Dec 31 2016
ULTRA HIGH GRADE WALTHAM 16s RIVERSIDE MAXIMUS 23J HUNTING CASE! TOP OF THE LINE
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THEY ARE ALL HIGH GRADE COLLECTIONS AND NO ONE WILL LET ONE GO! WELL HERE IS A NICE EXAMPLE! THIS COULD BE THE CENTERPIECE OF ANY HIGH GRADE RAILROAD WATCH COLLECTION! I HAVE JUST HAD THIS WATCH COMPLETELY AND PROFESSIONALLY RESTORED / SERVICED AT CONSIDERABLE COST: CLEANED, LUBRICATED AND REGULATED. IT IS RUNNING STRONG AND KEEPING GOOD TIME. THIS WAS THE FINEST WATCH TO COME OUT OF THE WALTAM WATCH FACTORY THE MODEL 1899! THIS WATCH HAS 23 RED RUBY JEWELS IN SOLID GOLD RAISED JEWEL SETTINGS, IT HAS A SOLID GOLD TRAIN OF GEARS, IT HAS SOLID GOLD BALANCE SCREWS, IT EVEN HAS DIAMOND ENDSTONES! ACTUAL DIAMONDS IN THE MOVEMENT AS CAP JEWELS! A MICROMETRIC REGULATOR FOR PRECISE TIME REGULATION, AND BREGRET HAIRSPRING – A MUSEUM QUALITY PIECE IN TOP INVESTMENT GRADE CONDITION THAT WILL DO NOTHING BUT GO UP IN VALUE. THE MOVEMENT IS SERIAL NUMBER 16,071,225, WHICH PUTS PRODUCTION IN 1907. THE 14-KARAT GOLD FILLED CASE IS SIGNED THE BURLINGTON WATCH COMPANY 14K GOLD STRATA GUARANTEED 25 YEARS AND IS ONE OF THE THICKEST GOLD FILLED CASES MADE. THE CASE HAS SOME VERY TINY EDGE PENCEL TIP SIZE DINGS AND VERY VERY LIGHT WEAR THIS IS A BEAUTFUL CASE IN VERY GOOD CONDITION! THE WATCH HAS A BEAUTIFUL FANCY GLASS PORCELAIN DIAL WITH ARABIC HOUR MARKERS AND A WONDERFUL RED FIVE MINUTES TRACK AROUND THE OUTSIDE. IT IS SIGNED WALTHAM ABOVE THE HANDS! THE DIAL IS NEAR MINT WITH ONLY TWO VERY SHORT, ALMOST INVISIBLE, HARD TO SEE SMALL HAIRLINES 2 or 3mm LONG. THE WATCH HAS THE ORIGINAL BLUE STEEL HANDS. THE BOW AND CROWN ARE MINTY AND THE BOW IS STILL STIFF. THE FRONT COVER POPS OPEN WITH A PUSH OF THE CROWN AND ALL THE COVERS OPEN TO EXACTLY 90 DEGREES. If you like what you see, bookmark my listing and Ill bring you more each week! SUPER COLLECTABLE RARE OPPORTUNITY! The item “ULTRA HIGH GRADE WALTHAM 16s RIVERSIDE MAXIMUS 23J HUNTING CASE! TOP OF THE LINE” is in sale since Thursday, December 29, 2016. This item is in the category “Jewelry & Watches\Watches, Parts & Accessories\Pocket Watches\Antique”. The seller is “bonedirect” and is located in Loomis, California. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Brand: WALTHAM
- Closure: Open Face
- Material: 14K GOLD FILLED
- Year of Manufacture: 1900-1909
- Escapement Type: Lever
- Movement: TOP OF THE LINE 23-JEWELS
- Serial Number: 16,071,225
- Pocket Watch Size: 16-SIZE
- Number of Jewels: 23 Jewels
- Model: RIVERSIDE “MAXIMUS”!
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United States