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23 G.M. Wheeler and Wm. Ellert Pocket Watches PLUS A group of six open-face pocket watches consisting of a G.M. Wheeler 17 jewel, size 8, in a 25-year case; one G.M. Wheeler size 16 in a Fahys Coin No. 1 case; a Wm. Ellert size 16 in a heavy coin silver case; a size 12 Waltham in a sterling case and the dial marked Ben Schneider Jewelry Company, Cincinnati; and two size 2 Elgin watches in gold tone cases with fobs. $200 - $400 24 P. James Fusee Paired-Cased Pocket Watch A sterling silver paired-case P. James fusee ca 1810. Size 18. Dust cover and movement signed P. James Edinburgh No. 432. Verge escapement. Hand-pierced and engraved balance cock. Key-wind and -set. Circular regulator. High dome crystal. White porcelain dial with Roman numerals and minutes chapter. Matching hands. Red cabochon plunger on outer case. Lion hallmark. $200 - $400 25 D. Edmonds Paired-Case Fusee Pocket Watch A sterling silver paired-case pocket watch, ca 1790. Signed D. Edmonds No. 3482 on the dust cover and movement. Size 18. Swing-out case. Chain-driven fusee with verge escapement. Key-wind and -set. Handpierced and engraved balance cock. White porcelain dial with stylized spade hands. Bull’s-eye crystal. Case marked V & Co. $200 - $400 26 Waltham Hunter-Case Pocket Watch in 14 Karat A 14k yellow gold hunter-case, size 2 Waltham pocket watch. Courvoisier-Wilcox Mfg. Co. case signed 260132. Waltham movement number 17963949. White porcelain dial with Arabic numerals, subseconds dial and sixty-minute chapter ring. Blued spade hands. Dust cover engraved. Outer case engraved and monogrammed. $200 - $400 27 William Ehrhardt Open-Face Pocket Watch A William Ehrhardt, London, open-face silver pocket watch. Case marked W.E., an anchor in a shield, a lion facing left and an upper case S. White porcelain dial with counter-sunk sub-seconds dial. Case and movement number 225028. Key-wind and -set. $300 - $500 28 Collingwood & Son Open-Face Silver Pocket Watch A Collingwood and Son, Middlesbrough, open-face pocket watch. Silver case. White porcelain dial with countersunk sub-seconds dial. Key-wind and -set. Movement and case number 252865. European hallmarks W.E., an anchor in a shield, a lion facing left and a lower case “u” in a shield. Inside cover engraved William Cooper. $300 - $500
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29 John Moncas Paired-Case Pocket Watch Ca. 1820 John Moncas paired-case pocket watch, ca 1820. John Moncas Liverpool signed movement number 6427. Silver paired case. Massey 2 lever. Inner case number 6427. Case ca 1826-27 by TA. Chester hallmarks. Keywind, lever-set. White dial with Roman numerals. Yellow spade hands. Subsidiary seconds at 6 o’clock. $300 - $400 30 Gruen Verithin Octagon Pocket Watch in 14 Karat A 14k two-tone Gruen Verithin Octagon. 17 jewel, 5-position temperature-regulated movement #520657. Pendant-wind and -set. Case marked 1049536, 14K, Cincinnati and 36. Blued hands. Parchment dial with sub-seconds and engraved numerals and details. White gold back plate monogrammed DBF. $300 - $500 31 American Watch Company Hunter-Case Pocket Watch in 14 Karat An American Watch Company size 0 hunter-case pocket watch in 14k rose gold. Case triple signed 14k and 91496. Royal Safety pinion movement number 338014. Blued spade hands. Countersunk subseconds dial. Monogrammed front and back. Pendant-wind and -set. $300 - $500 32 E. Huguenin Hunter-Case Pocket Watch in 18 Karat An 18k yellow gold, size 0 hunter-case pocket watch with enameled and painted outer case. Key-wind and -set. Cylinder escapement, 8 jewels. White porcelain dial with black Roman numerals and Breguet hands. Blue and white enameling surround hand-painted portraits on both the front and back case. Dust cover engraved “Echappement, A Cylindre, Huit Trous En Rubis, Aiouille C, E. Huguenin Geneve.” Case marked 13286. Case measures 34mm x 7.5mm. $500 - $1,000 33 Joseph Johnstone Open-Face Pocket Watch A Jos. Johnstone open-face pocket watch, ca 1800. Jos. Johnstone, Liverpool movement and case signed 403. Gold open-face case, dial and hands. Massey type III. Three-spoke gold balance. Bosley regulator cap; balance foot reads “Lever.” Cock reads “Detach’D.” 18k Chester hallmarks for 1824-25 by SPP. Key-wind and -set. Roman numeral dial. Subsidiary seconds at 6 o’clock. Applied tricolor floral accents on the outer ring of the dial. Engraved flower on subsidiary seconds dial. Gold-tone hands. $600 - $800 34 “Eterna-Matic” Centenair Golfer 18 Karat Automatic Pocket Watch A rare 18 karat yellow gold “Eterna-Matic” automatic pocket watch, ca 1956. “Centenaire” designation to honor the 100th anniversary of the Eterna watch company. 21-jewel Brevete calibre 1429U. Case marked 18K, 0.750 1352. Display back with gold-tone movement. $700 - $900
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