THIS IS A PARTIAL CATALOG as of 03/13/2020
The full catalog will be published in late-March.
Click on a Category List below to see what we have so far (newly added items are clearly marked).
DESCRIPTION:
LPW - Dent, 61 Strand, London, Watchmaker to the Queen, lever fusee, 40mm, 18K gold original consular HC bearing London hallmarks for 1865, incuse "W.F" marking possibly for casemaker William Francis, white enamel dial, KWKS, lever escapement with capped escape wheel, 11J, diamond endstone, gilt mvt, s#31668 with matching serial number to dial and within case. Gross weight of assembled watch 38.9 dwt (60.5 g).
CONDITION:
Mvt: NR, occasionally ticks for a few seconds and then stops again, overhaul needed, nearly mint cosmetic mvt condition overall, bright lustrous plates with few short micro-fine scratches; flawless dial; nearly mint hands; case shows very light wear, no dents or dings, engraving detail with mild reduction which is most evident at shoulders; tight bow; good glass crystal.
ESTIMATE:
$600
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$900
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LPW - Wright & Craighead, mvt marked "English Lever, Compensated, C.S.S.A.L.," 37mm, 18K gold OF original case with very attractive engraving detail, .30 ctw diamond set at central rear in applied raised gold setting which was soldered on at a later date, case bearing London hallmarks for 1900, "J R" marking in diamond shaped cameo for casemaker John Rotherham, gold cuvette, small 14K gold clasp attached to bow, gold dial with attractive floral engraving detail at center, SW-pin-set, fully capped lever escapement, 19J, gilt mvt, s#10679. Gross weight of assembled watch 30.2 dwt (46.8 g).
CONDITION:
Mvt: NR, fully wound, will tick briefly with a twist or tick continuously with a twist and some excess pressure held at crown, overhaul needed, fine cosmetic mvt condition overall, some haze and smudges to gilt surface; dial with some mild fine scratches, some small bits of enamel loss to hour numerals; poor hands are rusted; case shows hardly any wear, no dents or dings, superb crisp engraving detail; tight bow, crown shows very little wear; yellowed plastic crystal with scratches and abrasions should be replaced.
ESTIMATE:
$600
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$900
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LPW - Dent, 33 Cockspur St, London, 36mm, heavy 18K gold original HC bearing London hallmarks for 1871, casemaker's "A S" marking in cameo, initials to front, gold cuvette, white enamel dial, SW-button-set, lever escapement, diamond endstone, 16J, gilt mvt, s#26795 with matching serial number to dial. Gross weight of assembled watch 33.2 dwt (51.6 g).
CONDITION:
Mvt: Running, fine-plus cosmetic mvt condition overall, some scattered small surface spots; dial with hl at perimeter between 10 and 12; excellent hands; case shows very little wear, mild ding toward lower left perimeter of rear, excellent engraving detail; tight bow, crown shows light wear; good glass crystal.
ESTIMATE:
$600
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$900
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LPW - Waltham, Am'n Watch Co, 16J, Model 1873, 8S, 14K gold original drum style AWCo HC with very attractive floral engraving detail, front shield with initials, gold cuvette, white enamel SS dial, SW-LS, quilted pattern nickel damascene, s#1582256. Gross weight of assembled watch 43.0 dwt (66.8 g).
CONDITION:
Mvt: NR, fully wound, will tick with a twist and some extra pressure held at crown, overhaul needed, excellent cosmetic mvt condition overall, mild toning of plate surfaces; dial with scattered hls including a cluster near 5; fine hands; case shows very little wear, no dents or dings, excellent engraving detail; tight bow, crown shows very light wear; good glass crystal.
ESTIMATE:
$650
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$850
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LPW - H.R. Ekegren, Copenhagen, 38mm, 18K gold original case appears to have originally been HC style that has had its front cut out and replaced with a glaze for OF style display, signed gold cuvette also bearing J.E. Caldwell & Co, Philadelphia retailer marking as well as Jan. 31st, 1873 date, white enamel SS dial, SW-button-set, fully capped lever escapement with counterpoise, 20J, wolf's tooth winding, fausses-côtes pattern nickel damascene, s#15733 within case. Gross weight of assembled watch 33.4 dwt (52.0 g). Comes with a fitted leather box marked internally with "Guggenbühl-Merian, Horlogerie Bijouterie, Bale."
CONDITION:
Mvt: Running, fine cosmetic mvt condition overall, scattered fine scratches, plates with some overall hazing and scattered spots; dial with blue colored hl near 5; excellent hands; case with broken or missing front lift springs, case shows medium wear, fine scratches, mild ding to band at 5:30, reduced engine turning detail with loss at shoulder; tight bow, crown shows little wear; glass crystal with scratches and abrasions. Leather box shows ample wear, staining, scratches and abrasions to exterior, interior with fabric loss over joint area.
ESTIMATE:
$500
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$800
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DESCRIPTION:
LPW - Hamilton, Lady Hamilton, Grade 983, 17J, 0S, 14K gold original AWCCo HC with beautiful engraving detail, front shield with initials, gold cuvette with Christmas 1914 presentation engraving, white enamel SS dial, SW-SS, bridge model mvt, striped pattern nickel damascene, s#1254907. Gross weight of assembled watch 25.0 dwt (39.0 g).
CONDITION:
Mvt: Running, fine-plus cosmetic mvt condition overall, some scattered fine scratches and surface spots; dial with hl from lower right border of seconds-register to edge at 4:30; fine hands, minute with ample oxide to its tip; case shows hardly any wear, no dents or dings, rippling to inner surface of cuvette from tracing through of engraving detail, superb crisp engraving detail, front hinge missing an end cap; tight bow, crown shows very little wear; good glass crystal.
ESTIMATE:
$400
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$700
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LPW - Emile Jacot, Locle, 41mm, 14K gold original HC with green guilloche enamel and black tracery enamel to front and rear, front with polychrome enamel portrait of a woman playing a lute and wearing a necklace inset with mine cut diamonds, 1882 presentation engraving inside front, signed gold cuvette, white enamel SS dial, KWKS, lever escapement, 15J, gilt mvt, s#92362 within case. Gross weight of assembled watch 29.1 dwt (45.4 g).
CONDITION:
Mvt: NR, ticking when dial down and stopping when dial up, overhaul needed, excellent cosmetic mvt condition overall, scattered short scratches and fine scratches; dial with small edge chips under bezel at 5:30 and 9, small edge flakes under bezel at 4, fading of 11 and 12 numerals; fine hands of mismatched color, hour and minute are plum colored, seconds-hand is blue; case shows very little wear, dent to lower perimeter of front adjacent hinge area, some dings or nicks to band between 2 and 4, excellent engraving detail, polychrome enamel portrait is fully intact with surface scratches, green guilloche enamel is virtually fully intact to front and rear with surface scratches and only a small flake of loss at upper rear portion, black tracery enamel is nearly fully lost from front with only some small bits remaining intact, black tracery enamel to rear is mostly intact with some portions of loss, one diamond is missing from woman's necklace in portrait, bezel is brass; tight brassy bow, push shows light wear; good glass crystal.
ESTIMATE:
$400
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$650
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LPW - Elgin, 11J, 0S, 14K gold original HC with terrific enameled image to rear of a child waving a baton to conduct an orchestra made up of colorful songbirds, front with initials, unusual beaded band, gold cuvette with 1976 presentation engraving, white enamel SS dial, SW-SS, nickel damascene, s#6316059. Gross weight of assembled watch 24.7 dwt (38.4 g).
CONDITION:
Mvt: Running, excellent cosmetic mvt condition overall, profuse fine scratches to balance cock foot, few fine scratches elsewhere; excellent dial with few small edge nicks under bezel; fine hands with portions of oxide; case shows little wear, scattered dings or dents toward perimeter of rear, front with dent at lower right perimeter, small protruding ding at center front, excellent engraving detail, enameling is fully intact; tight bow, crown shows light wear; plastic crystal with internal mark at center caused by the hands.
ESTIMATE:
$400
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$600
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DESCRIPTION:
LPW - Waltham, Lady Waltham, 16J, 0S, 14K gold original HC with beautiful engine turning and engraving detail, gold cuvette, white enamel SS dial, SW-SS, nickel damascene, s#15095617. Gross weight of assembled watch 22.1 dwt (34.3 g).
CONDITION:
Mvt: Ticking very sluggishly on a full wind, overhaul needed, fine-plus cosmetic mvt condition overall, areas of oxide to larger winding wheel, few fine scratches; dial flawless within visible portion; fine hands, ample oxide to tip of minute; case shows virtually no wear, rear with some dings only evident to inner surface of lid, cuvette with small shallow dent toward perimeter adjacent pendant, superb crisp engine turning and engraving detail; tight bow, crown shows hardly any wear; good glass crystal.
ESTIMATE:
$300
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$450
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