DESCRIPTION:
APW - Ball Waltham, Official ORC Standard (Order of Railway Conductors), 19J, 16S, gold-filled OF original Ball Model case, white enamel SS dial with multicolor ORC monogram logo, SW-LS, bull's-eye pattern nickel damascene, gilt "ORC" disk set within barrel bridge, s#B215015.
CONDITION:
Mvt: Running, excellent cosmetic mvt condition overall, bright lustrous surfaces, barrel bridge perimeter with some fine scratches around click area, few additional fine to micro-fine scratches elsewhere; dial with hl above seconds-register, light hl from center to 11, few small perimeter hls at 11, light hl from center to 1, "O" of "ORC" monogram with unevenness of its coloring, small black spot at lower-right perimeter of seconds-register appears likely an as-made finish imperfection; fine hour hand and seconds-hand, poor minute hand has been colored with ink; case shows ample wear, inner case rear with scratch around perimeter, dings to band at 1:30 and 9:30, few nicks to rear, reduced band engraving detail with sizable area of full loss, sizable portions of wear to brass to bezel, band, rear perimeter, and pendant; tight bow, crown shows ample wear; good glass crystal.
ESTIMATE:
$600
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$900