DESCRIPTION:
LPW - Waltham, P.S. Bartlett, Model 1861, 13J, 10S, 14K gold (tested) OF original R. & A. (Robbins & Appleton) case, gold cuvette, white enamel SS dial, KWKS (key not included with this lot), gilt mvt, s#44704. Gross weight of assembled watch 34.8 dwt (54.2 g). Currently not running so in need of overhaul, but an otherwise very attractive early example of Civil War era vintage, this movement is from a production run listed in Waltham factory records as having been made in March of 1862.
CONDITION:
Mvt: NR, fully wound, will tick weakly with excess pressure held to winding arbor, overhaul needed, fine cosmetic mvt condition overall, main plate with ultra-fine scratch striations from past wiping(s), cluster of fine scratches around center, some additional fine to micro-fine scratches elsewhere; dial with short blue hl below seconds-register near 6; excellent though mismatched hands, hour with a polished spade and minute lacks this finish, seconds-hand missing a bit of its tip; case shows hardly any wear, small soft ding to upper-right shoulder of rear, excellent engine turning detail; tight bow; clean plastic crystal.
ESTIMATE:
$900
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$1200
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