DESCRIPTION:
Henry O. Stauffer, Les Ponts de Martel, a good Centennial pocket watch for the American market, 18 jewels, stem wind and lever set nickel plate movement, the bridges shaped and arranged to read "1776", with lever escapement and cut bimetallic balance in a 14 karat, rose gold plain polished hunting case, roman numeral single sunk white enamel dial with blued steel spade hands, serial #2789, 54mm, 134.9g TW, dial and movement signed
CONDITION:
CASE: Covers with a few small, shallow dents; Band with two small, shallow dents; Band with very shallow, perpendicular impressions, nearly invisible without magnification; Very fine scratches on outer surface of case; Very fine scratches on cuvette; Short scratch on inside of back cover; Front cover with small gap at band when closed; Front cover extends just beyond 90 degrees when opened, requires a bit of extra force when closing; Acrylic crystal; Bow and crown with minor wear; Precious metal content marked. DIAL: A bit dirty and with a few fine scratches, otherwise very good; HANDS: Very good. MOVEMENT PLATES: Very fine scratches and scattered pin pricks on plate; Minor scattered spotting; Escape wheel endstone setting with minor marring; Screw heads with minor marring. MOVEMENT FUNCTION: Running order (winds, sets and ticks).
ESTIMATE:
$1300
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$1600
CIRCA: 1885
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