Antique Thomas Fredrick Cooper London Ebauche Keywind Bar Movement Pocket Watch

  

MANY OF MY STORE ITEMS ARE ON. A DEAL NO ONE WOULD PASS UP, IF ONLY THEY WERE THE ONE TO FIND IT. JUST MY WAY OF SAYING THANKS FOR YOUR BUSINESS AND KEEP LOOKING AT ALL MY LISTINGS FOR WHAT YOU NEED FOR THAT COLLECTION.

IT MEASURES JUST OVER 2.25 IN DIAMETER. THE GILBERT ENGLE SHUGART BOOK, COMPLETE PRICE GUIDE TO WATCHES, SAYS, THE COOPER NAME IS USUALLY MARKED ON THE INNER DUST COVERS WHICH PROTECTS SWISS EBAUCHE KEYWIND BAR MOVEMENTS. COOPER FIRMS SUPPLIED THE U. MARKET WITH LOW COST SILVER-CASED KEYWINDS. THIS BOOK HOWEVER DOES NOT LIST ONE THAT MATCHES THE DESCRIPTION OF THIS WATCH AND LIKELY BECAUSE THAT BOOK ONLY MENTIONS WATCHES FROM 1850 TO 1890.

THE WATCH RUNS FINE WHEN LAID DOWN, BUT WHEN PICKED UPRIGHT, IT STOPS. NOT SURE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS THERE. THERE ARE VARIOUS NUMBERS INSCRIBED ON VARIOUS PARTS OF THE WATCH.

ON THE INSIDE OF THE FRONT COVER ARE THE INITIALS "JF" AND NUMBERS 38 OVER 071. THE FACE READS "RAILWAY TIME KEEPER".

THERE IS A HAIRLINE ON THE FACE, ONLY FAINTLY VISIBLE. THE BACK INNER COVER HAS THE "JF" INITIALS AND THE NUMBER 4238 OVER THE INITIALS "CG" OVER THE NUMBER 37071. THE OUTSIDE OF THE INSIDE BACK COVER READS PATENT LEVER FULL JEWELED HANDS 37031 T.

THE INSIDE OF THAT COVER READS 3707/31, THAT IS A 7 PRINTED OVER A 3. SEEMS LIKE THERE WAS SOME CONFUSION AS TO WHETHER THIS NUMBER SHOULD BE 37031 OR 37071. CERTAINLY SOME ARE SERIAL NUMBERS. THE FRONT COVER OPENS BY PRESSING THE KNOB AT THE TOP OF THE WATCH. THE KEY THAT IS WITH THE WATCH HAS A 4 INSIDE A HEXAGON. THE TOP PART BRASS, THE BOTTOM STEEL. THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT CASE HAS A FLOWER DESIGN WITH A SHIELD IN THE MIDDLE THAT I THINK COULD HAVE ONES INITIALS IMPRINTED ON. THE BACK OUTSIDE CASE HAS THE SIMILAR FLOWER DESIGN AROUND THE EDGES AND AN HERALDIC EAGLE TAKING OFF WITH 3 ARROWS AND WHAT LOOKS LIKE AN OLIVE BRANCH. I BELIEVE THIS WATCH TO BE SILVER, ALTHOUGH NOT MARKED AS SUCH. I HAVE POSTED CLOSEUPS OF THIS LOVELY WATCH. PICTURES 3 AND 4 SHOW THE WATCH TAKEN SECONDS APART AND SHOW IT TO BE RUNNING. THIS WATCH IS LIKELY 175 TO 195 YEARS OLD. LOOK AT THE PICTURES PROVIDED. The item "ANTIQUE THOMAS FREDRICK COOPER LONDON EBAUCHE KEYWIND BAR MOVEMENT POCKET WATCH" is in sale since Friday, December 26, 2014.

This item is in the category "Jewelry & Watches\Watches, Parts & Accessories\Pocket Watches\Antique". The seller is "wepayauctions" and is located in Gainesville, Georgia. This item can be shipped to United States.

• Age: Antique (pre 1920)
• Brand: T. COOPER
• Case Material: Sterling Silver
• Closure: Double Hunter
• Features: 12-hour Dial
• Movement: EBAUCHE KEYWIND BAR MOVEMENT
• Country Made: England