THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL WATCH IN VERY GOOD CONDITION – HARD TO BELIEVE IT IS A STAGGERING 152 YEARS OLD!

THIS WATCH COMES IN MASSIVE “WARRANTED COIN” SIGNED 0.900 FINE COIN SILVER HUNTING CASE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION! THE ORIGINAL “AMERICAN WATCH Co.” SIGNED DIAL IS IN EXTRA FINE CONDITION AS ARE THE ORIGINAL HANDS!

OFFERED WITH NO RESERVE IS A GORGEOUS 152 YEAR OLD, KEY WIND AND KEY SET, 18 SIZE, WALTHAM “P. S. BARTLETT” SIGNED, MODEL 1857 POCKET WATCH. THIS WATCH WINDS SMOOTHLY (KEY WIND), SETS NICELY (KEY SET) AND IS RUNNING STRONG BUT IS RUNNING FAST. IT RUNS ABOUT 10 MINUTES FAST IN 15 HOURS SO IT WILL NEED A SERVICE/ADJUSTMENT FOR BETTER TIME KEEPING. SOLD AS IS.

YOU REALLY KNOW YOU HAVE A WATCH IN YOUR HANDS WHEN YOU HOLD THIS IMPRESSIVE MONSTER! IT IS HUGE! IT IS 60mm IN DIAMETER AND WEIGHS A STAGGERING 177 GRAMS! THE CASE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. THE FRONT COVER POPS OPEN WITH A PUSH OF THE CROWN, GOOD LIFT SPRING. ALL THREE COVERS OPEN TO EXACTLY 90 DEGREES, EXCELLENT HINGES.

THE WATCH HAS AN 11 JEWEL, GILT, FULL PLATE, MODEL 1857 MOVEMENT SIGNED “P. S. BARTLETT” IN EXCELLENT PHYSICAL CONDITION. THE MOVEMENT IS MARKED “FOGG’S PATENT”. THIS WATCH WAS MADE JUST 7 YEARS AFTER THE END OF THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR!

YES, A KEY TO WIND AND SET THE TIME IS INCLUDED! THE MODEL 1857 WALTHAM’S ARE BECOMING SOME OF THE MOST SOUGHT AFTER AND VALUABLE OF THE EARLY WALTHAMS AND THIS IS A NICE ONE!

THE COIN SILVER CASE IS SHOWING LIGHT NORMAL WEAR AND IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION – NO MAJOR DINGS, DENTS OR SCRATCHES – SOME VERY SMALL SURFACE DINGS AND SCRATCHES IF YOU LOOK CLOSELY – NOTICE THE GOLD SOLDIERED HINGES! THE SERIAL NUMBER ON MOVEMENT IS 616,371, WHICH PUTS PRODUCTION IN 1872 – YES, THIS WATCH IS 152 YEAR OLD!

I am offering this beauty NO RESERVE! Buyer to pay $10.00 for shipping in the US and $39.00 overseas. GOOD LUCK!

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