEY SET 18-SIZE WALTHAM APPLETON TRACY & Co. SIGNED MOVEMENT MADE JUST THREE YEARS AFTER THE END OF THE CIVIL WAR! THE MOVEMENT IS ALSO SIGNED MADE FOR HOWARD & Co. IT IS ALSO SIGNED FOGGS PATENT. THESE EARLY WALTHAMS ARE BETTER THAN INVESTING IN THE STOCK MARKET THEY GO UP STEADY IN VALUE EACH YEAR! THIS IS THE WALTHAM MODEL 1857 POCKET WATCH IN FANTASTIC CONDITION WITH GORGEOUS MINT EARLY PORCELAIN DIAL AND IN A BEAUTIFUL 0.900 FINE SOLID SILVER MASSIVE OPEN FACED CASE IT HAS EXCELLENT HINGES THE COVERS OPEN TO EXACTLY 90 DEGREES. THE WATCH HAS A 15-JEWEL, GILT, MOVEMENT THAT IS 149 YEARS OLD AND IN VERY NEAR MINT CONDITION! THE SERIAL NUMBER ON THE BEAUTIFUL GILT HIGH GRADE MOVEMENT IS JUST SIX DIGITS 365,614, WHICH PUTS PRODUCTION IN 1868. MARKED MADE FOR HOWARD & Co. WHAT A VERY COOL WATCH! INCREDIBLE, VERY RARE, 18-SIZE, VERY EARLY, WALTHAM IN A WONDERFUL 4-OUNCE 0.900 FINE SILVER COIN CASE – OFFERED WITH NO RESERVE. If you like what you see, bookmark my listing and I WILL bring you more each week! SOMEONE IS GOING TO BE VERY PLEASED! The item “RARE 18s 1868 WALTHAM MODEL 1857 FOR HOWARD & Co 4oz COIN SILVER CASE! FANTASTIC” is in sale since Monday, January 16, 2017. This item is in the category “Jewelry & Watches\Watches, Parts & Accessories\Pocket Watches\Antique”. The seller is “bonedirect” and is located in Loomis, California. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Brand: WALTHAM
- Year of Manufacture: 1860-1869
- Closure: Open Face
- Material: 0.900 FINE COIN SILVER – MINTY CONDITION
- Features: MADE FOR “HOWARD & Co.”
- Number of Jewels: 15 Jewels
- Model: 1857
- Escapement Type: Lever
- Movement: GILT FULL PLATE
- Serial Number: 365,614
- Pocket Watch Size: 18-SIZE
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United States