$2,489
18kt Gold Hunting Case Pocket Watch, Vacheron & Constantin, the silvertone dial with Arabic numeral indicators, subsidiary seconds dial, enclosing stem-set signed jeweled movement no. 390193, signed cuvette, plain polished case engraved with escutcheon and geometric motif no. 251012, 50 mm, boxed. Note: Descended in the family of T. Truxtun Hare, who represented the U.S. in the 1900 and 1904 Olympics, winning a silver medal in the hammer throw and a bronze medal in the All Rounder. Hare was a prominent student at the University of Pennsylvania, where he was a member of the All-American football team all four years. Vacheron non videri sed essi - not seeming but being interior case with maltese cross maker''s mark dial with oxidation see photos box not signed vacheron but a geneva retailer fairly thin case
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2008-12-09
