South Bend grade 280 vintage pocket watch, 16 size, 15 jewels, engraved YGF case

Description: Full Description Full Description: South Bend 16S 15J lever set (LS) adj. hunting case movement (HCM) grade 280 pocket watch #513840, handsome nickel split plate movement with screw-down jewel settings, a narrow bar-style damascene pattern and a fancy plate layout, movement is marked "Adjusted" which is uncommon for this South Bend grade, we have confirmed that the balance bridge does have a matching serial number to the top plate and there is an additional photo documenting this, double sunk (DS) porcelain enamel dial with fancy Arabic-style numbers, red 5 minute markers and a black marked subsidiary seconds register is marked "M. Creshkoff Yonkers, N.Y.", dial does have some faint hairlines and some small flakes at the edge of the dial at 11 o'clock, blue steel spade-style hands. Re-cased into an attractive fully engraved yellow gold filled (YGF) screw back & bezel (SB&B) case with an elaborate design of vertical panels filled with different engine turned patterns, large leaf and art-deco swirls and a bird in flight all around an angular blank monogram shield in the center, thin lines of coin edge engraving on the bezels, long pendant with a heavy bow and a thick glass crystal, case is showing normal even wear overall with very little smoothing to the engraving but some brass starting to show on the pendant & frame along with a few small dents on the frame and short scratches on the crystal, we can replace the crystal with a new plastic one at no charge on request, measures approx. 51mm diameter x 71mm in length x 13mm thick (crystal included). An attractive vintage jeweler's mark watch from the early 1900s, also a great collection piece for the South Bend enthusiast with the atypical adjusted movement for this grade, in excellent overall condition! Photo notes: click on the photos for enlarged images. Any rulers shown for scale give measurements in centimeters (with millimeter gradients), NOT inches. Please note that very dark or light spots that are not mentioned in the description above are likely a result of the camera and lighting. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause! November 11th, 2024. Jeweler's Mark Info This watch features a jeweler's mark, or name of the retailer that originally sold the watch, in addition to the name of the watch manufacturer. Jeweler's marks may be engraved or printed on the dial, case or movement, depending on the watch. See the Full Description for details specific to this piece. The jewelers' mark was a pretty common practice during the early to mid-1900s, and does continue today. A jewelry shop would commission a small run of watches directly from a watch manufacturer, such as Hamilton, Illinois, etc., who would then add markings for that jeweler at the factory to the dial, movement and/or case. This would allow for the jeweler to offer a customized branding of a high quality watch without the prohibitive cost of directly manufacturing the watch components and assembly. The most common example that most will recognize is with Tiffany & Co., which for a short time did manufacture their own watches but realized it was cost prohibitive for their label and transitioned to commissioning watches from high-end watch manufacturers instead. On many of their vintage watches, you'll see the "Tiffany & Co" markings on the dial, and occasionally also stamped on the movement and case, but additional markings on the movement will show Longines, International Watch Co., etc. to also indicate the manufacturing company. Store Shipping Information and Policies: eBay International Shipping

Price: 589.5 USD

Location: Denver, Colorado

End Time: 2024-11-11T20:06:56.000Z

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