SUMMARY: A very fine condition 114k Gold Filled Waltham 7-Jewel Fully Engraved Hunter Fob Necklace Pocket Watch from 1897. This is a beautifully made keyless-wound hunter pocket watch, made in ca. 1897.
Mint watches in this condition, can only rise in value, given the limited supply of such items.
The watch recently cleaned and overhauled by our watch maker and comes with a two yesr international mechanical warranty
Hampden Watch Co.
Grade: Molly Stark
THE DIAL: 100% mint, the white enamel dial with black Roman numerals and ed arabics to edge, in bright condition with no chips or hairlines . The dial with fine blue steel spade hands and signed Hampden. Diameter is 26 mm. The inner crystal is also in excellent condition and retained securely.
THE MOVEMENT: 100% mint,with agilded three quarter plate and a regulator, and blue steel screws. A cut two arm bimetallic balance, with Breguet hairspring and lever escapement. The movement overall of very good quality, with a cut-away plate. The watch movement with 7 jewel grade traveller movement. The movement signed on the top plate, Hampden, Canton, Mollystary and number 1087197.The watch ismuch brighter and crisp than in these dark photos, which are limited by my camera and lighting equipment. The watch is in very good working order for its age.
THE CASE: 99% mint, the 14k gold filled, highly engraved and ornate hunter case measures an impressive 33 mm. The front and rear covers both close nice and tightly and the hinges are all in good tight order. The case fully marked and a case number of 328,xxx and marked 25 years, Dueber Watch Co, Canton so case in very nice condition.
The watch comes with a new presentation box to store the watch when not in use.
This is a very fine period 14k gold filled hunter cased watch in simply stunning condition, which is a very rare collectable item or a possible investment for the future or of course a fine gift for a birthday, anniversary, wedding etc.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS: Please note, the magnified electronic images show detail much greater than would be visible with the naked eye. Any dark areas or marks on highly polished surfaces are almost certainly reflections from the camera or lighting equipment. If there are any marks or dents of any note, these will be mentioned in the description. All of our watches have been fully cleaned and serviced by a professional watch-maker unless not stated on the auction and the time-keeping carefully checked. We are happy to give a 24 month warranty on this work, which is thoroughly checked, and all watches are also given a 24 hour check prior to being shipped. We are here to help and ensure that our good eBay reputation is enhanced and this eBay shop becomes one of your favourite places to purchase watches.
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