A group of four American pocket watches

Lot 250

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145 East Walnut Avenue
Monrovia, CA 91016
United States

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Fine Jewelry Auction by John Moran Auctioneers

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Fine Jewelry Auction

By John Moran Auctioneers

Dec 8, 2015 - Dec 9, 2015

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Lot Description

The first: Hamilton Railroad grade pocket watch, circular double sunken white porcelain dial, sub-seconds, signed ''Hamilton'', black Arabic numeral hour markers, Arabic numeral minutes, 21 jewel, ref: 992, double roller, stem-wind and lever-set, serial #1015807, within a ''C.W.C. Co.'' gold-filled smooth polished open-face case, 52 mm Dia.; the second: Waltham pocket watch, circular white porcelain double sunken white dial, sub-seconds, signed ''Waltham'', black Arabic numeral hour markers, red Arabic numerals every 5 minutes, 21 jewel, Ref: 845, stem-wind and lever-set, serial #14106802, within a ''B&B Royal'' gold-filled case, 55 mm Dia.; the third: South Bend / Studebaker railroad grade pocket watch, circular white dial, sub-seconds, signed ''Studebaker'', black Arabic numeral hour markers, Arabic numeral seconds, 21 jewel 8 adjustment, stem wind and set, double roller, serial #1139015, within a ''Nawco Security'' 10K gold-filled case, 52 mm Dia.; the fourth: Hamilton pocket watch, circular white porcelain dial, sub-seconds, Black Arabic hour markers, 19 jewel, 5 position, safety pinion, stem wind and set movement, serial #1757812, within a Hamilton gold-filled smooth-polished case, 47 mm Dia., est: $500/800 Provenance: Property from a Southern California Estate

Condition

The first: overall good condition; winds and runs. Monogrammed back. The second: overall good condition; winds and runs. Case with excessive wear and abrasions. The third: overall good condition with oxidized dial; winds and runs. The fourth: overall good condition; does not wind or run. Hairline cracks to dial. Moran's does not guarantee accuracy of timepieces.
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