Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Hong Kong, Oct 27, 2019
LOT 43
AMERICAN WALTHAM WATCH CO. “CRYSTAL PLATE” MOVEMENT; WHITE METAL
HKD 32,000 - 40,000
CHF 3,980 - 4,980 / USD 4,000 - 5,000TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE
Sold: HKD 93,750
White metal, open-face, keyless-winding, round-shaped, pocket watch, with subsidiary seconds at 6.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3-8 |
Good Slightly scratched |
Movement: 3-71* |
Good |
Dial: 3-71-73-01-04 |
Good ENAMEL AND VARIOUS TYPES OF DECORATION Hairlines ENAMEL AND VARIOUS TYPES OF DECORATION Chipped under bezel,not visible when closed HANDS Original HANDS Later |
Brand American Waltham Watch Co.
Model “Crystal Plate”
Year Circa 1900
Movement No. 386
Calibre 19’’’, ¾ plate, full plate, rock crystal, non-magnetic straight-line equilibrated lever escapement, freesprung cylindrical hairspring with terminal curves.
Diameter 51.2 mm.
Signature Dial, Case and Movement
Accessories Copies of the invention patents
Notes
Movement based on American invention patents delivered to C. V. Woerd, Waltham, Massachusetts (U.S.A.).
Bibliography
• Nijssen, Gerrit A., & Goetz, Carl B., “Waltham’s Crystal Plates”, in NAWCC Bulletin, April 2003, pp. 172-190.