AMERICAN WATCH AND CO - Lot 36

Lot n° 36
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2500 - 3000 EUR
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Result : 4 940EUR
AMERICAN WATCH AND CO - Lot 36
AMERICAN WATCH AND CO 18K gold (750) savonnette pocket watch, white enamel dial, black railway-style minute track, Roman numeral hour markers in black decals, blued pear-shaped hands, small seconds at six o’clock. Hinged front cover in 18K gold (750 thousandths) engraved with initials; case back in 18K gold (750 thousandths) decorated with Masonic engravings (the compass and the square) along with the letter G, and the inscription “DEC 25 1913.” Manual-winding mechanical movement signed American Watch Co. and Waltham, blued jewels and screws, lever escapement. Watch was in working order at the time of appraisal; no guarantee of future operation or condition of parts. Scratches on the case. Circa 1915. Gross weight: 132.5 g. Diameter: 42 cm. Founded in Waltham, Massachusetts, the American Watch Co. became one of the leading names in American industrial watchmaking in the 19th century. Some pieces bear Masonic symbols or inscriptions, indicating commissions or connections with lodge members, though this does not imply official affiliation with the lodge on the part of the manufacturer.
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