The Art of American Horology Part ll,...

Roosevelt Hotel, Madison Avenue @ 45th Street, Dec 04, 2002

LOT 674

Illinois Watch CoNo. 1271845, private label, W "Favorite", circa 1895.Early, silver and gold, "Chesapeake & Ohio", Railroad Inspector L. Fredeking, Hinton W.VA. watch.

USD 3,000 - 4,000

Sold: USD 2,990

C. Two-body, "bassine", polished, bezel with reeded border, back with inlaid rose gold engraved with a locomotive with a coal wagon behind, gold flowers below. D. White enamel, double sunk, bold Arabic numerals, outer minute ring with five-minute red Arabic markers, sunk subsidiary seconds. Blued steel "Parallel Spade" hands. M. 18 size, gilt-nickel, full plate, lever-set, damascened, 17 jewels in settings, adjusted, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with gold srews, blued steel Bre-guet balance spring, Reed's patented Whiplash micrometric regu-lator, safety pinion. Dial signed by the retailer, movement "Chesapeake & Ohio", case signed "Illinois Watch Case Co. Elgin U.S.A. Hercules".Diam. 61.5 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 3 - 13 - 01

Notes

The Chesapeake Railroad ran from Clayton, Delaware to Easton, Maryland on a 44 mile stretch of rail through Kenton, Greensboro, Denton, and Easton on the Delmarva Peninsula.