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Description:
Steamship Pulaski Shipwreck Arnold Adams & Co. 18kt Gold Open-face Watch, London, roman numeral gilt dial with Breguet-style hands, running seconds (lacking hand),and floral-engraved center, engine-turned case back interior with illegible hallmark and ghosting, cuvette engraved "No. 2349/Arnold Adams & Co./London/Detached Lever/13 Jewels," with typical leaping stag around the winding hole, key-wind, key-set movement, dia. 48 mm, 80g.
Estimate $12,000-15,000
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Keywords
Arnold Adams & Co., Breguet, LondonStephen L. Fletcher
Partner/Executive Vice President and Chief Auctioneer
Director of American Furniture & Decorative Arts
508-970-3000
Jonathan Dowling
Director, Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments
508-970-3131
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