RARE 18K GOLD 18s WALTHAM 1859 R E ROBBINS KEY WIND MODEL 1857 AWESOME Case
Item History & Price
ALL ORIGINAL, 160 YEAR OLD, AMERICAN MADE, WALTHAM, RARE “R. E. ROBBINS” SIGNED MODEL 1857 WITH UNDERSPRUNG BALANCE MADE IN 1859 IN A BEAUTIFUL 18-KARAT SOLID GOLD WALTHAM ORIGINAL HUNTING CASE IN INCREDIBLE CONDITION!
THE BOOK SHOWS THE MODEL 1857’s “R. E. ROBBIN...S” WITH 2 STAR RARITY AND SERIAL NUMBERS BETWEEN 25, 101 AND 25, 200. THIS 100% FACTORY ORIGINAL R. E. ROBBINS HAS SERIAL NUMBER 21, 063! I THINK THIS MIGHT BE A VERY RARE AND IMPORTANT WATCH.
THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL WATCH IN FANTASTIC CONDITION – A TRUE SURVIVOR! YES, THIS ONE HAS THE EAGLE ON THE INSIDE OF THE CASE LID HOLDING THE NUMBER “18” AND IS GUARANTEED TO BE 18-KARAT SOLID GOLD! AN ALL ORIGINAL WALTHAM CASE IN SPECTACULAR CONDITION! YOU CAN SEE THE ORIGINAL FINISH ON THE CASE. THE CASE MAKERS INITIALS ARE “R and A”, AND THE CASE HAS AN EAGLE HOLDING THE NUMBER “18” IN IT’S CLAWS.
OFFERED WITH NO RESERVE IS A BEAUTIFUL 160 YEAR OLD KEY WIND AND KEY SET 18-SIZE RARE WALTHAM “R. E. ROBBINS” SIGNED WATCH MADE DURING THE CIVIL WAR!
THIS WATCH WINDS SMOOTH, SETS PERFECTLY AND KEEPS GOOD TIME – NO ISSUES! I HAVE JUST HAD THIS WATCH COMPLETELY AND PROFESSIONALLY RESTORED / SERVICED BY A SWISS TRAINED MASTER WATCHMAKER AT CONSIDERABLE COST: CLEANED, LUBRICATED AND REGULATED. IT IS RUNNING STRONG AND KEEPING EXCELLENT TIME. IT COMES WITH A 30 DAY WARRANTY SO BID WITH CONFINDENCE! BR>
THIS IS THE WALTHAM MODEL 1857 IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. THE WATCH HAS A VERY EARLY PORCELAIN DIAL IN PERFECT CONDITION (NO HAIRLINES OR CHIPS JUST A COUPLE OF FAINT BLUE “CRAZE” LINES NOT THROUGH TO THE BRASS). LIKE MOST OF THE WATCHES FROM THIS PERIOD, THE DIAL IS UNSIGNED.
BACK TO THE INCREDIBLE CASE: ALL THREE COVERS OPEN TO EXACTLY 90 DEGREES, EXCELLENT HINGES. THE FRONT COVER POPS OPEN WITH A PUSH OF THE CROWN, EXCELLENT LIFT SPRING! THE DETAIL IN THE CASE IS AMAZING. THE BOW IS PERFECT.
THE WATCH HAS A DROD DEAD BEAUTIFUL 11 JEWEL GILT MOVEMENT THAT IS 160 YEARS OLD AND IS IN WONDERFUL CONDITION! YES, A KEY TO WIND AND SET THE WATCH IS INCLUDED IN THE AUCTION. THE MOVEMENT IS MARKED “R. E. ROBBINS WALTHAM MASS”. IT LOOKS LIKE IT HAS DIAMOND ENDSTONES. THE BALANCE HAS EXCELLENT POISE AND A STRONG FAST BEAT. THIS WATCH IS A GOOD TIME KEEPER!
THE SERIAL NUMBER ON THE BEAUTIFUL GILT HIGH GRADE MOVEMENT IS JUST FIVE DIGITS – No. 21, 063, WHICH PUTS PRODUCTION IN 1859 – YES, THIS WATCH IS 160 YEAR OLD AND IS IN FANTASTIC CONDITION!
RARE AND I THINK IMPORTANT EARLY “R. E. ROBBINS”!
OFFERED WITH NO RESERVE.
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