Bidspirit auction | Waltham Sterling Silver Hunter Case

Waltham Sterling Silver Hunter Case Pocket Watch with Multi Color Gold Accents - This is an antique American mechanical pocket watch featuring a hunter-case design. The case is constructed of sterling silver and is heavily decorated on both the front and back covers with engraved floral and foliate motifs. These engravings are embellished with multi-color metal accents in rose and yellow gold tones, including a bird in flight on the front cover and a central vacant shield on the back. The white enamel dial features black Roman numeral hour markers, a sub-seconds dial at the 3 o'clock position, and is printed with the name WALTHAM. The interior of the case back is marked with a circular stamped logo reading PHILADELPHIA WATCH CASE CO. around a central crown and scales device. Below this, the word STERLING is stamped above the serial number 104790. A secondary interior dust cover bears a circular stamp reading WARRANTED STERLING SILVER surrounding a crown mark, with the matching serial number 104790 stamped below. The mechanical movement is intricately finished with damaskeened patterns and is engraved A.W.W. Co. WALTHAM, MASS. along with the serial number 11855115. The watch is in running condition. The watch case measures approximately 1.5 inches in diameter at its widest point. The watch is in running condition as noted in the provided facts. The sterling silver case shows surface scratches and tarnish throughout, consistent with age and use (photos 1, 2, and 7). There is minor wear to the gold-toned decorative accents on the exterior covers. The enamel dial exhibits a network of fine cracks or crazing, most notably between the 7 and 8 o'clock Roman numeral markers (photo 3). The interior case marks and movement engravings remain clear and legible.