Watch

Object Name:

Watch

Object ID:

1973.003.006

Creator:

Cheney, E. E.

Place of Origin:

Nashua, NH

Description:

Watch, pocket. Brass and possibly some gold. Corrosion on winding knob, bail, and back of case. Milled edge on case quite worn so some of milling marks abraded away. White enamel dial. Sunken area in center and another sunken seconds dial. White background. Black Roman numerals. Minute ticks. Arabic minute numbers counting by "5" around outside edge. Blued, spade-style hands. Writing on dial in black just below "12": "E. E. Cheney." Below that: "NASHUA N. H." Rose-gold color to area below front bezel around dial. Back of case slightly distorted with some sort of black tarnish or corrosion on surface with slightly-polished central area and slightly-polished concave outer edge. Polished dust cover under back cover with some dirt on it and a dent. Series of small engine-turned discs around edge of flat area inside of dust cover. Lines of engine-turned surface radiating from a spot near hinge, upward and outward to create series of "V" lines all of which are inside decorative border. Inside of back cover polished but with a lot of surface dirt. Tarnish to rose-gold color to it. Stamped in back cover: "CHAMPION". Small figure of person standing on plinth holding simple circular shield up above his head at an angle with left arm. Figure's right leg near front of plinth and left leg near back on left side. Figure may be holding something in right hand. Stamped below figure: "3010554". Stamped in design: 3010554". Steel works inside case. Works diameter: 1.68". Case cover on inside also of rose-like gold. Number stamped on case surface: "0554". Blued steel screws to steel works. Adjusting lever for balance wheel of polished steel along with its pivot ring on top of balance ridge. Polished steel arc for the adjusting lever pointer. Arc has an applied gold-tone strip with "F" and "S" engraved on it and a number of short vertical lines between them. Blued screws holding this indicating plate to works plate. Small plate adjacent to balance ridge with "15" engraved on it with "JEWELS". Also engraved: "PATENT PINION". Engraved in script: "Aurora Ill." On plate adjacent to lever arm: "44982". Engraved in script on plate: "Aurora Watch Co." A number of small design lines abraded onto surface of plate and bridge in an engine-turned-like texture. Balance wheel is two-part wheel with adjusting screws around edge. Piece of printed paper inside of back cover. Some concentric lines around edge. Curved "THE DUBER WATCH CASE MFG CO." Below that in center in straight line white letters on black background: "CHAMPION". Red figure in center of standing warrior with shield held high in left hand, carrying sword in left hand, who is standing on plinth and adjacent to short tree trunk section. "TRADE" on one side. "MARK" on other side. Below that, on left side: "THIS WILL CERTIFY / THAT." Then on right side of figure: THIS WATCH / CASE". Below all of that: "No." at left. Handwritten on a line: "3010554". Below that: "ONCE MANUFACTURED FROM TWO PLATES / OF TEN KARAT GOLD OVER COMPOSITION / METAL AND IS WARRANTED TO WEAR FOR / 20 YEARS." Below that: "John C. Dueder, Prest."

Material:

Metal
Gold
Brass
Enamel
Steel

Dimensions:

H-3 W-2.1 D-0.7 inches Weight-4.005 oz

Credit Line:

Gift of Charles S. Parsons