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Mega Rare Antique 18K Solid Gold Newark Watch Co 18s Pocket Watch Mint Serviced
Estimated price for orientation: 3 650 $
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Description Year of Manufacture: 1860-1869 Serial Number: 11716 Brand: Newark Watch Co Age: 1866 Closure: Double Hunter Case Material: Solid Yellow Gold Features: Easy To Read, 12-Hour Dial, Chronograph, Enameled Dial, Roman Numerals Country/Region of Manufacture: United States Movement: Mechanical: Hand-winding Model: Robert Fellows Country Made: USA Pocket Watch Size: 18
Up for sale is a Extremely Rare Beautiful Antique Newark Watch Co Robert Fellows Grade Pocket Watch in Beautiful Highly Engraved 18K Solid Yellow Gold Case. The movement has a serial number 11716 which dates it to be manufactured in 1866. The Original Glass Enamel Dial, Fleur de Lis Hands and Glass Crystal are in immaculate mint condition – please see the pictures.The Dial signed "Newark Watch Works" The case is in Excellent Mint condition .The Total Weight is 120.5g The Watch size is Key wind and Key Set. Gold balance screws. The watch was recently serviced, running STRONG and keeping an excellent time. Please look closely at the pictures as they part of the description The shipping charges include USPS Priority Mail Cost and Full Shipping Insurance Coverage Thank You and Good Luck!!!! Newark Watch Co.Newark, New Jersey1864-1870Arthur Wadsworth, one of the designers for Newark Watch Co., patented an 18 Size full plate movement. The first movement reached the market in 1867. This Company produced only about 8,000 watches before it was sold to the Cornell Watch Co.Messrs. Fellows & Shell purchased a building in Newark, N.J. and latered it over to serve as a factory. The machinery and tools were moved into it in 1864 and the name "The Newark Watch Company" was adopted.
The parties interested were Augustus, Robert, and Edward Shell, and Lewis S. Fellow. The original model was made by Mr. Wadsworth, and was 18 size, and closely resembled an English watch then on the market.
The first watches were all key-wind; but later on a stem-wind movement was made, but was pronounced a failure. The movements were called, "Robert Fellows", "Edward Bevin", and "Newark Watch Company". The stem wind was named "The Arthur Wadsworth," after the inventor. The company manufactured in all about 3,000 watches, but was gradually running behind. Accordingly in 1869 negotiations were entered into with the Cornell Watch Company, then organized at Chicago.The main names on the Newark watches are the following: "Arthur Wadsworth/Keyless Watch", "Robert Fellows", "Edward Biven", "The Newark Watch". Some extremely rare examples have "Newark Watch Works" on the dial. Shipping charges include USPS Priority mail, Full insurance coverage, signature confirmation.International Buyers – Please Note: Import duties, taxes, and charges are not included in the item price or shipping cost. These charges are the buyer's responsibility.Please check with your country's customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding or buying.
Description
| Year of Manufacture: | 1860-1869 | Serial Number: | 11716 |
| Brand: | Newark Watch Co | Age: | 1866 |
| Closure: | Double Hunter | Case Material: | Solid Yellow Gold |
| Features: | Easy To Read, 12-Hour Dial, Chronograph, Enameled Dial, Roman Numerals | Country/Region of Manufacture: | United States |
| Movement: | Mechanical: Hand-winding | Model: | Robert Fellows |
| Country Made: | USA | Pocket Watch Size: | 18 |
Up for sale is a Extremely Rare Beautiful Antique Newark Watch Co Robert Fellows Grade Pocket Watch in Beautiful Highly Engraved 18K Solid Yellow Gold Case. The movement has a serial number 11716 which dates it to be manufactured in 1866. The Original Glass Enamel Dial, Fleur de Lis Hands and Glass Crystal are in immaculate mint condition – please see the pictures.The Dial signed "Newark Watch Works" The case is in Excellent Mint condition .The Total Weight is 120.5g The Watch size is Key wind and Key Set. Gold balance screws. The watch was recently serviced, running STRONG and keeping an excellent time. Please look closely at the pictures as they part of the description The shipping charges include USPS Priority Mail Cost and Full Shipping Insurance Coverage Thank You and Good Luck!!!! Newark Watch Co.Newark, New Jersey1864-1870Arthur Wadsworth, one of the designers for Newark Watch Co., patented an 18 Size full plate movement. The first movement reached the market in 1867. This Company produced only about 8,000 watches before it was sold to the Cornell Watch Co.Messrs. Fellows & Shell purchased a building in Newark, N.J. and latered it over to serve as a factory. The machinery and tools were moved into it in 1864 and the name "The Newark Watch Company" was adopted.
The parties interested were Augustus, Robert, and Edward Shell, and Lewis S. Fellow. The original model was made by Mr. Wadsworth, and was 18 size, and closely resembled an English watch then on the market.
The first watches were all key-wind; but later on a stem-wind movement was made, but was pronounced a failure. The movements were called, "Robert Fellows", "Edward Bevin", and "Newark Watch Company". The stem wind was named "The Arthur Wadsworth," after the inventor. The company manufactured in all about 3,000 watches, but was gradually running behind. Accordingly in 1869 negotiations were entered into with the Cornell Watch Company, then organized at Chicago.The main names on the Newark watches are the following: "Arthur Wadsworth/Keyless Watch", "Robert Fellows", "Edward Biven", "The Newark Watch". Some extremely rare examples have "Newark Watch Works" on the dial. Shipping charges include USPS Priority mail, Full insurance coverage, signature confirmation.International Buyers – Please Note: Import duties, taxes, and charges are not included in the item price or shipping cost. These charges are the buyer's responsibility.Please check with your country's customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding or buying.
The parties interested were Augustus, Robert, and Edward Shell, and Lewis S. Fellow. The original model was made by Mr. Wadsworth, and was 18 size, and closely resembled an English watch then on the market.
The first watches were all key-wind; but later on a stem-wind movement was made, but was pronounced a failure. The movements were called, "Robert Fellows", "Edward Bevin", and "Newark Watch Company". The stem wind was named "The Arthur Wadsworth," after the inventor. The company manufactured in all about 3,000 watches, but was gradually running behind. Accordingly in 1869 negotiations were entered into with the Cornell Watch Company, then organized at Chicago.The main names on the Newark watches are the following: "Arthur Wadsworth/Keyless Watch", "Robert Fellows", "Edward Biven", "The Newark Watch". Some extremely rare examples have "Newark Watch Works" on the dial. Shipping charges include USPS Priority mail, Full insurance coverage, signature confirmation.International Buyers – Please Note: Import duties, taxes, and charges are not included in the item price or shipping cost. These charges are the buyer's responsibility.Please check with your country's customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding or buying.