Watch

Object Name:

Watch

Object ID:

1973.003.007

Creator:

Hampden Watch CompanyWatchmaker

Place of Origin:

Canton, OH

Description:

Watch, pocket, gold and brass. Enameled dial, black Roman numerals. Recessed second hand dial. Second ticks and counts by tens. Roman numerals inside decorative circles with gold-tone, serrated borders. Stars between numbers near outside of capture ring. Capture ring divided into minute ticks. Blued hands moon style. Name "HAMPDEN". Gold leaves around outside edge of dial of in clusters of four, separated by a single leaf. Some tarnish and surface dirt on case. Oval bail connected to fixed stem with winding knob, serrated around its edge. Stem positioned at 3 o'clock. Winding knob only adjusts hands at the moment. Engine-turned design with small, decorative abstract Fleur-de-Lis shape in center on back side of case. Case comes off back with snap friction fit. Inside of back cover polished. Stamped inside cover in script letters: "Gibraltar". Below that in plain letters: "GUARANTEED / GOLD FILLED". Below stamp of, "4161205". Scribed on cover inside surface small "71004". In another area, another stamp: "+ 2-50". Works diameter: 1.24". Steel works. Some engine turning designs around edge of works. Blued steel screws. Polished steel balance wheel. Polished steel adjusting lever on balance bridge. Engraved: "FNS" with increment lines between letters. Three gold-toned gear wheels. Stamped on one of bridge: "821748". Near it: PATENT PENDING" in title text. On another bridge: "HAMPDEN / CANTON, O." Probably eight jewels. Balance wheel two-piece with adjusting screws around outside.
Hamden Watch Company, Canton, OH. Gibraltar case.

Material:

Metal
Gold
Brass
Enamel
Steel

Dimensions:

H-2.4 W-1.9 D-0.45 inches Weight-2.24 oz

Credit Line:

Gift of Charles S. Parsons