DESCRIPTION:
Longines, Switzerland, for Shreve & Co., San Francisco, an early 20th century pocket watch, 21 jewels, stem wind and set, adjusted, cotes de Geneve decorated nickel bar movement with lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance with gold screws, and whiplash micrometric regulator in a 14 karat, yellow gold, engraved, box hinge hunting case with applied three color gold floral and foliate ornament, arabic numeral, single sunk white enamel dial with blued steel hands, serial #2678448, 45.5mm, 75.7g TW
CONDITION:
CASE: Case with very little wear; Shallow dent, back; Very fine scratches on outer surface of case; Very fine scratches on cuvette; Fine case knife scratches on cuvette; Significant pressure on crown required to release catch; Acrylic crystal; Bow with minor wear; Precious metal content marked. DIAL: Very faint hairline, 10:00. HANDS: Very good. MOVEMENT PLATES: Very fine scratches on plate; Spotting; Lacking one barrel bridge screw; Regulator assembly and a few screws with oxide; Upper center wheel jewel cracked; Upper third wheel jewel fractured; Dirty. MOVEMENT FUNCTION: Not running, good staff, needs service and repairs.
ESTIMATE:
$900
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$1300
CIRCA: 1915
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