I. Boger's Rail Road Watch No. 1 Nashville Tenn. Massive Prototype Silver Watch With Chain, circa 1880. ...

Description

I. Boger's Rail Road Watch No. 1 Nashville Tenn. Massive Prototype Silver Watch With Chain, circa 1880
Case: enormous 3 1/4 inch diameter case, four body, coin silver, gold lips and hinges, plain spring open back, inner silver dust cover, reeded edges and rim, beveled glass crystal, accompanied by a 16 inch nickel silver chain with fob and winding key
Dial: white enamel, Roman numerals, sub seconds, blued hands
Movement: jeweled 3/4 plate brass movement, screw down jewel settings, large going barrel, straight line lever escapement, bi-metallic balance, patent micrometric regulator, signed "I. Boger's Rail Road Watch No. 1 Nashville Tenn., Pat. Applied For"

Note: This one-of-a-kind conductor's watch is mentioned in "The Railway Service Magazine" Vol.II No. 1, printed in Chicago, 1881.

Condition Report*:

Type: I. Boger's Rail Road Watch No. 1 Nashville Tenn. Massive Prototype Silver Watch With Chain
Dial: enamel, Roman numerals
Hands; blued steel
Metal: coin silver
Gram Weight: 734.6 grams including chain
Case Info: double hinged back
Case Width: 3 1/4 inches
Thickness: 1 3/8 inches
Crystal: glass
Watch Movement: jeweled 3/4 plate brass movement, screw down jewel settings, large going barrel, straight line lever escapement, bi-metallic balance, patent micrometric regulator, signed "I. Boger's Rail Road Watch No. 1 Nashville Tenn., Pat. Applied For"
Circa: 1880
Condition: movement is good and running, dial is good, case is good


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