Rare 14K Solid Gold Waltham 53mm 16s 15 Jewel Pocket Watch - Total Production: 100.


























































































































































































































































































This rare timepiece is in excellent condition, and has seen little use.




































































































































































































































































































As you will see in the description, this watch is unlike any I have ever seen. It has significant historical and rarity value.






























































































































































































































































































You will not be disappointed with this fine watch!






































































































































































































































































































This is an amazingly Rare Fine Waltham pocket watch.















































































































































Below are a few highlights:









































































































































































































































































































Watch Name: "Riverside Special" (Extremely Rare)






































































































































































































































































































Model: 1888











































































































































































































































































































Only 100 of these Movements were Made 







































































































































































































































































































Rare high grade Non-Magnetic Movement







































































































































































































































































































 Heavy 14K Solid Gold Case with Screw on Covers






































































































































































































































































































Unusual Shaped High Grade Bow 








































































































































































































































































































Dial Numbers are up-side down at the bottom






































































































































































































































































































The watch has a crystal on each side








































































































































































































































































































Fogg's Patent "Tadpole" Regulator








































































































































































































































































































The watch has a snap on 14K cover under the rear crystal





































































































































































































































































































The gold snap on cover can be removed to display the movement like a  salesman case  (See Pictures)
































































































































































































































































































This watch was made especially  for Richmond L. Jones, A Civil War Captain



































































































































































































































































































The Dial is labeled "Richmond L. Jones"







































































































































































































































































































The movement is labeled "Richmond L. Jones, Reading, Pa"





































































































































































































































































































 This Watch must have been a special order made especially for Mr. Jones

























































































































































































































































































































































































































































The movement has a Gold Train








































































































































































































































































































The weight of the 14K gold case alone is approximately 70 grams, with a total weight is 122 grams.

































































































































































































































































































The case is marked 14K U.S. ASSAY.








































































































































































































































































































The diameter of the case is 2.1 inches (53mm)







































































































































































































































































































The screw on covers are excellent, and screw on and off very smoothly.




































































































































































































































































































The rare movement is gorgeous with very nice scroll work.  It has a Fogg's"tadpole" regulator.










































































































































The movement is like new.  It is a Non-Magnetic Nickel adjusted  movement. The hairspring is Breguet.
































































































































































































































































































The watch winds smooth, and the pendant set time works well.














































































































































The triple sunk dial is pristine, with no chips or hairlines.















































































































































I believe the two crystals are plastic, and they have some light scratches.













































































































































I have tried to take pictures of all the important features.












































































































































Please view the pictures for the condition and description of this pocket watch.






























































































































































































































































































Shipping within the continental USA will be through USPS using Priority, and will include full insurance.






























































































































































































































































































The watch will be packed very well in a box, and shipped quickly.



































































































































































































































































































Please check my feedback, and bid with confidence.



































































































































































































































































































Lots of information is available on Richmond L. Jones. 






































































































































































































































































































I have included a brief summary of Richmond Legh Jones below:






































































































































Richmond Legh Jones, Esq., the subject of this biography, was born Feb. 17, 1840, and after a thorough training in the best schools of this country completed his education at the University of Heidelberg, Germany. Before entering that world renowned institution; however, he went to South America with the United States expedition against Paraguay, visiting the islands of St. Thomas and Barbadoes, in the West Indies, and the principal cities of the east coast of South America, and, sailing a thousand miles up the Parana river to Asuncion, was present at the capitulation of Lopez, which crowned the success of the expedition. After a sojourn of several years in Europe, he returned to America and entered the law office of his father as a student, and having been thoroughly qualified was admitted to the bar of Berks county, April 14, 1863. He was subsequently admitted to the Supreme court of the Commonwealth and to the Bar of Philadelphia and other counties of the State. 





























































































































































In his profession he has attained marked distinction having tried and won many cases involving important principles of law which are now widely quoted as precedents, and having recently been appointed, by the Bar Association of Pennsylvania, chairman of a committee to revise the corporation laws of the State. The Reading street railway system, with its suburban adjuncts, and the electric light and gas companies, and many other industrial corporations which he represents, owe their marked success largely to the genius and ability displayed by Mr. Jones in their organization and development. He is general counsel also for the United Power and Transportation Company and the Interstate Railways Company, corporations controlling over five hundred miles of street railways in Pennsylvania and the adjoining States. His services to the public, aside from business, have been equally notable, and the prosperous community in which he lives cheerfully acknowledges many substantial benefits largely due to his well-directed energy and the wisdom of his counsel. It was mainly through his efforts that the city of Reading recovered the tract of land, lost for nearly a hundred years, at the foot of Penn's Mount, now beautifully improved as the City Park and known as Penn Common; and that the free public library of the city, of which he is president, was rescued from obscurity and sacrifice, placed upon an enduring foundation by liberal private contributions headed with his name, and then adopted by the public as worthy of maintenance out of the common purse. 






















































































































































In 1862 on the invasion of Maryland by the Confederate army, Mr. Jones enlisted, serving as a private soldier, and was present at the battle of Antietam, and in 1863 he was made captain of a company of Pennsylvania volunteers. In 1866 he was elected a member of the Legislature from the county of Berks, and was twice reelected, and in 1868, his second term, he received his party's nomination for the speakership. His speeches on the amendments to the Constitution of the United States then being considered, were widely read, and ranked with the best arguments upon that subject. He had little taste for politics; however, and a preference for the work of his profession induced him to retire from public life. He has since held no public office excepting that of Commissioner at Valley Forge, to which he was appointed by Governor Pennypacker and has been reappointed by Governor Stuart.









































































































































































He is a vestryman of Christ Church, Reading, and a director in many local organizations. He is also a member of the Colonial Society of Pennsylvania, Society of Colonial Wars, Sons of the Revolution, Society of the War of 1812, and Grand Army of the Republic. 






































































































































































































































































On Nov. 26, 1870, he married Margaret Ellen McCarty, daughter of James McCarty, a prominent ironmaster of Reading, and Rebecca MacVeagh, his wife, and a niece of Wayne and Franklin MacVeagh. He had one daughter, now deceased, who was the wife of Nathaniel Ferguson of Reading. His country residence, "Merioneth." overlooks the city of Reading from the surrounding hills. 




















































































































































































































































Mr. Jones is descended from a long line of distinguished Colonial and Revolutionary ancestors on both sides of his house. His father, J. Glancy Jones, was an able lawyer and distinguished member of Congress from Berks county from 1850 to 1859, during his last term having been chairman of the committee on Ways and Means. He resigned his seat in Congress to accept the appointment of envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to Austria, which office be held during the trying times of the commencement of the Civil war, when our relations with foreign countries were extremely delicate. Mr. Jones's great-grandfather, Col. Jonathan Jones, was senior captain of the first regiment raised in Pennsylvania for the Continental army, October 1775. He participated in the winter campaign for the relief of the army of Quebec, after the death of Montgomery, and also in many important engagements. For distinguished services he was promoted to the rank of major, and later to that of lieutenant-colonel in the Pennsylvania Line. 






















































































































































Mr. Jones's great-great-grandfather, David Jones, came from Merioneth, Wales, to Pennsylvania in 1721, and bought a large tract of land in Caernarvon township, where he opened and developed iron ore mines, which still bear his name.










































































































































































































































































Mr. Jones's mother was the daughter of William Rodman, of Bucks county, who was a brigade quartermaster in the army of the Revolution, and afterward a member of the Senate of Pennsylvania and of the Twelfth Congress of the United States. The Rodman family is one of the oldest in the New World, having settled in America in the early part of the seventeenth century and contributed to the Colonies many of their most distinguished citizens.











































































































































































































































This is a great watch with significant historical importance!