1910 HAMPEN POCKET WATCH 16 OPEN FACE CASE 17 JEWELS FANCY FACE WM MCKINLEY RUNS.
1910 HAMPEN POCKET WATCH 16 OPEN FACE CASE 17 JEWELS FANCY FACE WM MCKINLEY RUNS
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1910 HAMPEN POCKET WATCH 16s OPEN FACE CASE 17 JEWELS FANCY FACE WM MCKINLEY RUNS
These vintage watches are getting tough to find, especially in this nice condition, a very nice watch for a very SPECIAL person!!! This watch will last for years to come!
Beautiful excellent Condition HAMPDEN WATCH CO , Antique Pocket Watch, Circa 1910 size 16, OPEN FACE MOVEMENT, SCREW BACK AND BEZEL CASE
Serial Number 2770343 Model 4
Grade Wm McKinley
Made in USA
Authentic Antique Pocket Watch
Size: 16s
Case: Philadelphia watch case co.
Movement: Nickel pendant Wind & Set
Dial: Fancy Dial
Jewelling: 17Jewels
ORIGINAL Hampden Watch Co, cased in an, Philadelphia Watch Case Co. VICTORY 4540591 Case is in a EXCELLENT condition for the age, with wear from use and age, some scratches, (SEE PHOTOS) all covers are working properly
Bright and clean NICKEL DAMSKEEN well running, PENDANT wind and PENDANT set, OPEN FACE movement,
Hallmarked; SAFETY PINION, CANTON, OHIO 2770343, 17 JEWELS, ADJUSTED, HAMPDEN LOGO & Wm McKINLEY
This fine running 17 JEWELS movement has just been FULLY serviced, Cleaned and Oiled;
Fancy Face dial, with Black Arabic numerals, the dial is in a EXCELLENT CONDITION, (SEE CLOSE-UP PHOTOS) Dial is Hallmarked DUEBER HAMPDEN
Nearly 113 years old Gents Pocket Watch. It is good as a timekeeper and "SHOW" item of what the Gents would carry in the Early 1900’s
FROM THE AMERICAN HOROLOGY ARCHIVE :
Hampden Watch Co.
Grade: Wm. McKinley Manufacturer:
| Hampden
|
Manufacturer Location:
| Canton, Ohio
|
Movement Serial Number:
| 2770343
|
Grade:
| Wm. McKinley
|
Model:
| 4
|
Estimated Production Year:
| 1910
|
Size:
| 16s
|
Jewels:
| 17j
|
Movement Configuration:
| Openface
|
Movement Finish:
| Nickel
|
Movement Setting:
| Lever or Pendant
|
Plate:
| Bridge Plate
|
Regulator:
| Patent
|
Adjusted:
| Yes
|
Adjusted # of Positions:
| 3 or 5
|
Adjusted to Temperature:
| Yes
|
Railroad Grade:
| No
|
Dial Feet Locations:
| 24.5, 37.52, 58
|
Case:
| Various
|
Database Version:
| v50.410
|
Registry Population:
| 4 (0.57%)
|
I’ll let the pictures tell the rest of the story. As additional visual descriptions, they take precedence over any and all of the written descriptions. They are very clear and should leave no doubt as to the condition of this watch. In most cases you are the expert also, so please judge these pictures for yourself. If I have erred in the description at all, it was purely unintentional, Vintage watches are completely mechanical and their time keeping accuracy can be affected by many things including, position changes, temperature, internal cleanliness, lubrication, magnetism, and maintenance, as a general rule most are satisfied if the watch is accurate within a few minutes per day, we do not warranty or guarantee their time keeping accuracy
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Brief History: Hampden Watch Company (Dueber Watch Company)
Including Serial Numbers and Production Dates
Springfield, Mass then Canton, Ohio
1877 - 1930
Donald J. Mozart produced his three-wheel watch in 1864, and with the assistance of Samuel Rice formed the New York Watch Company in 1866 in Providence, Rhode Island. It was moved to Springfield, Massachusetts in 1867 and two grades of watches were produced. The company started with an 18s 3/4 plate model signed "Springfield." and a 16s 3/4 plate "State Street" model that featured steel parts and gold-plated balance and escape wheels. The company became the Hampden Watch Company in 1877.
John C. Dueber had been manufacturing watch cases since 1864 and bought controlling interest in a case company in about 1886. At about this time an anti-trust law was passed and the watch case manufacturers formed a boycott against Dueber. In order to remain in business, Dueber bought the Hampden Watch Co. in Springfield in 1888, then moved it to Canton. By 1890, the company was producing 600 watches a day, had 1000 employees, and possessed net assets of $2,600,000. Hampden produced some very fine quality watches, and introduced the first 16 size, 23 jewel movement made in America.
Dueber controlled all aspects of the company from manufacturing to sales. Each watch case was made of 57 pieces; they used 14-karat-gold cases and 17 jewel movements. Dueber sold the company to Walter Vrettman in 1925. Vrettman went bankrupt in 1927 and sold all of the company's equipment to Amtorg, a Russian purchasing company. Nearly 30 boxcars of machinery left Canton in 1931 with 21 former Dueber Hampden employees who contracted for one year to teach the Russians the craft of watchmaking. Conflicting information exists about the fate of the Russian enterprise, but Henry Fried, a horology professor at New York University, reported seeing Dueber-Hampden machinery being used in China in 1986.
Hampden / Dueber Watch Company
Approximate Serial Numbers and Dates
Year
| S/N
| Year
| S/N
| Year
| S/N
|
1877
| 59,000
| 1895
| 930,000
| 1913
| 2,850,000
|
1878
| 70,000
| 1896
| 970,000
| 1914
| 2,920,000
|
1879
| 100,000
| 1897
| 1,000,000
| 1915
| 3,000,000
|
1880
| 140,000
| 1898
| 1,120,000
| 1916
| 3,100,000
|
1881
| 180,000
| 1899
| 1,255,000
| 1917
| 3,240,000
|
1882
| 215,000
| 1900
| 1,384,000
| 1918
| 3,390,000
|
1883
| 250,000
| 1901
| 1,512,000
| 1919
| 3,500,000
|
1884
| 300,000
| 1902
| 1,642,000
| 1920
| 3,600,000
|
1885
| 350,000
| 1903
| 1,768,000
| 1921
| 3,700,000
|
1886
| 400,000
| 1904
| 1,896,000
| 1922
| 3,750,000
|
1887
| 480,000
| 1905
| 2,024,000
| 1923
| 3,800,000
|
1888
| 560,000
| 1906
| 2,152,000
| 1924
| 3,850,000
|
1889
| 640,000
| 1907
| 2,280,000
| 1925
| 3,900,000
|
1890
| 740,000
| 1908
| 2,400,000
| 1926
| 3,950,000
|
1891
| 805,000
| 1909
| 2,520,000
| 1927
| 3,980,000
|
1892
| 835,000
| 1910
| 2,650,000
| -
| -
|
1893
| 865,000
| 1911
| 2,700,000
| -
| -
|
1894
| 900,000
| 1912
| 2,760,000
| -
| -
|
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