Sold for:
$4,140
$4,140
American Watch Co. , Waltham Mass., "C. T. Parker", No. 1051, delivered in November 1857.Fine and rare, early silver hunting-cased watch. four-body, engine-turned covers and band, hinged cuvette with engine-turned border and aperture for winding. hand-painted white enamel, Roman numerals, outer minute ring, sunk subsidiary seconds. Blued steel "Hollow Fuchsia" hands. 18 size, key wind, gilt, pinned full plate, 7 jewels, lateral lever escapement with plain three-arm steel balance and blued steel flat balance spring.Signed on the case and movement. Diam. 54.4 mm. Notes One of the first machine-made American watches during the era of experimentation.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2001-11-28
