SCARCE SOUTH BEND 229 BOOKS $1, 800. 00 “The Studebaker” WATCH
Item History & Price
THIS WATCH IS RUNNING STRONG AND KEEPING GOOD TIME. IT COMES WITH A 30 DAY WARRANTY SO BID WITH CONFINDENCE!
NO RESERVE AUCTION! – OFFERED FOR AUCTION IS A 1909, 16-size, SOUTH BEND “THE STUDEBAKE...R” GRADE “229” POCKET WATCH IN A VERY NICE “FAHY’S PERMANET QUALITY” SIGNED 14-KARAT GOLD FILLED CASE IN VERY GOOD CONDITION – THIS ONE IS BEING OFFERED WITH NO RESERVE! THE CASE IS VERY FANCY AND HAS NO WEAR TO BRASS. NO MAJOR DINGS, DENTS OR SCRATCHES.IT HAS SOME SCRATCHES ON THE INSIDE OF THE BACK COVER THAT CAN ONLY BE SEEN WHEN THE WATCH IS SWUNG OUT OF THE WAY.
THE WATCH HAS A VERY NICE DOUBLE SUNKEN PORCELAIN DIAL! IT IS SIGNED “SOUTH BEND” AND HAS THE BIG BOLD ARABIC HOUR MARKERS THE RAILROAD MEN LOVED. IT ALSO HAS A WONDERFUL RED OUTER “5-MINUTES” TRACK. IT HAS A VERY TINY CHIP RIGHT WERE THE SECOND HAND COMES OUT OF THE DIAL AND IF YOU LOOK VERY CLOSELY YOU CAN FIND A COUPLE OF FAINT HAIRLINES.
THE MOVEMENT IN THIS WATCH IS A WORK OF ART! LOOK AT THE SCANS OF THE CIRCULAR DAMASCENING AND GOLD FILLED IN WRITING ON THE MOVEMENT – ALL THE WRITING IS IN GOLD FILLED LETTERS AND THE WATCH HAS BIG RED RUBY JEWELS IN SOLID GOLD JEWEL SETTINGS!
THE WATCH IS RUNNING AND KEEPING GOOD TIME, IT COMES WITH A 30 DAY WARRANTY SO BID WITH CONFIDENCE. IT HAS A SOLID GOLD CENTER WHEEL GEAR, SOLID GOLD TRAIN GEARS, SOLID GOLD JEWEL SETTINGS, SOLID GOLD BALANCE SCREWS, DOUBLE ROLLER, RUBY TRAIN JEWELS, SAFETY PINION, DOUBLE ROLLER, IT IS ADJUSTED TO FIVE POSITIONS AT THE FACTORY AND ADJUSTED TO ISOCHRONISM AND TEMPERTURE – IT HAS A PATENTED FINE SCREW TYPE MICROMETRIC REGULATOR FOR VERY PRECISE TIME REGULATION! THIS WATCH PRETTY MUCH HAS IT ALL – VERY HIGH GRADE!
THE MOVEMENT IS GORGEOUS – THE WATCH HAS SERIAL NUMBER 584, 994, WHICH PUTS PRODUCTION IN 1909. THE NICKEL MOVEMENT IS SIGNED “THE STUDEBAKER SOUTH BEND WATCH CO. U.S.A 229 21 JEWELS DOUBLE ROLLER ADJUSTED TO TEMP. & 5 POSITIONS” AND IS IN VERY GOOD PHYSICAL AND MECHANICAL CONDITION.
THESE VERY COLLECTABLE SOUTH BENDS ARE HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER BY COLLECTORS – SOME ONE IS GOING TO BE VERY PLEASED!
THE WATCH HAS THE ORIGINAL BLUE STEEL HANDS IN NICE CONDITION! THIS WATCH IS STEM WIND AND LEVER SET – RAILROAD GRADE & RAILROAD APPROVED.
IS IT TIME TO OWN A WATCH THAT GOES UP IN VALUE INSTEAD OF DOWN?
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