DESCRIPTION:
APW - Elgin, C.H. Hulburd, Grade 446, 19J, 12S, 14K gold OF original Elgin case by Schwab & Wuishpard engraved "Presented to T.B. Lee by his Friends and Business Associates of Bauer & Black December 28th 1937" to rear, silvered dial with applied gold numerals, gold hands with hour and minute being replacements of different style than the original, SW-SS, capped escape wheel, gold jewel settings, gold center wheel, wheel satin nickel finish, s#29746170. Watch comes with a pair of associated boxes and a care certificate. The inner box is of unusual book form style and the outer box bears an end label which lists the watch as "Man's Presentation Model," notes its attributes, and displays an original price of $200. Gross weight of assembled watch 29.4 dwt (45.7 g). An interesting example notable for its rarely seen book form box, this particular example was formerly of the Rockford Time Museum collection of Rockford, Illinois and is pictured in Donald Hoke's "The Time Museum Historical Catalogue of American Pocket Watches" on page 140. The C.H. Hulburd grade was Elgin's flagship product made for the prestige market during the 1920s and 1930s and was named after Elgin Watch Co. President Charles H. Hulburd. Please see our last photo for an excerpt from the December 14th, 1937 edition of "The Park City Daily News" of Bowling Green, Kentucky which notes the upcoming retirement of T.B. Lee which occasioned the presentation of this watch. From the collection of Dr. Robert Restuccia.
CONDITION:
Mvt: Running, excellent cosmetic mvt condition overall, fine scratch to barrel bridge emanating from click position, some typical lesser fine to micro-fine scratches scattered elsewhere; dial with scattered darkening and spotting which is most notable around the perimeter and surrounding the hour numerals and minute markers; excellent hands though hour and minute have been replaced in the years since this watch was at the Rockford Time Museum as the photo in Hoke shows a much simpler hand style; case shows light wear, fine scratches to rear, mild ding to upper-central rear, ding to band near 9 and small associated ding to adjacent edge of rear; good engraving detail; bow pivots freely, crown shows medium wear with ridge break; good glass crystal. Inner book form box with excellent exterior showing only light corner wear, interior surfaces showing medium to ample wear. Outer cardboard box shows ample wear, some finish loss and staining, pieces of plastic tape at each side of its end label, and one corner of its lower portion is secured with tape.
ESTIMATE:
$1000
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$1600
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