American Watch.  A Rare 18k Gold Hunter Case Keyless Lever Double Dial Chronograph Pocket Watch
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American Watch. A Rare 18k Gold Hunter Case Keyless Lever Double Dial Chronograph Pocket Watch

SIGNED AMERICAN WATCH COMPANY, WALTHAM, MASS., MOVEMENT NO. 1'090'602, CASE NO. 16'853, CIRCA 1880

已結束2011年12月16日

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American Watch. A Rare 18k Gold Hunter Case Keyless Lever Double Dial Chronograph Pocket Watch
Signed American Watch Company, Waltham, Mass., Movement No. 1'090'602, Case No. 16'853, Circa 1880
Size 14 three-quarter plate gilt-finished lever movement, bi-metallic compensation balance, white enamel dial, Arabic numerals, eccentric subsidairy seconds, the reverse, white enamel chapter ring with calibrated Arabic 1/5th seconds ring, aperture to view escapment, glazed dust cover, plain circular case, reeded rims, rectangular chronograph button in the band, case, dial and movement signed, movement further signed H. A. Lugrin's Pat. June 13, Oct, 3, 76 Patd. In England July 28, 1877
53mm diam.

專家說明

Waltham - Waltham Watch Company - In 1850, David David, Edward Howard and Aaron Lufkin had the idea to produce interchangeable movement parts and from their vision came the American watch industry. Originally called the American Horologe Company, the entity went through several name changes including Boston Watch Company, Appleton Tracy & Co. and American Watch Company. In fact President Abraham Lincoln received a Waltham watch Model 1857, grade "Wm.Ellery" in honor of his Gettysburg Address. Waltham holds such achievements as becoming the main supplier of railroad chronometers to railroads in North America, winning a Gold Medal in a watch precision contest at the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition and outfitting Lindbergh's Spirit of St. Louis with an 8-day watch on his transatlantic flight from New York to Paris.