THIS IS A PARTIAL CATALOG as of 09/18/2019
The full catalog will be published in late-September.
Click on a Category List below to see what we have so far (newly added items are clearly marked).
DESCRIPTION:
EPW - Baldwin & Jones, Boston, lever fusee, 53mm, heavy 14K gold (tested) OF original pair cases bearing Chester hallmarks for 1815 and 18K hallmark but testing below this quality standard as is occasionally encountered among Chester hallmarks, incuse "H H" marking for casemaker Hannah Howard, outer case contains a paper for watchmakers Horton & Rikeman of Savannah, white enamel dial, gold hands, KWKS, lever escapement, bi-metallic balance with blued steel inner rim and brass outer, gilt mvt with ornately engraved balance cock marked "Patent" at its foot, gilt locking dust-cap, s#735. Gross weight of assembled watch 96.3 dwt (149.8 g). A very interesting example with a notably early appearance of a lever escapement, and presumably imported to the United States shortly after the close of the War of 1812 which was ended by treaty on February 15th, 1815. Selections from the collection of Tom McIntyre. Mr. McIntyre's website contains stories on many of the watches which can be found here: https://awco.org?collid=300
CONDITION:
Mvt: NR, fully wound and will tick for a short while following a twist but stopping before long, overhaul needed, excellent cosmetic mvt condition overall, some small fine and micro-fine scratches surrounding plate pins, some mild micro-fine scratches elsewhere, some ultra-fine scratch striations to plate surface likely from a light wiping in the past; dial with faint hl at edge between 3:30 and 5; near mint hands; outer case shows light wear, rear with some scattered dents and dings, button latch good; inner case shows light wear, some mild circumferential denting around sides, small but prominent protruding ding to right side of rear; bow pivots freely, is thinned at top, and has side-to-side play within pendant; domed glass bull's-eye crystal with some short scratches and fine scratches.
ESTIMATE:
$1800
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$2600
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APW - Effingham Embree, New York, verge fusee doctor's watch with center-seconds and hacking feature, 58mm, gilt OF original pair cases, inner with casemaker's incuse "I B" marking, the outer containing paper for clock and watchmaker George Solliday of Montgomeryville, Pennsylvania, white enamel dial with upper timekeeping register, hacking slide outside dial at 8-seconds, center sweep-seconds with hand sharply arched for clearance above setting arbor, KWKS, verge escapement, diamond endstone, gilt mvt with pierced and foliate scrolled balance cock having a bird of prey at its neck, s#729 with nearby s#727 within inner case. Comes with a small chain with two keys attached. Effingham Embree was born in 1759 and was in business on his own in New York from 1789 to 1795 during which period the present watch was presumably made. After 1795 he relocated to Long Island and sold his New York business to Stephen Van Wyck. Selections from the collection of Tom McIntyre. Mr. McIntyre's website contains stories on many of the watches, and discussion of the present piece can be viewed at the following link: https://awco.org/awcoshow.php?artname=Effingham+Embree&artid=126&collid=117&cidx=5
CONDITION:
Mvt: Running, good stop/start function, fine-plus cosmetic mvt condition overall, plates with some scratches and fine scratches; dial with patched chip below hour and minute hand, some light hls radiating outwad from this point; fine hands; outer case shows ample wear, few slight dings at perimeter, virtually no gilt finish remaining, button latch good; inner case with some excess play at mvt and bezel hinge, some marring to inner lip at bottom adjacent release latch, case shows ample wear, no exterior gilt finish remaining, repair evident to pendant junction with solder excess visible internally; bow pivots freely; good domed glass bull's-eye crystal.
ESTIMATE:
$800
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$1600
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APW - Pearsall & Embree, New York, verge fusee, 50mm, silver OF original pair cases bearing London hallmarks for 1783, incuse "I B" marking likely for casemaker John Bullocke, inner case with initials engraved to rear, white enamel dial, beetle and poker hands, KWKS, verge escapement, gilt mvt with pierced and engraved foliate scrolled balance cock having a bird at its neck, signed gilt locking dust-cap, s#46320. A very attractive piece hallmarked to the closing year of the Revolutionary War, this watch therefore falls right on the dividing line between the end of the Colonial Era and the dawn of the Federal Era. Thomas Pearsall and Effingham Embree were in partnership from 1781 until 1790, and interestingly they appear to have been at very different ends of the political spectrum, with Pearsall a Loyalist who signed a petition against the Continental Congress, and Embree rumored to have been a member of the Committee of Safety under Captain Egbert. By July 1781, the wealthy Quaker Pearsall was a "Loyalist refugee," while Embree apparently kept the shop operating. Selections from the collection of Tom McIntyre. Mr. McIntyre's website contains stories on many of the watches, and the aforementioned dates and biographical info on Pearsall and Embree are among the info contained in an excellent piece of research by David Grace titled "PEARSALL AND EMBREE: A Short Business Genealogy" that can be viewed at the following link: https://web.archive.org/web/20100626002107/http://awco.org/Early/Pearsall%20&%20Embree--%20A%20Short%20Business
CONDITION:
Mvt: NR, chain is present but fusee will not turn to wind, balance will tick with some reverse pressure given at fusee, overhaul needed and we suspect that the rigidity of fusee may be as often occurs when old shark or whale oil hardens up on the internal fusee clicks, excellent cosmetic mvt condition overall, few fine scratches, some clouding and smudge of plate surfaces that may improve with a cleaning; dial with flake at center, hl from 4 to 5, some fine scratches; excellent hands; outer case shows very light wear, an attractive dark patina, some mild fine scratches, mild dent to lower right perimeter of rear, few mild dings to left center of rear, button latch good though with button dented; inner case shows very little wear, shallow circumferential denting around sides, some mild pinpoint nicks to rear, evident repair to pendant junction with solder excess visible internally; bow pivots freely and with some side-to-side play within pendant through-hole; good domed glass crystal.
ESTIMATE:
$1000
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$1600
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APW - Embrée, Newyork (sic), verge fusee, 56mm, silver OF original pair cases, inner marked with casemaker's incuse "I I P" marking, outer containing three papers for watchmakers Jos. Weiss, John Newhard and William Maus all of Pennsylvania, white enamel dial with script signature, KWKS, verge escapement, gilt mvt with pierced and foliate scrolled two-footed balance bridge, openwork plate mask over approximately 1/2 of mvt surface, s#10 visible to mvt dial plate and cases both with s#6510 having corresponding last two digits. This interesting early Federal era watch is of evident French origin and charmingly includes the accent mark in the signature as well as combines Newyork (sic) into a single word. Effingham Embree was born in 1759 and was in business on his own in New York from 1789 to 1795 after having been previously in business with Joseph Pearsall. After 1795 he relocated to Long Island and sold his New York business to Stephen Van Wyck. Selections from the collection of Tom McIntyre. Mr. McIntyre's website contains stories on many of the watches, and discussion of the present piece can be viewed at this link: https://awco.org/awcoshow.php?artname=Embr%C3%A9e+Newyork&artid=127&collid=117&cidx=4
CONDITION:
Mvt: Running with a very short balance amplitude, excellent-plus cosmetic mvt condition overall, excellent lustrous gilt tone, some small scratches adjacent plate pins, fine scratch under portion of plate mask; excellent dial with some very short hls at left perimeter; fair replacement hands, minute is broken; outer case shows light wear, an attractive dark patina, some scattered dings and small mild dents to rear perimeter, button latch good; inner case shows light wear, some scratches and shallow denting to rear, some denting around sides, evident repair to pendant junction with solder excess visible internally; bow pivots freely and with side-to-side slide along its pendant pin; good domed glass bull's-eye crystal.
ESTIMATE:
$700
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$1400
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APW - Caleb Wheaton, Providence, Rhode Island, verge fusee, 55mm, silver OF original pair cases bearing London hallmarks for 1800, incuse "T C" marking below an axe for casemaker Thomas Carpenter, outer with paper for Wm P McKay & Co of Boston, white enamel dial with Arabic numerals, gold hands, KWKS, verge escapement, gilt mvt with pierced and foliate scrolled balance cock having grotesque mask at its neck and a mermaid figure at the far end of its table, s#1542. An attractive example of a Federal Period contract watch. Caleb Wheaton was a well known clockmaker located at 83 Main Street in Providence, operating at this location between 1785 and 1827, and presumably contracted the manufacture of the present watch from England.
CONDITION:
Mvt: Running, excellent-plus cosmetic mvt condition overall, bright lustrous gilt plates with few fine scratches and small spots; excellent dial with small edge flake at 6, mild fine scratch near 2, very short fine scratch just left of center, dial appears to be missing one of its posts; excellent hands; outer case shows light wear, an attractive dark patina, dent to upper left perimeter of rear, mild dent to right perimeter of rear, button latch good but with loss of upper cap of button; inner case shows little wear, few nicks or mild dings; bow pivots freely and with some side-to-side slide along pendant pin; good domed glass crystal.
ESTIMATE:
$600
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$1200
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APW - Isaac Thomas, Willistown, Pennsylvania, verge fusee, 56mm, silver OF original pair cases bearing London hallmarks for 1764, "H . B" marking in cameo possibly for casemaker Henry Billinghurst, rear of inner case with scratched "ExR" initials and 1784 date, signed silver champléve dial, beetle and poker hands, KWKS, verge escapement, gilt mvt with pierced and foliate scrolled balance cock having bird of prey at its neck, s#4779 with matching serial number within inner case. Clockmaker Isaac Thomas of Willistown, Pennsylvania was born in 1721 and died in 1802. Though this movement was presumably an English-made import, American signed movements of the true colonial era (pre-1783) are quite scarce. Selections from the collection of Tom McIntyre. Mr. McIntyre's website contains stories on many of the watches, and discussion of the present piece can be viewed at this link: https://awco.org/awcoshow.php?artname=Isaac+Thomas&artid=125&collid=117&cidx=1
CONDITION:
Mvt: NR, fully wound, balance wheel not moving freely, overhaul needed, fine cosmetic mvt condition overall, scratches and fine scratches to main plate; dial with some fine scratches, complete loss of wax fill; fine hands with areas of oxide and finish loss; outer case shows light wear, a dark patina of mottled appearance, numerous dings and small shallow dents to rear, opening tab missing from bezel at 3, good button latch function but with loss of upper portion of button; inner case shows light wear, prominent dent to rear center, numerous lesser dents elsewhere to rear and around sides, repair evident to pendant junction with ample solder excess visible internally; bow pivots freely; domed glass crystal with some small scratches.
ESTIMATE:
$600
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$1200
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APW - Ephraim Clark, Philadelphia, verge fusee, 50mm, silver OF original pair cases bearing London hallmarks for 1794, script "T C" marking in cameo for casemaker Thomas Carpenter, outer case with well worn paper for John Black of Philadelphia, white enamel dial, KWKS, verge escapement, gilt mvt with pierced and foliate scrolled balance cock having an urn at its neck, s#534 with matching serial number within inner case. Per the excellent info at Richard Newman's www.colonialwatches.com website, Ephraim Clark arrived from England to 1780 and settled in Philadelphia and in 1793 succeeded the eminent Philadelphia clock and watchmaker John Wood. Selections from the collection of Tom McIntyre. Mr. McIntyre's website contains stories on many of the watches, and discussion of the present piece can be viewed at the following link: https://awco.org/awcoshow.php?artname=Ephraim+Clark&artid=132&collid=117&cidx=14
CONDITION:
Mvt: Running, excellent cosmetic mvt condition overall, some scattered scratches and fine scratches; dial is currently loose to mvt as none of the dial posts are pinned, dial posts appear to have shortened (or been shortened) and mvt dial plate has been channeled at each of the dial post positions presumably to facilitate the possibility of pinning of the shortened posts, dial currently secured only by the hands, dial with scattered hls, some scattered perimeter chips with the most significant being at 6; fine hands, minute hand is believed to be a replacement made in attempt to match the hour; outer case shows light wear, an attractive dark patina, no dents or dings, latch is present but button is missing; inner case shows light wear, circumferential denting around perimeter, many pinprick nicks to rear; bow pivots freely; good domed glass crystal.
ESTIMATE:
$600
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$1200
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APW - Leslie & Price, Philadelphia, verge fusee doctor's watch with subsidiary-seconds and hacking feature, 56mm, silver OF original pair cases bearing London hallmarks for 1795, "T G" marking in cameo for casemaker Thomas Gibbard, outer case with initials to rear, outer case containing papers for watchmakers W.O. Talcott and C.W. Herrick both of Nunda, New York, white enamel dial with upper hour and minute register, large lower seconds-register, hacking slide under dial at left, KWKS, verge escapement, gilt mvt with pierced and foliate scrolled balance cock having a grotesque mask at its neck, s#7656. Per the excellent info at Richard Newman's www.colonialwatches.com website, Robert Leslie and Isaac Price became partners in 1792 in Philadelphia and remained in business until Isaac Price's death in 1798. This firm had a very innovative business model, with Robert Leslie relocating to London to manage the English manufacture of watches and clocks contract marked with the Leslie & Price name to be shipped overseas and sold at their Philadelphia and Baltimore retail locations. Selections from the collection of Tom McIntyre. Mr. McIntyre's website contains stories on many of the watches, and discussion of the present piece can be viewed at this link: https://awco.org/awcoshow.php?artname=Leslie+and+Price&artid=169&collid=117&cidx=2
CONDITION:
Mvt: NR, fully wound, balance not moving freely, overhaul needed, excellent cosmetic mvt condition overall, few mild fine scratches; excellent dial with short scratch below seconds-hand, mild fine scratch at right perimeter; fine hands, gilt hour with dulled tone, blue seconds-hand with oxide and finish loss; outer case shows light wear, dark patina, some mild dings to left side of rear, latch is present and closes securely but button is broken; inner case shows light wear, some mild circumferential denting around perimeter, shallow dings or nicks to rear, past repair evident to pendant junction with solder excess visible internally; bow pivots freely.
ESTIMATE:
$600
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$1200
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APW - Thomas Parker, Philadelphia, verge fusee, 56mm, silver OF pair cases, the inner bearing London hallmarks for 1763, casemaker's "I D" marking in cameo, the outer bearing London hallmarks for 1770 and containing a case paper for Caleb Baker of Bordentown, N.J., white enamel dial, KWKS, verge escapement, gilt mvt with pierced and foliate scrolled balance cock with grotesque mask at its neck, signed gilt locking dust-cap, s#86 with matching dust-cap serial number. Though this movement was presumably an English-made import, American signed movements of the true colonial era (pre-1783) are quite scarce. Watch is accompanied by silver and white metal chains as well as two keys including one made from a Danish coin dated 1716.
CONDITION:
Mvt: Running, excellent cosmetic mvt condition overall, some fine scratches; nearly flawless dial; fine hands of mismatched color; outer case shows medium wear, uneven patina with some very dark areas, scratches to rear, some dents to rear perimeter, button latch good, scratching internally over date hallmark; inner case shows light wear, profuse dings or shallow dents to right side of rear with corresponding markings internally evidencing tapping for dent removal, numerous nicks and dings to bezel, solder excess evident internally at pendant junction from repair or replacement of pendant; bow pivots freely and with significant side-to-side slide within pendant; good domed glass bull's-eye crystal. Chains in fine cosmetic condition overall, end portion of cloth strap torn and secured by plastic tape.
ESTIMATE:
$400
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$800
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APW - Stephen Van Wyck, New York, verge fusee, 59mm, silver OF original pair cases bearing London hallmarks for 1802, "E L" marking in rectangular cameo for casemaker Edward Leeming, outer with paper for New York watchmakers with names indistinct due to fading and loss, white enamel dial with upright Arabic numerals, KWKS, verge escapement, diamond endstone, gilt mvt with ornately pierced and foliate scrolled balance cock with an urn at its neck, gilt locking dust-cap with ornate decorative engraving surrounding cock aperture, s#4574. Per the excellent info at Richard Newman's www.colonialwatches.com website, Stephen Van Wyck was active from 1792 to 1825 and in 1797 succeeded the business of Effingham Embree. Selections from the collection of Tom McIntyre. Mr. McIntyre's website contains stories on many of the watches, and the link to discussion of the present watch can be viewed at this link: https://awco.org/awcoshow.php?artname=Van+Wycke&artid=130&collid=117&cidx=10
CONDITION:
Mvt: NR, fully wound, balance not moving freely, overhaul needed, excellent cosmetic mvt condition overall, bright gilt plates, some small scratches around plate pin position, some mild micro-fine scratches elsewhere, dust-cap with scratches around opening position of slide, slide not moving fully to closed position; dial with some hls at 2:30 and 8, small edge flake near 3; excellent hands; outer case shows light wear, an attractive dark patina, ding to bezel near 2, button latch good; inner case shows light wear, sharp ding to edge at 10:30, mild ding to left perimeter of rear, repair of pendant junction evident with solder excess internally; tight bow; good domed bull's-eye glass crystal.
ESTIMATE:
$400
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$800
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APW - Thomas Richards, New York, verge fusee, silver OF original pair cases bearing London hallmarks for 1812, incuse "I R" marking for casemaker James Richards, outer case with paper for Job Lippincott of Medford, New Jersey, white enamel dial, KWKS, verge escapement, diamond endstone, gilt mvt with ornately engraved balance cock and barrel bridge, originally with locking dust-cap which is missing, s#3567. Thomas Richards of New York was a silversmith, jeweler and watchmaker that was active between about 1790 and 1830. He entered into several partnerships during this time, and from 1802 to 1814 was in partnership with John Sayre.
CONDITION:
Mvt: NR, fully wound, ticks briefly with a twist when in dial down position but stopping when turned dial up, overhaul needed, excellent cosmetic mvt condition overall, some fine scratches; dial with chipping and patched chipping around portions of perimeter; fair hands, hour is brass, minute is blue; outer case shows light wear, an attractive dark patina, small ding at left perimeter of rear, latch is present and closes securely but button is missing; inner case shows light wear, some scattered dings, several pinpoint mars to bezel seam, past repair of pendant junction evident with some solder excess visible internally; bow pivots freely with significant side-to-side play along smaller pin; good domed glass crystal.
ESTIMATE:
$400
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$700
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