E. HOWARD 17-JEWEL AND ELGIN 7-JEWEL POCKET WATCHES, LOT OF TWO, comprising a 17-jewel model 1908 example by E. Howard Watch Co. of Boston, MA, series 7 grade, pendant-set movement, serial number 1141537, having a white enamel dial with Arabic chapter ring, sunk seconds subsidiary, and blued-steel hands, housed in an open-face gold-filled watch case; and a 7-jewel model 4 example by Elgin National Watch Co. of Elgin, IL, grade 96, lever-set movement, serial number 3992155, having a white enamel dial with Roman chapter ring, sunk seconds subsidiary, and blued-steel hands, housed in a rolled-gold/gold-filled hunter case with engraved decoration. Each marked to back of movement and to interior case cover. Circa 1890 and 1912. Size 12s and 18s.
Provenance: From the Gene Baber estate, Fishersville, VA.
Good to very good overall condition with minor to moderate wear and surface scratches, dials with minor to moderate imperfections including hairlines; cases with a few spots of losses to gold and a few dents; Howard case with crystal currently detached but included; Elgin with area of gold loss to cuvette cover. Each currently running, not timed for accuracy (see Catalogue Guarantee).