FROM THE ESTATE OF A LOCAL WATCHMAKER, I OFFER: SUPER HIGH GRADE 50MM STEM-WIND FUSEE FREESPRUNG SPRING DETENT CHRONOMETER CASED IN SOLID 14K YELLOW GOLD SIGNED FOR "ARNOLD & FRODSHAM, LONDON" FEATURING A DIAMOND CAPPED HELICAL FREESPRUNG BALANCE WHEEL AND CAPPED ESCAPE WHEEL A VERY HIGH GRADE MOVEMENT - AUTHENTIC POCKET CHRONOMETER ESCAPEMENT, FINELY BLUED HELICAL HAIRSPRING, FINE GLASS ENAMEL DIAL, HIGHLY POLISHED STEELWORK AND DETENT, EXCELLENT GILDING EXPERTLY RECASED IN A NEAR PERFECT, HEAVY SOLID 14K OPEN FACE CASE ORIGINAL THICK GLASS CRYSTAL IS INTACT AND CLEAN
TOTAL WEIGHT OF WATCH IS 106.3 GRAMS!
THE CASE WEIGHS 55.65 GRAMS WHEN STRIPPED OF MOVEMENT, CRYSTAL, STEM, CROWN, AND ALL OTHER NON-GOLD COMPONENTS!
PLATES AND DIAL ARE IMPECCABLY CLEAN - THE PICS SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES SINGLE SUNK ENAMEL DIAL IS PERFECT, SAVE A FEW TINY OUTER EDGE CHIPS ORIGINAL DEEPLY BLUED HOUR AND MINUTE HANDS AND BLUED SECONDS HAND ARE INTACT SERIAL NUMBER 8150, GOOD MAINSPRING, GOOD STAFF & TRAIN, UNSERVICED AND RUNS WHEN BALANCE IS ROTATED BUT MOVEMENT IS GUMMED UP AND BALANCE IS STICKY THIS WATCH HAS NOT BEEN CLEANED IN LITERALLY DECADES, IT APPEARS TO ONLY NEED A THOROUGH OVERHAUL TO RUN WINDING AND SETTING OPERATE PROPERLY SOLD FOR THE COLLECTION AND A FABULOUS EXAMPLE OF THIS ESCAPEMENT
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