Rare Railroad Grade
Hunter Case
ELGIN
National
Watch Company
This is another one of the "Drop
Dead Gorgeous" antique watches in this fabulous collection!
The OUTSTANDING
Hunter Case is BOTH Fancy AND Extra Heavy!!
Extra Fancy "Ribbed" or "Shell" pattern 3 Lid Hunter Case
Rare Low Production,
High Grade, 21 Jewel, Railroad Approved Hunter Model
Beautiful Fancy Multicolor Porcelain Dial!!!
All American Made
The Massive Extra Fancy &
Extra Heavy
American 18 Size Box Hinge Hunter Case measures 55.00mm
(not including the
sleeve, stem, crown or bow).
This museum piece is fabricated from extra heavy gauge
(what we believe & declare to be 14 Karat
Yellow Gold Filled. If it turns out to be 14 Karat Solid Gold the
way it is Factory stamped and Hallmarked even better for you!!!).
It is Extra Fancy with a blank initial shield on both outer covers.
Opening the watch reveals the
Elgin factory signed and hallmarked Railroad Approved, High Grade
adjusted movement. This very special timepiece
features a model 2, Grade 149
Lever-Set movement
(at the 5:00 position). It is very rare to
have Railroad Grade watches ever produced in the Hunter Case
configuration. Of this Model & Grade only about 900-1000 are know to
exist today. Almost NONE of those are in extra fancy Hunter cases
with Multicolor porcelain dials making this an "extremely"
rare timepiece!!!
This
movement has full nickel Plates, Suspended compensated balance,
Gold Jewel Settings, a Gold micrometer regulator, extra fancy hand damaskeening, hand engraving and
even more gold inlay.
The super dial is a fancy
multicolor single
sunk porcelain dial. This dial features a white/cream background
with extremely subtle light pastel mint green hour chapter with Gold
inlaid cartouche hour markers & Gold minute dots with Silver Pyramid
shape 5 minute markers
Why take a chance buying watches
from online auctions, 3rd parties, brokers or "middlemen" not knowing
for sure if the watch will be in proper running order when you get it?
Buy direct from a Vintage & Classic timepiece specialist and play it
SAFE!
CIRCA: 1896
Condition:92-96%
Near MINT
Overall
Condition!!
PRICE: US
$688. 00 + S/H
Item # P3110-DNF
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