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Sold on Saturday May 22, 2010 - at 12:00 PM (Eastern Time)
Sold on Sunday May 23, 2010 - at 12:00 PM (Eastern Time) -

• 824. APW - Independent Watch Co, Fredonia, NY (transitional "5th pinion" mvt made by Illinois) with special regulator, 18S, heavy coin silver OF original case, SW-LS with keywind square option, WE-SSD, lever escapement with regulator curb pins mounted on regulator pointer, projecting through aperture in balance cock to engage outer coil below, with directly adjacent stud, 15J, gilt mvt with original white-tone balance cock (typical of many Fredonia watches), s#348432 ,   Estimate: $200 - $400
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  This Lot Sold On 5/23/2010 For $250
  
  
• 825. APW - Independent Watch Co, Fredonia, NY, 18S, heavy coin silver OF recase, KWKS, WE-SSD marked "Howard Brothers, Fredonia, NY," lever escapement, 11-15J, gilt mvt with original rhodium plated balance cock (full matching serial #), barrel plate marked "Improved April 10, 1879," s#180088 ,   Estimate: $200 - $400
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• 826. APW - J P Stevens, Atlanta, GA, serial #556, approximately 17S, HC mvt in nickel alloy Hamilton OF display recase, SW-LS, WE-SSD marked "J P Stevens & Co Atlanta Ga Makers," mvt marked "Made by J P Stevens & Co Atlanta Ga," unusual 3/4 plate layout with gold Stevens' patent regulator, footed balance cock marked "Adjusted," lever escapement with couterpoised pallet (appears to be steel rather than aluminum-copper alloy), 15J, parallel banded & wavelet pattern NI damascene with spotted dial plate, not a typical Stevens model, and not related to the Bowman material or layout, but definitely American ,   Estimate: $400 - $800
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• 827. APW - J P Stevens Watch Co, Atlanta, Ga, Hampden manufacture with adapted Stevens' patent regulator, 18S, HC mvt in nickel alloy Hamilton OF display recase, SW-LS, WE-SSD, lever escapement, 15J, parallel band & line pattern NI damascene, s#1711 ,   Estimate: $250 - $500
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• 828. APW - Keystone Watch Co with "dust-proof" patent and unusual patented regulator, 18S, recased in "14K Stiffened" demi-HC with enamel chapter, (a fancy way of referring to the case being solid brass under the thin gold-filling), SW-LS, WE-SSD, lever escapement, 11-15J, gilt mvt, s#364282 ,   Estimate: $150 - $300
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• 829. APW - Manhattan Watch Co, sweep-seconds with two pull-out pins, one for setting, one for hacking (stopping the watch and restarting by pushing in), 16S, GF OF original SB&B case with wonderful back logo engraving of "Hand Made Belle of Bourbon Sour Mash," SW with pull pin setting, WE-SSD with outer chapter divided in fifths of seconds, lever escapement with upright D-form steel pallets operating against pointed escape wheel teeth, 1-4J, gilt mvt, s#131130 ,   Estimate: $200 - $400
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• 830. APW - Manistee Watch Co cutout model, 18S, nickel alloy display recase, SW with push-locking nail set at 12, WE-SSD with forest green graphics, lever escapement with anti-magnetic alloy hairspring in copper tone, 7J, concentric turned pattern NI damascene, s#0005958 ,   Estimate: $150 - $300
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• 831. APW - Marion Watch Co, Marion, NJ, 3/4 plate with fine-adjustment regulator, 19S (erroneously listed as 18S in some literature), coin silver recased HC lacking cuvette, SW-slide-locking-lever-set, WE-SSD, lever escapement with two-stage regulator adjustment (which does not work very well as designed but the idea has merit), marked with its March 8, 1870 patent on cock, 15J, gilt mvt, s#77002 ,   Estimate: $300 - $500
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• 832. APW - Marion, United States Watch Co, Edwin Rollo, 18S, heavy coin silver original HC, KWKS, WE-SSD, lever escapement with butterfly cutout, 11-15J, gilt mvt, s#5625 ,   Estimate: $250 - $450
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• 833. APW - Marion, United States Watch Co, George Channing, 18S, nickel alloy Silverode OF recase, KWKS, WE-SSD, lever escapement with butterfly cutout, Giles Patent, 11-15J, gilt mvt, s#15234 ,   Estimate: $150 - $300
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• 834. APW - Melrose Watch Co, Boston, 18S, heavy coin silver 3oz class original HC, KWKS, WE-SSD marked Tremont Watch Co (as on most Melrose watches), lever escapement, 11-15J, gilt mvt, s#32924 ,   Estimate: $200 - $400
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• 835. APW - New England Watch Co with playing card dial, approximately 14S, gunmetal OF original case, SW, set by holding in spring-loaded pendant while turning, original polychrome enamel dial, duplex escapement, 1-4J, gilt mvt, s#533136 ,   Estimate: $300 - $500
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• 836. APW - New England Watch Co, "Dan Patch Stop Watch," 16S, GF OF original case with "NE" heart logo in case-back, engraving of Dan Patch on reverse with his winning time of 1:55, SW-SS, WE-SSD, lever escapement, 7J, plain parallel pattern NI damascene, s#17463 ,   Estimate: $200 - $400
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• 837. APW - New York Standard "worm" drive, 18S, nickel alloy Hamilton display recase, SW-LS, WE-SSD, variant of lever escapement with steel pallets engaging at precisely opposite sides of the perpendicular pointed tooth escape wheel, basically a lever version of the DeBauffre chaff-cutter escapement, 5J, gilt mvt, s#25076; under the dial these watches have a unique setting system with internal gearing, and the escapement is visible rather than the worm-gear ,   Estimate: $400 - $800
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• 838. APW - New York Watch Co, Springfield, Mass (Hampden), Chas E Hayward, 18S, 3oz coin silver OF recase with nickel cuvette, KWKS, WE-SSD, lever escapement, 11-15J, gilt mvt, s#38843 ,   Estimate: $100 - $200
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• 839. APW - New York Watch Co, Springfield, Mass, Charles Woolworth, 18S, Dueber "Silverine" nickel alloy OF original case with mock crown, KWKS, WE-SSD, lever escapement, 11-15J, gilt, s#11580 ,   Estimate: $50 - $100
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• 840. APW - Newark Watch Works, Edward Biven, Newark, NJ, 18S, nickel alloy Dueber Silverine recase, KWKS, WE-SSD with "Newark Watch Works" signature, lever escapement, 11-15J, gilt mvt, s#11129 ,   Estimate: $150 - $300
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  This Lot Sold On 5/23/2010 For $325
  
  
• 841. APW - Non-Magnetic Watch Co of America, by Peoria, with "Paillard's Patent Balance & Spring," 18S, HC mvt in beaded nickel alloy display recase, SW-LS, WE-DSD, lever escapement, 15J, parallel pattern NI damascene within arcaded circle, s#31150 ,   Estimate: $150 - $300
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• 842. APW - Peoria Watch Co "For Railway Service, Anti-Magnetic," 18S, GF recased HC, SW-LS, WE-SSD signed "Peoria Watch Co for Railway Service," lever escapement with Paillard's patent anti-magnetic HS, half-toothed regulator disc, 15J, circular checkerboard pattern NI damascene, s#17844 ,   Estimate: $150 - $300
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• 843. APW - Peoria Watch Co, Peoria Illinois, 18S, coin silver recased HC, SW-LS, WE-DSD, lever escapement with regulator disc (half-toothed as opposed to earlier Fredonia fully toothed disc), 15J, gilt mvt, s#19333 ,   Estimate: $150 - $300
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• 844. APW - Peoria Watch Co, "15 Jewels for Railway Service, Anti-Magnetic," 18S, nickel alloy OF display case with no evidence of prior mvt containment, SW-LS, WE-SSD, lever escapement with Paillard's patent anti-magnetic alloy HS, special Fredonia type regulator with half-toothed wheel, 15J, round checkerboard pattern NI damascene, s#18690 ,   Estimate: $125 - $250
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• 845. APW - Rockford Indicator 17J, 16S, GF OF original SB&B case, SW-SS, WED with sunken seconds and winding indicator, lever escapement, gold center wheel, tight banded wave pattern NI damascene, s#833502 ,   Estimate: $550 - $850
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• 846. APW - Rockford with O'Hara style dial in Muckle patent cabriolet case, convertible from hunting to open face by rotation of the inner case element within the outer, 18S, North Western coin silver original E A Muckle 1882 patent case, KW&SW-LS transitional model with winding square on barrel arbor, WE-DSD with blue graphics and underglaze foil accents and cartouches, lever escapement, 7J, gilt mvt, s#132517 ,   Estimate: $450 - $700
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• 847. APW - Early Rockford KW s#270, 18S, coin silver OF Waltham recase with nickel cuvette, KWKS, WE-SSD, lever escapement, marked 15J, gilt mvt in very fine condition ,   Estimate: $400 - $800
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• 848. APW - Rockford 21J in Rockford Muckle patent cabriolet recase, 18S, heavy coin silver Muckle patent recase convertible from HC to OF format by rotating the internal case body within the case frame, SW-LS, WE-SSD, fully capped lever escapement, radiant & concentric pattern NI damascene, once upon a time gilt two-tone, s#437848 ,   Estimate: $350 - $550
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• 849. APW - Rockford mvt in Rockford Muckle patent cabriolet case (converting from hunting to open face), 18S, heavy coin silver E A Muckle patent recase (patented April 3, 1883), SW-LS, WE-SSD, lever escapement, 17J, fancy shawl pattern NI damascene, s#433766 ,   Estimate: $300 - $500
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• 850. APW - Rockford 21J "RG" grade 910 model 9 for "F J Mund, Leadville, Colo," 18S, heavy 4 oz class coin silver OF HB&B recase, SW-LS, WE-SSD marked Rockford, fully capped lever escapement, GJS, banded interlocking pattern NI damascene, s#518775 ,   Estimate: $300 - $500
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• 851. APW - Rockford 21J grade 918, 18S, GF OF SB&B recase with faux-box-hinge adornments, SW-LS, WE-DSD, fully capped lever escapement, banded & arched step pattern NI damascene, s#566499 ,   Estimate: $250 - $400
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• 852. APW - Rockford fancy two-tone contract for Paul Dettling, Buffalo, NY, 16S, coin silver recased HC, SW-LS, WE-DSD with contract signature, lever escapement, 15J adjusted, raised plate model with elaborate gilt & NI damascene and star-turned winding wheels, s#353639 ,   Estimate: $150 - $300
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• 853. APW - Seth Thomas 23J, 18S, OF mvt in 14K open hunter recase, SW-LS, WE-faux (molded)-DS Montgomery dial, fully capped lever escapement, parallel rope-twist pattern NI damascene, s#238385 ,   Estimate: $600 - $900
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• 854. APW - Early Seth Thomas s#215, Jan 13, 1885 patent, 18S, Dueber "Silverine" nickel alloy OF recase, SW-LS, WE-SSD, lever escapement, 9-11J, gilt mvt ,   Estimate: $300 - $500
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• 855. APW - Seth Thomas model 3 for Otto H Fasoldt, Albany, NY, 18S, coin silver OF Invisible Joint Case Co recase, SW-LS, WE-DSD with Fasoldt signature, lever escapement, 15J, fancy circular pattern NI damascene, s#59023; this case company made a unique style of hinge that is entirely concealed, being a bracket reaching into the case body, the hinge shadow visible in the middle of the band ,   Estimate: $300 - $500
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• 856. APW - Seth Thomas 21J grade 260, 18S, GF SB&B recase with engraved bust of American Indian on back, SW-LS, WE-faux-DSD, fully capped lever escapement, gold letter, elaborate concentric pattern NI damascene with florettes, s#208261 ,   Estimate: $250 - $450
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• 857. APW - Southbend 21J Studebaker lacking crown, sleeve and stem, 12-14S, 18K OF original Solidarity case with "South Bend - Chesterfield" logo ring on solid gold cuvette, SW-SS, refinished silvered dial, fully capped lever escapement, narrow parallel pattern NI damascene, s#1197867, modern engraving on cuvette ,   Estimate: $750 - $950
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• 858. APW - Tremont Watch Co, Boston, 18S, GF OF original case, KWKS, WE-SSD, lever escapement, 7J, gilt mvt, s#1656 ,   Estimate: $200 - $400
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• 859. APW - Tremont Watch Co, 18S, heavy coin silver OF recase with hunting back, KWKS, WE-SSD, lever escapement, 11-15J, gilt mvt, s#3892 ,   Estimate: $175 - $350
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• 860. APW - Tremont Watch Co, Boston, 18S, "Silverine" nickel alloy OF recase, KWKS, WE-SSD, lever escapement, 11-15J, gilt mvt, s#7718 ,   Estimate: $150 - $300
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• 861. APW - Tremont Watch Co, Boston, 18S, heavy 3 oz coin silver OF recase, KWKS, WE-SSD, lever escapement, 11-15J, gilt mvt, s#1034 ,   Estimate: $150 - $300
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• 862. APW - Tremont Watch Co, Boston, 18S, heavy 4oz coin silver OF recase, KWKS, WE-SSD, lever escapement, 11-15J, gilt mvt, s#1652 ,   Estimate: $150 - $300
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• 863. APW - Trenton Watch Co chronograph, 18S, nickel OF display recase, SW-LS, WE-SSD, lever escapement, 9J, gilt mvt, s#144371 ,   Estimate: $250 - $450
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• 864. APW - United States Watch Co, Waltham, Mass, 16S, 14K original Solidarity HC, SW-LS, WE-SSD, lever escapement, 15J, gilt mvt, s#135349 ,   Estimate: $600 - $900
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• 865. APW - United States Watch Co, Marion, "Royal Gold American Watch," 14S, coin silver original HC, SW-LS while retaining key squares for winding & setting, WE-SSD with same marking as mvt, lever escapement, 15J, gilt mvt marked "extra jeweled," s#28292 ,   Estimate: $300 - $500
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• 866. APW - United States Watch Co, Marion, NJ, Edwin Rollo, 18S, HC mvt in sidewinder format in massive coin silver OF original case, SW-button-set, WE-SSD, lever escapement, 11-15J, gilt mvt with butterfly cutout, s#110437 ,   Estimate: $300 - $500
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• 867. APW - US Watch Co, Waltham, early "dome" model with Woerd's Patents s#291, 14S, coin silver OF original case, SW-SS, WE-SSD, lever escapement with gold solid balance, 7J, gilt mvt with domed plate center, in excellent original condition ,   Estimate: $300 - $500
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• 868. APW - United States Watch Co, Marion, NJ, Frederic Atherton Co grade, 18S, unusual "Goldoid" copper-bronze alloy OF original case, KWKS, WE-SSD, lever escapement with empty cap settings on escapement (faux caps), 11-15J, gilt mvt with butterfly cutout and Giles Patent marking, s#9272 ,   Estimate: $200 - $400
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• 869. APW - United States Watch Co, Marion, NJ, George Channing grade, 18S, later generic nickel alloy OF case with hinged back & cuvette, screwed bezel, now KWKS although the mvt also has the SW-button-set mechanism and probably was originally cased as such, WE-SSD, lever escapement, 11-15J, gilt mvt, s#3927 ,   Estimate: $150 - $300
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  This Lot Sold On 5/23/2010 For $150