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Title: Beautiful 18s Waltham Appleton, Tracy and Co. Model 1883
Description: GOOD condition. Made in about 1907 this large American watch is all about the movement. The original porcelain dial has Arabic numerals but also many hairline cracks. It does look a little better in person than the close ups tend to show. This is a lever set watch and that means that one must unscrew the bezel with its original glass crystal and pull out the lever at 2. The rolled gold plated case is pretty nice with no dings and not much wear either. Some of the things we like about model 1883's are the large amount of demaskeening (engraving), the gorgeous solid gold jewel settings with a raised center wheel setting, the fancy regulator and the fancy black lettering decorations. Sometimes we see missing paint in this text but all is here on this watch. This is all original to itself as we don't put together pocket watches although we find them with different cases sometimes. You can tell by matching the case/movement screws. The large screw balance has excellent motion and our watchmaker has checked it out for any problems. It has 17 jewels and is adjusted. Measures 35.5 mm wide (not including the crown) x 42 mm long x 12 mm thick. {$325} Item #4956
Jon Shaffer
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Carthage, MO 64836
U.S.A.
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