Only Online Auction
Hong Kong, Oct 14, 2021
LOT 91
Elgin Watch Co.
Pocket watch; 14K yellow gold
HKD 4,200 - 8,400
CHF 500 - 1,000 / EUR 500 - 950 / USD 550 - 1,100
Sold: HKD 5,250
14K yellow gold, open-face, keyless-winding, round-shaped, pocket watch, with subsidiary seconds at 6.
Cover polished.
White enamel dial, with suspended Arabic numerals; blued steel “Spade” hands.
Movement 17’’’ ½, ¾ plate, nickel-plated, going barrel, gold screwed-chatons (setting), straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensated balance with gold poising screws and blued steelhairspring with terminal curve, polished steel “Moseley” index-regulator with swan-neck spring and micrometric screw, adjusted.
Cover polished.
White enamel dial, with suspended Arabic numerals; blued steel “Spade” hands.
Movement 17’’’ ½, ¾ plate, nickel-plated, going barrel, gold screwed-chatons (setting), straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensated balance with gold poising screws and blued steelhairspring with terminal curve, polished steel “Moseley” index-regulator with swan-neck spring and micrometric screw, adjusted.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: A |
Good |
Case: 3-19 |
Good Dent(s) |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-01 |
Good HANDS Original |
Brand Elgin National Watch, Elgin, Illinois (U.S.A.)
Model made for John Wanamaker, Philadelphia and New York
Year circa 1911
Movement No. 15 124 555
Case No. 5 182 236 (by “J W.”, probably John Wanamaker, Philadelphia (U.S.A.)
Material 14K yellow gold
Diameter 47.6 mm.
Caliber grade 193, model 3, class 72, size 12s, 17’’’ ½, lever escapement, “Safety barrel”, adjusted
Weight 66.8 gr. (approx.)
Signature dial and movement
Accessories copies of the invention patents
Notes
The movement used in this watch was produced at 1 000 examples, in 1911 (run 6, No. 15 124 001 to No. 15 125 000).
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Movement based on the American invention patent No. 77 078, delivered on April 21, 1868, to Charles S. Moseley, Elgin, Illinois, for a “Improvements in watches”.
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Movement based on the American invention patent No. 157 021, delivered on November 17, 1874, to Charles S. Moseley, and George Hunter, Elgin, Illinois, for a “Improvement in watch-regulators”.
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Movement based on the American invention patent No. 596 407, delivered on December 28, 1897, to George Hunter, Elgin, Illinois, for a “Winding mechanism for mainspring barrels”.
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Movement based on the American invention patent No. 585 025, delivered on June 22, 1897, to Charles P. Corliss, Elgin, Illinois, for a “Stem-winding mechanism”.
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Movement based on the American invention patent No. 77 078, delivered on April 21, 1868, to Charles S. Moseley, Elgin, Illinois, for a “Improvements in watches”.
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Movement based on the American invention patent No. 157 021, delivered on November 17, 1874, to Charles S. Moseley, and George Hunter, Elgin, Illinois, for a “Improvement in watch-regulators”.
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Movement based on the American invention patent No. 596 407, delivered on December 28, 1897, to George Hunter, Elgin, Illinois, for a “Winding mechanism for mainspring barrels”.
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Movement based on the American invention patent No. 585 025, delivered on June 22, 1897, to Charles P. Corliss, Elgin, Illinois, for a “Stem-winding mechanism”.
CONDITIONS AND INFORMATION FOR BUYERS
The purchase price payable by a buyer will be the sum of the final bid price plus the buyer’s premium, together with any applicable sales or compensating use tax. In addition to the hammer price, the buyer’s premium is payable as follows: 25% of the hammer price on each lot.Important notice – Special conditions Please look carefully at all the photos as they are an integral part of the description. Any defect not mentioned in the descriptions but visible on the photos will be considered as described and cannot lead to any claim. The dimensions are given as an indication and may slightly differ from the measures mentioned by the manufacturers especially for contemporary watches. The photos are not retouched. Colors may differ from reality. For timepieces, we guarantee neither the functioning nor the precision of the movement, nor the water-resistance of the case. In addition, please note that movements, parts of mechanisms or cases may be incomplete. The lots are sold “as is”, described to the best of our knowledge and cannot be returned. Once the online bid is placed by the bidder, it cannot be cancelled.