VERY EARLY PRISTINE ACCURATE ROCKFORD 18S 9J MODEL 1 KW - SW ORIG DIAL/HANDS GOTRR
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VERY EARLY PRISTINE COLLECTIBLE AND DEAD ACCURATE RUNNING CONDITION ROCKFORD 18 SIZE 9 JEWEL ADJUSTED HUNTER STYLE MODEL 1 TRANSITIONAL KW-KS SW-LS FANCY DRESS MOVEMENT WITH ITS ORIGINAL MINT DIAL AND HANDS HOLDING RAILROAD TIME!Serial Number: 104363. Circa: 1876.THANK YOU for considering our crisp, very early end of Reconstruction Era, spotless, strong running and dead accurate collectible condition Rockford 18 size, hunting design, 9 jewels, adjusted temperature, Model 1, Grade unkno...wn, gold mean balance screws, full gilt plate, transitional key wind/stem wind, key set/lever set fancy dress movement. This highly collectible very early and pristine Rockford is in superlative working order, with a dead flat and true balance wheel motion that has a fine, wide arc and strong, steady beat. The movement is a smooth wind either at the key or the stem, starts right up on my 4th wind with no hassles, and both key and lever sets as designed. The movement holds time well within 30 seconds per week face-up after careful and prolonged hand-regulating before dis-assembly! Appearance-wise this venerable old Rockford is looking great, with bright and clean, evenly toned full gilt plates, clean and correct early patented "free" regulator needle and index, super clean looking around the sides, and ripping and running holding railroad time!! The movement does show very minor and ordinary wear with no signs of abuse! The dial is its mint permanently affixed single sunk enamel model with slender Roman numerals and a black "railroad track" minute chapter. The hands are minty matching slender blue style and correct for this era. This honey of an old and collectible Rockford will be a great acquisition for the lucky top bidder! Please examine each photo carefully for further details, as the photos control over this written description. We offer a free 30-day no-questions-asked return policy, so bid with confidence and Bid Today!COMBINED SHIPPING: Yes, we do it, on same-day or next-day auctions ONLY!! Domestic: add $0.60 cents for each additional item; Foreign: add $1.00 for each additional item unless covered by ebay's Global Shipping Program (in which case they set the rate).HEY – LIKE RAILROADS? LIKE FREIGHT TRAINS? CHECK OUT MY BOOK, “HOPPING FREIGHT TRAINS IN AMERICA, ” THE WIDELY-ACCLAIMED “HOW TO” BIBLE ON RIDING THE RAILS, AVAILABLE ONLINE EVERYWHERE!Please contact us directly with any questions or comments.TAKE A LONG LOOK at this GREAT ITEM, bid with confidence, have fun, andBEST OF LUCK!!!!!!!!THANK YOU!!!!!!!!mrgoodwatch2UTERMS AND CONDITIONS: "The large print giveth and the small print taketh away!" We offer a refund of your original purchase price only (not shipping) if this item does not meet with your entire satisfaction. If however we have made a mistake in the description or in what we send, we will also refund our shipping charge. No questions asked, just return it well re-packaged and in the same condition in which received. A picture truly tells 1000 words and the photos here control over any written description. I try my best to describe each item accurately but can miss things, so evaluate the photos carefully because they tell the whole story. Please bear in mind that these items are used and old, and may not always be 100% original or even complete.We accept payment through PayPal only. Please contact us within three (3) days with payment or payment arrangements or we reserve the right to re-list the item. After seven (7) days without contact after purchase we reserve the right to turn it over to ebay as a Non-Paying Bidder matter. We do not end auctions early and do not offer “Second Chance” offers ever.ALL BIDDERS: We ship our domestic items by USPS First Class Mail. Our mailing days are Monday through Saturday. If your item arrives damaged or otherwise not as described a refund is the only available remedy once we receive the item back and evaluate the matter. We do not give partial refunds and will not pay for any repairs claimed to be made. If you don't like the item, return it. That's it.INTERNATIONAL BIDDERS: We will send you an invoice with a reasonable shipping rate quoted. We do not ship to the following continents or countries: Afghanistan, Africa, Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan Republic, Bangladesh, Belarus, Bhutan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Central America and Caribbean, CHINA, Croatia, Georgia, Greece, Iraq, ITALY, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Mongolia, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, and Yemen
