DESCRIPTION:
APW - E Howard & Co, Boston, Series II, N-S (just over 19S), 14-18K OF period T&S (Thiery & Serex) case with spectacular ET gold cuvette, holes aligning perfectly, KWKS, WE-SSD with two-line signature, lever escapement, 15J, gilt mvt, s#2273, with modern E Howard pouch. Gross weight of assembled watch 64.2 dwt (100.0 g). The total production of the Series II was approximately 1200 made, and all were made in the 1860-1862 period, so the watch dates either slightly before the American Civil War or early on in the war. Thiery & Serex operated out of Cambridgeport next to Boston from 1858 to 1864, while Charles Thiery began work in 1844.
CONDITION:
Mvt: GRO, excellent mvt condition overall, good gilt tone, very small dark spot at perimeter of plate adjacent to case pendant; dial with faint hl above seconds-register, two faint hls below seconds-register; hands fine; case has curved mark on inner lip near hinge that appears likely from a mvt casescrew, case shows light wear, few MFS, no dents or dings, ET detail gone from shoulder; bow tight; good glass crystal.
ESTIMATE:
$2000
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$3000
PRICE SOLD:
$4400
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