DESCRIPTION:
APW - Ball Waltham, Official RR Standard, 17J, 16S, 14K gold original "Ball Watch Co, Cleveland Ohio" marked case by Jeannot & Shiebler, rear with spectacular vermicelli and foliate scroll pattern surrounding a round central cartouche, gold cuvette, scarce white enamel SS dial with Arabic numerals in radial orientation and with Canadian market 13 to 24 hour indications in red, SW-LS, bull's-eye pattern nickel damascene, s#220654. Watch comes with a very unusual leather pouch marked "Ball's Standard Railroad Watches Cleveland, O." Gross weight of assembled watch 66.6 dwt (103.5 g). Solid gold Ball marked cases are scarce and those having ornate engraving detail are quite rare. This exquisite example ranks among the absolute finest we have encountered. CONDITION: Mvt: GRO...
CONDITION:
Mvt: GRO, very near mint cosmetic mvt condition overall, superb bright lustrous surfaces with very few minimal micro-fine scratches; dial with very small patched edge chip at 6, faint hls within and below seconds-register, very faint hl above seconds-register; excellent hands, minute with oxide at tip; case shows no wear, mild ding on band at 3:30 causing small flat spot, superb crisp engraving detail; tight bow, crown shows hardly any wear; glass crystal with short scratch near center; leather pouch shows some mild wear and soiling.
ESTIMATE:
$1600
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$2400
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