DESCRIPTION:
APW - Ball Hamilton, Official B of RT Standard (Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen) with rare brake-wheel damascene, Grade 999C, 17J, 18S, gold-filled OF original swingout case with coat of arms engraved to rear, white enamel SS dial with B of RT logo, SW-LS, brake-wheel pattern nickel damascene, s#28543. The damascene pattern of this watch depicts a 5-spoke locomotive brake-wheel; this very distinctive damascene is found only among the early portion of Ball Hamilton B of RT Standard 17 jewel production. These watches were identified in Hamilton factory records as Grade 999C, and a review of the Hamilton factory ledgers shows a total production of only 285 made.
CONDITION:
Mvt: Running, excellent-plus cosmetic mvt condition overall, bright lustrous plates, scattered fine to micro-fine scratches, few tiny specks of oxide to regulator assembly, one case screw is a mismatched blued replacement; dial with edge chip at setting lever, few scattered hls, hand rub within seconds-register; excellent hands of mismatched colors, hour and minute are blue, seconds-hand is plum colored, slight crimp to hour hand stem below tip; case shows medium wear, some scattered dents and dings around sides and rear perimeter, reduced engraving detail with some areas of full loss, few strips of wear to brass to pendant; tight brassy bow, crown shows medium wear; plastic crystal with profuse micro-fine scratches.
ESTIMATE:
$1400
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$2000
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