RARE 16s 1888 WALTHAM 5 MINUTE REPEATER 18K GOLD 4 STARS BOOKS $10, 000. 00
Item History & Price
THIS VERY RARE, (4 STAR RARITY RATING) HIGH GRADE, WALTHAM FIVE MINUTE REPEATER IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION – ONE OF THE MOST DESIRABLE WALTHAM WATCHES AND ONE OF THE HARDEST TO FIND! RUNNING STRONG AND KEEPING GOOD TIME, THE REPEATER WORKS PERFECTLY AND CHIMES OUT THE HOUR THEN EACH FIVE MINUTES AFTER THE HOUR! THIS WATCH IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL, HUGE, 53mm IN DIAMETER, 18-SIZE, 18k SOLID GOLD HUNTING CASE. THIS WATCH WILL COME IN A CUSTOM FITTED WOODEN BOX WITH GREEN FELT INTERIOR....
THIS IS ONE OF THE RAREST OF THE AMERICAN MADE REPEATERS, IT IS THE 16-SIZE RUN, NOT THE MORE COMMON 14-SIZE. IF YOU DO YOUR RESEARCH YOU WILL FIND THAT THERE WERE TWO (2) RUNS OF THE 16-SIZE REPEATERS. (Waltham Serial Ledgers designate this run as Size 16. However, these repeaters are produced using a Size 14 Model 1884 with an enlarged pillar plate, fitting in Size 18 cases).
THE ORIGINAL, 18-SIZE, SOLID 18-KARAT GOLD HUNTING CASE HAS THE INITIALS “A.B.” WHICH STAND FOR “ALFRED BEDFORD” WHOM WAS THE MANAGER OF “WALTHAM WATCH Co UK”. WALTHAM HAD SWISS 18K GOLD CASES MADE WITH ALFRED BEDFORDS INITIALS, THEN PUT THESE VERY RARE MOVEMENTS INTO THEM. THIS ORIGINAL CASE HAS THE SWISS GOLD ASSAY MARKS “18C” AND GOLD CONTROL HALLMARKS JUST AS IT SHOULD. 100% FACTORY ORIGINAL. THE CASE SHOWS NORMAL WEAR FROM USE AND LIGHT POLISHING OVER THE YEARS, 18-KARAT GOLD IS QUITE SOFT.
THE FRONT AND BACK CASE COVERS HAVE BEEN PROFESSIONALLY REINFORCED WITH ADDITIONAL 18-KARAT GOLD IN THE EXTREME INSIDE SEAMS – YOU HAVE TO LOOK CLOSELY TO SEE THE GOLD WORK. THEY DID A VERY NICE JOB AND THE RESULT IS A MORE STURDY AND HEAVIER CASE. NO MAJOR DINGS, DENTS OR SCRATCHES. THE FRONT POPS OPEN WITH A PUSH OF THE CROWN, EXCELLENT LIFT SPRING. ALL THREE COVERS OPEN TO EXACTLY 90 DEGREES, EXCELLENT HINGES. THERE IS A VERY INTERESTING ENGRAVING ON THE FRONT OF A HAND HOLDING FOUR STALKS OF GRAIN.
THE WATCH IS POWERED BY THE VERY RARE WALTHAM MODEL 1884 MOVEMENT WITH ENLARGED PILLAR PLATE SO THAT IT FITS PERFECTLY IN A BIG 18-SIZE CASE. THE MODEL 1884 MOVEMENT HAS 16 RED RUBY JEWELS, A PATENTED “FOGG” TAD POLE REGULATOR FOR VERY PRECISE TIME REGULATION AND IS SIGNED “RIVERSIDE”. THE BALANCE HAS EXCELLENT POISE AND A STEADY BEAT.
THE FINAL PART TO THIS PRIZED, MUSEUM QUALITY AND INVESTMENT GRADE WATCH IS THE PERFECT, MINT, ORIGINAL PORCELAIN DOUBLE SUNKEN DIAL AND PERFECT ORIGINAL WALTHAM BLUE STEEL HANDS.
THE WATCH IS STEM WIND AND LEVER SET. THE WATCH HAS THE ORIGINAL BOW AND IT IS HALLMARKED 18 KARAT GOLD LIKE THE WATCH.
THE SHUGART 2016 PRICE GUIDE LISTS THIS WATCH IN AVERAGE CONDITION AT $5, 000.00, EXTRA FINE AT $7, 500.00 AND MINT AT $10, 000.00. BUT TRY AND FIND A 100% ORIGINAL ONE AT ANY PRICE – THEY ARE LIKE BIG FOOT, VERY HARD TO FIND. THE LAST ORIGINAL ONE I SAW AS AT A BIG WATCH SHOW IN SOUTHER CALIFORNIA A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO AND THE PRICE TAG WAS $17, 500.00.
I WOULD GRADE THIS WATCH EXTRA FINE ONLY BECAUSE OF THE GOLD WORK DONE ON THE CASE – OTHERWIDE IT WOULD BE MINT.
THE REPEATER WORKS WHEN YOU SLIDE THE SLIDE ACROSS THE BOTTOM OF THE CASE.
THE ENTIRE WATCH WEIGHTS 120.4 GRAMS - IT IS 53mm IN DIAMETER - THIS IS A BIG WATCH!
OFFERED WITH NO RESERVE – ONE OF THE FINEST WATCHES MADE BY WALTHAM AND ONE OF THE MOST DESIRABLE AND HARD TO FIND – GOOD LUCK.
THE SERIAL NUMBER ON THE MOVEMENT IS 3, 793, 966, WHICH PUTS PRODUCTION IN 1888. THIS PUTS IN RIGHT INTO THE SECOND RUN OF ONLY 800 OF THIS VERY RARE WATCH MADE A STAGGERING 132 YEARS AGO!
SOMEONE IS GOING TO BE VERY PLEASED. SORRY, NO “BUY IT NOW” PRICE. THIS WILL BE SOLD IN THIS ONE AUCTION TO THE HIGH BIDDER – A RARE OPPORTUNITY TO OWN ONE OF THE FINEST WALTHAMS MADE. THESE DO NOT COME TO AUCTION OFTEN.
PLEASE SPEND A COUPLE OF HOURS READING MY HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF POSITIVE FEEDBACKS AND YOU WILL SEE WHY BUYING VINTAGE TIMEPIECES FROM ME IS A SAFE AND ENJOYABLE EXPERIENCE – I DO EVERYTHING IN MY POWEER TO PLEASE THE BUYER - PLEASE CLICK ON “SELLERS OTHER AUCTIONS” AS I HAVE DOZENS OF HIGH GRADE, SOLID GOLD AND SCARCE RAILROAD POCKET WATCHES AND HIGH GRADE AND COMPLICATED WRIST WATCHES IN AUCTION – GOOD LUCK!
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SUPER COLLECTABLE – RARE OPPORTUNITY!
THIS IS ONE OF THE RAREST OF THE AMERICAN MADE REPEATERS, IT IS THE 16-SIZE RUN, NOT THE MORE COMMON 14-SIZE. IF YOU DO YOUR RESEARCH YOU WILL FIND THAT THERE WERE TWO (2) RUNS OF THE 16-SIZE REPEATERS. (Waltham Serial Ledgers designate this run as Size 16. However, these repeaters are produced using a Size 14 Model 1884 with an enlarged pillar plate, fitting in Size 18 cases).
THE ORIGINAL, 18-SIZE, SOLID 18-KARAT GOLD HUNTING CASE HAS THE INITIALS “A.B.” WHICH STAND FOR “ALFRED BEDFORD” WHOM WAS THE MANAGER OF “WALTHAM WATCH Co UK”. WALTHAM HAD SWISS 18K GOLD CASES MADE WITH ALFRED BEDFORDS INITIALS, THEN PUT THESE VERY RARE MOVEMENTS INTO THEM. THIS ORIGINAL CASE HAS THE SWISS GOLD ASSAY MARKS “18C” AND GOLD CONTROL HALLMARKS JUST AS IT SHOULD. 100% FACTORY ORIGINAL. THE CASE SHOWS NORMAL WEAR FROM USE AND LIGHT POLISHING OVER THE YEARS, 18-KARAT GOLD IS QUITE SOFT.
THE FRONT AND BACK CASE COVERS HAVE BEEN PROFESSIONALLY REINFORCED WITH ADDITIONAL 18-KARAT GOLD IN THE EXTREME INSIDE SEAMS – YOU HAVE TO LOOK CLOSELY TO SEE THE GOLD WORK. THEY DID A VERY NICE JOB AND THE RESULT IS A MORE STURDY AND HEAVIER CASE. NO MAJOR DINGS, DENTS OR SCRATCHES. THE FRONT POPS OPEN WITH A PUSH OF THE CROWN, EXCELLENT LIFT SPRING. ALL THREE COVERS OPEN TO EXACTLY 90 DEGREES, EXCELLENT HINGES. THERE IS A VERY INTERESTING ENGRAVING ON THE FRONT OF A HAND HOLDING FOUR STALKS OF GRAIN.
THE WATCH IS POWERED BY THE VERY RARE WALTHAM MODEL 1884 MOVEMENT WITH ENLARGED PILLAR PLATE SO THAT IT FITS PERFECTLY IN A BIG 18-SIZE CASE. THE MODEL 1884 MOVEMENT HAS 16 RED RUBY JEWELS, A PATENTED “FOGG” TAD POLE REGULATOR FOR VERY PRECISE TIME REGULATION AND IS SIGNED “RIVERSIDE”. THE BALANCE HAS EXCELLENT POISE AND A STEADY BEAT.
THE FINAL PART TO THIS PRIZED, MUSEUM QUALITY AND INVESTMENT GRADE WATCH IS THE PERFECT, MINT, ORIGINAL PORCELAIN DOUBLE SUNKEN DIAL AND PERFECT ORIGINAL WALTHAM BLUE STEEL HANDS.
THE WATCH IS STEM WIND AND LEVER SET. THE WATCH HAS THE ORIGINAL BOW AND IT IS HALLMARKED 18 KARAT GOLD LIKE THE WATCH.
THE SHUGART 2016 PRICE GUIDE LISTS THIS WATCH IN AVERAGE CONDITION AT $5, 000.00, EXTRA FINE AT $7, 500.00 AND MINT AT $10, 000.00. BUT TRY AND FIND A 100% ORIGINAL ONE AT ANY PRICE – THEY ARE LIKE BIG FOOT, VERY HARD TO FIND. THE LAST ORIGINAL ONE I SAW AS AT A BIG WATCH SHOW IN SOUTHER CALIFORNIA A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO AND THE PRICE TAG WAS $17, 500.00.
I WOULD GRADE THIS WATCH EXTRA FINE ONLY BECAUSE OF THE GOLD WORK DONE ON THE CASE – OTHERWIDE IT WOULD BE MINT.
THE REPEATER WORKS WHEN YOU SLIDE THE SLIDE ACROSS THE BOTTOM OF THE CASE.
THE ENTIRE WATCH WEIGHTS 120.4 GRAMS - IT IS 53mm IN DIAMETER - THIS IS A BIG WATCH!
OFFERED WITH NO RESERVE – ONE OF THE FINEST WATCHES MADE BY WALTHAM AND ONE OF THE MOST DESIRABLE AND HARD TO FIND – GOOD LUCK.
THE SERIAL NUMBER ON THE MOVEMENT IS 3, 793, 966, WHICH PUTS PRODUCTION IN 1888. THIS PUTS IN RIGHT INTO THE SECOND RUN OF ONLY 800 OF THIS VERY RARE WATCH MADE A STAGGERING 132 YEARS AGO!
SOMEONE IS GOING TO BE VERY PLEASED. SORRY, NO “BUY IT NOW” PRICE. THIS WILL BE SOLD IN THIS ONE AUCTION TO THE HIGH BIDDER – A RARE OPPORTUNITY TO OWN ONE OF THE FINEST WALTHAMS MADE. THESE DO NOT COME TO AUCTION OFTEN.
PLEASE SPEND A COUPLE OF HOURS READING MY HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF POSITIVE FEEDBACKS AND YOU WILL SEE WHY BUYING VINTAGE TIMEPIECES FROM ME IS A SAFE AND ENJOYABLE EXPERIENCE – I DO EVERYTHING IN MY POWEER TO PLEASE THE BUYER - PLEASE CLICK ON “SELLERS OTHER AUCTIONS” AS I HAVE DOZENS OF HIGH GRADE, SOLID GOLD AND SCARCE RAILROAD POCKET WATCHES AND HIGH GRADE AND COMPLICATED WRIST WATCHES IN AUCTION – GOOD LUCK!
I accept Paypal! Please set up your Paypal accounts before you bid as it takes several days. Buyer to pay $15.00 for insured shipping in the US and $56.00 overseas. GOOD LUCK!
After you have placed your winning bid, you can visit my other auctions by simply clicking the “SELLERS OTHER AUCTIONS” located next to my user name. If you like what you see, bookmark my listing and I’ll bring you more each week!
SUPER COLLECTABLE – RARE OPPORTUNITY!
