18s BALL HAMILTON BROTHERHOOD Of LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN MODEL 999 BOOKS $6, 600. 00




Item History & Price

Information:
Reference Number: Avaluer:163972Number of Jewels: 17 JEWELS
Material: 14-KARAT GOLD FILLED!, KEYSTONE - J. BOSS!Model: 999D - BROTHERHOOD OF LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN!
Movement: HIGH GRADE! ADJUSTED POSITIONS & TEMPERTURE!Modified Item: No
Year of Manufacture: 1890-1899Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Features: EARLY RAILROAD APPROVED 18-SIZE!, AWESOME WAVY DAMASCEENING!, BOOKS BETWEEN $3,000.00 AND $6,600.00!Style: RAILROAD
Closure: Open FaceEscapement Type: Lever
Brand: BALLPocket Watch Size: 18-SIZE
Serial Number: 13,025
Original Description:
OFFERED WITH NO RESERVE IS A VERY HARD TO FIND, 18-SIZE, BALL made by HAMILTON, MODEL 999D, 17-JEWEL, “OFFICIAL BROTHERHOOD of LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN STANDARD” SIGNED MOVEMENT AND MATCHING DIAL! THIS IS A “HOLY GRAIL” BALL RAILROAD POCKET WATCH! GOOD LUCK!

THIS IS A 2-STAR, VERY SCARCE, HARD TO FIND QUALITY POCKET WATCH! THE CURRENT PRICE GUIDE LIST THEM AS $3, 000.00 (average dealer buy price) TO $6, 600.00 IN MINT CONDITION. THIS ONE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION – RUNNING S...TRONG AND KEEPING EXCELLENT TIME.

THE MOVEMENT IN THIS WATCH IS A WORK OF ART AND IT IS IN MINTY CONDITION BOTH PHYSICALLY AND MECHANICALLY! IT IS FULL PLATE, NICKEL WITH WONDERFUL “WAVY” DAMASCENING.

THE MOVEMENT IS SIGNED “SAPPHIRE PALLETS 17 JEWELS TRADE MARK OFFICIAL BofLF STANDARD ADJUSTED BALL WATCH Co. CLEVELAND, O. SAFETY PINION”.

THE WATCH HAS A VERY NICE “TRADE MARK OFFICIAL BLF STANDARD BALL WATCH Co. CLEVELAND” PORCELAIN GLASS DIAL WITH NO HAIRLINES. THE DIAL HAS A COUPLE OF EDGE CHIPS MOSTLY COVERED BY THE BEZEL. THIS DIAL SHOWS VERY WELL.

THE WATCH COMES IN A “KEYSTONE J.BOSS 25 YEARS” SIGNED OPEN FACED 14-KARAT GOLD FILLED CASE. THE CASE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH ULTRA LIGHT, NEARLY INVISIBLE, SLIGHT WEAR TO BRASS ON THE EXTREME HIGH POINTS ONLY. LIGHT NORMAL SURFACE “CUFF” SCRATCHES.

THE WATCH HAS SERIAL NUMBER 13, 025, WHICH PUTS PRODUCTION IN 1895, YES THIS BEAUTIFUL HIGH GRADE RAILROAD WATCH IS 124 YEARS OLD. IF YOU ARE READING THIS YOU MAY KNOW OF ALL THE BROTHERHOOD WATCHES. THIS WAS ONE OF THE SCARCEST AND MOST SOUGHT AFTER. THE WATCH HAS THE ORIGINAL BLUE STEEL HANDS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. THE BOW AND CROWN ARE VERY NICE AND THE WATCH HAS A PERFECT GLASS CRYSTAL.

HERE ARE SOME DETAILS: SOLID GOLD CENTER WHEEL, SAPPHIRE PALLET JEWELS, SOLID GOLD SCREWED IN JEWEL SETTINGS, SOLID GOLD BALANCE SCREWS AND A FINE PATENTED SCREW TYPE “BALL” MICROMETRIC REGULATOR FOR VERY PRECISE TIME REGULATION, SAFETY PINION, AND FANTASTIC “WAVY” DAMASCENING! NO EXPENSE WAS SPARED! HARD TO FIND THEM IN THIS KIND OF CONDITION!

BALL COLLECTORS KNOW HOW RARE AND DESIRABLE THESE MAGNIFICENT WATCHES ARE –THIS IS A NICE EXAMPLE!

THE PERFECT ADDTION TO THAT SPECIAL POCKET WATCH COLLECTION AND THE CENTER PIECE TO MOST - OFFERED WITH NO RESERVE!

HERE IS A LITTLE HISTORY AND LIGHT READING ABOUT THE BROTHERHOOD of RAILROAD TRAINSMEN:

The Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen was a North American railroad fraternal benefit society and trade union in the 19th and 20th centuries. The organization began in 1873 as the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, a mutual benefit society for workers employed as firemen for steam locomotives, before expanding its name in 1907 in acknowledgement that many of its members had been promoted to the job of railroad engineer. Gradually taking on the functions of a trade union over time, in 1969 the B of LF&E merged with three other railway labor organizations to form the United Transportation Union.

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