Lot Essay
Another example of this model was sold at Hunt Auctions, Exton, Pennsylvania, 14 November 2020, lot 348.
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THE GLADSTONE COLLECTION OF BASEBALL ART
AN AMERICAN SILVER POCKET WATCH
THE CASE BY JOSEPH FAHYS & CO., NEW YORK, THE MOVEMENT BY THE AMERICAN WALTHAM WATCH CO., WALTHAM, MASSACHUSETTS, CIRCA 1887
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AN AMERICAN SILVER POCKET WATCH
THE CASE BY JOSEPH FAHYS & CO., NEW YORK, THE MOVEMENT BY THE AMERICAN WALTHAM WATCH CO., WALTHAM, MASSACHUSETTS, CIRCA 1887
The case engraved with a vacant cartouche on the cover, the white dial painted with various baseball players at the hours and with two crossed bats and a ball at the center above a banner reading WALTHAM, the case marked on inside of front and back cover Fahys COIN No. 1 and numbered 5081518, further numbered on the interior 5081518, the movement marked A.W.W.Co. WALTHAM MASS. ROYAL ADJUSTED 17 Jewels and numbered 7064652, the dial marked AMERICAN WALTHAM WATCH CO.
2 1⁄8 in. (5.3 cm.) diameter
THE CASE BY JOSEPH FAHYS & CO., NEW YORK, THE MOVEMENT BY THE AMERICAN WALTHAM WATCH CO., WALTHAM, MASSACHUSETTS, CIRCA 1887
The case engraved with a vacant cartouche on the cover, the white dial painted with various baseball players at the hours and with two crossed bats and a ball at the center above a banner reading WALTHAM, the case marked on inside of front and back cover Fahys COIN No. 1 and numbered 5081518, further numbered on the interior 5081518, the movement marked A.W.W.Co. WALTHAM MASS. ROYAL ADJUSTED 17 Jewels and numbered 7064652, the dial marked AMERICAN WALTHAM WATCH CO.
2 1⁄8 in. (5.3 cm.) diameter
Brought to you by
Elizabeth Seigel
Vice President, Specialist, Head of Private and Iconic Collections