Special Watches .... Watches that deserve a section to themselves!
Special Watches .... Watches that deserve a section to themselves!
OW 3565 ***** American Waltham Watch Co. 17 size Model 72 Crystal Plate, or Stone Movement, 17 jewels, The stunning clear rock crystal top plate of the movement gives the impression that the bright red ruby jewels, in their gold jewel settings, are floating above the solid gold train wheels.The pillar plate is highly damaskeened and is engraved, American Waltham Watch Co. No.12 This is the one and only 17 size Free sprung balance Crystal Plate Movement Waltham watch known to exist. The pendant wind, lever set, movement features a gold escape wheel, gold pallet fork, gold fork bridge, and banking pins. The beautiful, double sunk porcelain dial is marked A.W. Co. Waltham in gothic style script, with unusual Radial Arabic numerals and is centered by blued steel Breguet style hands. The display case is plain polish Solid gold screw back and bezel #1773. This watch adorned the cover of the NAWCC Bulletin in October of 1999 and has been the subject of great debate ever since.The watch has been examined by some of the most learned gentleman in the watch collecting world, and verified. If you ever wanted to complete your Waltham collection this is THE ONE you need! It has again be received special attention in another Bulletin article on the Rock Crystal and Agate plate movements of Waltham. worth a look! $500,000.00 plus S/H Absolutely Unique
WOW 1089 *****Cartier One Button two register Chronograph. 24 Jewel, C H Meylan signed 6717 Cal Chronograph movement , Excellent Meylan marked 18K Solid Gold case with Cartier 6526 markings on the lugs, measuring 36.8 X28.8 mm, With William Clay Ford May 22, 1943 and the Hotchkiss School logo on the back, aged satin dial, with Chronograph outer track and Tachometer inner track, arabic numerals, blue Breguet hands, Chronograph sweep seconds with flyback, In 1943 a young William Clay Ford graduated from the Hotchkiss School. This was his graduation present. This is an Extremely rare war time Cartier one button Chronograph by C H Meylan. Collectable for its Horological scarcity and collectable for its Americana interest.A true one of a kind!Circa 1943 $110,000.00 plus S/H TRADES CONSIDERED
OW 3945 ***** English John Wilter London Digital Date Verge Fusee 43mm, keywind/keyset, Sterling Silver Repousee Pair Case, porcelain dial with date window at the 6, roman numerals beautiful full plate fusee pin plate movement Circa 1760 This watch sold several years ago in New York for $10,000.00. I found it at a parts auction and was able to purchase it for a much lower price. The savings is yours! You might never see one of these again and worth a look! $5200.00 plus S/H TRADES CONSIDERED
OW 4130 *****Waltham 18 size Waltham Sidereal, 19 Ruby jewels Correct swingout open face Coin Silver A. W. C. Co. case MARKED DOM.OBS.251 flat white enamel hand painted 24 hour Sidereal marked dial, blue spade hands, arabic numerals, lever set, Full plate model 92 nickel movement with checkerboard damaskeening, screw down gold jewel settings, diamond end stone, marked adjusted 5 positions, recessed balance, micrometric regulator (18028534) circa 1910 This watch spent its days being used in the Dominion Observatory in Canada. The Sidereal is rated to keep Sidereal time. As a side note, Admiral Perry used a Sidereal on his expeditions to the North Pole. We know that during the early arctic expeditions they had trouble with the oil solidifying in the watches. Arctic navigation timepieces were assembled without oil. Running a watch without oil can damage the pivots, or jewels...but damage is less likely to occur if you use the hardest endstone you can ...Diamond. Less then 300 total watches were ever made... and this is the only one known to have worked for the Dominion Observatory. Not for everyone, but worth a look! Oh by the way. This one will be serviced before shipment...cleaned, oiled, and adjusted to rate...or cleaned and put up dry, if you are headed to the Artic. $5200.00 plus S/H TRADES CONSIDERED
