AWESOME 18s 1873 15j ELGIN BW RAYMOND RAILROAD GRADE 69 FINE COIN SILVER HUGE

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AWESOME 18s 1873 15j ELGIN BW RAYMOND RAILROAD GRADE 69 FINE COIN SILVER HUGE:
$255.00

THIS WATCH WAS MADE JUST 8 YEARS AFTER THE END OF THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR! IT WAS APPROVED FOR USE ON THE RAILROAD AND IS VERY HIGH GRADE: THE “B. W. RAYMOND”!THIS IS ONE OF ELGIN’S EARLY RAILROAD APPROVED WATCHES – THE GRADE 69, CLASS 1, 18-SIZE, MODEL 1, “B. W. RAYMOND” KEY WIND WITH SOLID GOLD BALANCE SCREWS, GOLD TRAIN OF GEARS, BEAUTIFUL GILT FULL PLATE MOVEMENT, ADJUSTED - ALL RAILROAD GRADE! OFFERED WITH IS A 145 YEAR OLD, BEAUTIFUL, 18 SIZE, “ELGIN” MODEL 1, “B. W. RAYMOND” RAILROAD GRADE POCKET WATCH IN VERY RARE “J. P. FLOBERG 60 J. St. Sacramento” SIGNED SOLID COIN SILVER 900/1000 OPEN FACED CASE. THIS IS THE ONLY FLOBERG CASE I HAVE EVER SEEN IN 35 YEARS OF DEALING WITH WATCHES! THIS IS A RARE MAKER.I FOUND AN ARCHIVE IN A 1880’s COPY OF THE SACRAMENTO UNION NEWSPAPER THAT HAS AN ADVERTISEMENT MENTIONING FLOBERG ON J. STREET! TRULY A PIECE OF CALIFORNIA AND SACRMENTO HISTORY!AT SOME TIME IN THE PAST A JEWELER HAS REINFORCED THE CASE BACK WITH SILVER. THEY DID A NICE JOB AND THE WORK IS NOT NOTICEABLE FROM THE OUTSIDE. THEY USED A THICK LAYER OF SILVER AND THIS CASE SHOULD LAST ANOTHER 145 YEARS!THE WATCH HAS A PATENTED MICROMETRIC “TRAVELING NUT” MOSELEY REGULATOR FOR VERY PRECISE TIME REGULATION! THEY SPARED NO EXPENSE ON THIS WONDERFUL WATCH.THIS WATCH IS RUNNING STRONG AND KEEPING GOOD TIME AND COMES WITH A 30 DAY WARRANTY!THE SERIAL NUMBER ON THE GILT MOVEMENT IS ONLY SIX DIGITS: 261,752, WHICH PUTS PRODUCTION IN 1873 – YES, THIS WATCH IS 145 YEARS OLD! THE BALANCE HAS EXCELLENT POISE AND A STRONG FULL BEAT. THE WATCH IS KEY WIND AND KEY SET. YES, THE KEY TO WIND AND SET THE WATCH IS INCLUDED! NOTICE THE ORIGINAL EARLY FANCY BLUE STEEL MATCHING MINUTE AND HOUR “H” HANDS – NICE! THE BOW AND CROWN ARE EXCELLENT.THE WATCH HAS A OLD GLASS CRYSTAL IN GOOD CONDITION BUT WITH A COUPLE OF SURFACE SCRATCHES. THE DIAL IS ONE OF THE VERY EARLY DOUBLE SUNKEN DIALS WITH ROMAN NUMERAL HOUR MARKERS - IT IS SIGNED “ELGIN NAT’L WATCH CO” IN VERY FANCY WRITING. IT IS GOOD CONDITION WITH 3 SHORT OUTER HAIRLINES AND ONE TINY LITTLE CHIP NEAR THE NUMBER 5 – JUST A REAL NICE HIGH GRADE EARLY “B.W.RAYMOND” RAILROAD GRADE 69 ELGIN IN VERY GOOD CONDITION - OFFERED WITH !I am offering this beauty ! I accept Paypal! Please set up your Paypal accounts before you offer as it takes several days. Buyer to pay $9.00 for insured shipping in the US and $33.00 for GLOBAL SHIPPING overseas (actual cost). GOOD LUCK! After you have placed your winning offer, you can visit my other sales by simply clicking the SELLERS OTHER sales located next to my user name. If you like what you see, bookmark my listing and I WILL bring you more each week! SUPER COLLECTABLE – RARE OPPORTUNITY!