DESCRIPTION:
APW - Waltham, Crescent St, 21J, 16S, 14K gold drum style original HC with superb engraving detail including a buck's head to rear, gold cuvette, white enamel DS dial, SW-SS, fully capped lever escapement, nickel damascene, s#20155011. Gross weight of assembled watch 63.1 dwt (98.3 g). A beautiful hunting case, showing virtually no wear. From the collection of Robert L. Ravel, M.D.
CONDITION:
Mvt: Running, nearly mint cosmetic mvt condition overall, some oxide to regulator, otherwise mvt with nearly pristine surfaces apart from some mild dirtiness that will clean easily away; dial with hl below seconds-register at 6; excellent but mismatched hands of differing colors, hour and minute different shades of gilt, seconds-hand is blue; case shows virtually no wear, no dents or dings, superb crisp engine turning and engraving detail; tight bow, crown shows hardly any wear; good glass crystal.
ESTIMATE:
$1000
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$1300