DESCRIPTION:
APW - Hamilton, Grade 923, 23J, 10S, heavy 18k gold OF original Hamilton case made by S&W (Schwab & Wuischpard), rear engraved "To Dr. Fordyce B. St. John -- Hon. Albert W. Hawkes From his Officer Associates of Twenty-Five Years in Congoleum-Nairn Inc. 1926 - 1951" and is also engraved "From Albert W. Hawkes May 15, 1957," gold cuvette engraved "One of God's True Ambassadors in Surgery and Medical Science -- 'His Life is Gentle and the Elements so mixed in Him that Nature might stand up and say to the World "This is a Man.'" -- With Gratitude Respect and Love Albert W. Hawkes," silvered dial with applied gold numerals, SW-SS, fully capped lever escapement, jeweled barrel arbor, mono-metallic balance with Elinvar hairspring, bull's-eye pattern nickel damascene, s#R2675. Watch comes with an attached 15-inch gold-plated chain. Gross weight of assembled watch 40.9 dwt (63.6 g); gross weight of 18K gold case only with movement, crystal and crown/stem assembly removed 18.7 dwt (29.1 g). An excellent example of this top quality 10 size grade with interesting presentation. Albert Wahl Hawkes assumed chairmanship of the Congoleum-Nairn, Inc. corporation board in 1937, was president and director of the United States Chamber of Commerce during 1941 and 1942, and served as a U.S. Senator for New Jersey from 1943 to 1949.
CONDITION:
Mvt: Running, nearly mint cosmetic mvt condition overall, bright lustrous surfaces, few micro-fine scratches, few small spots of oxide to larger winding wheel; excellent dial with fine scratch left of center; fine hands, minute with some mild bends at tip; case bezel snaps off very easily and tends to inadvertently come off at times including frequently when rear of case is opened, case shows little wear, dent to band at 4 which is fairly mild visually but is causing a bit of front/rear ripple to band shape and is likely contributing to the issue of case bezel coming off very easily, good engraving detail; bow pivots semi-freely, crown shows little wear; good glass crystal.
ESTIMATE:
$1300
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$1700
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