This is a late 1880’s private label, 18 size, fancy dial pocket watch. These private label watches were used by companies that wanted to have their brand name placed on a desirable watch to resell. Typically, these watches would have the private label on the face, but the movement would have the manufacturer name on them. This particular watch has the private label on the movement as well. The watch case is a 20-year 14K gold-filled case by Crescent Watch Case Co. and has an attractive Gold Grape motif porcelain dial. There are a couple of hairlines on the dial. There is a chip at 5 o’clock, but no major cracks. The back of the case is engraved with a high polish guilloche design. On the high points of the case, there is light wear, but not enough that you can see the base metal. The movement is a 15-jewel adjusted. The crystal is in excellent condition. This 100-year-old watch winds, runs & keeps accurate time over a 24-hour testing period. The watch is in excellent restorable condition and would need to be serviced/cleaned to get it running perfectly and maintain integrity of the movement.
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