Historic Hi Grade Louis Audemars Heavy 18k Gold Civil War General Owned Pocket Watch

Described By: Michelle NOFDD 62810

Title: Historic Hi Grade Louis Audemars Heavy 18k Gold Civil War General Owned Pocket Watch

Description: Historic Hi Grade Louis Audemars Heavy 18k Gold Civil War General Owned Pocket Watch. First, we would like to address the quality of the watch -one of the finest quality Louis Audemars watches you will ever see, complete with wolfsteeth winding, gold wheels, a compensating balance and the full inscription of the awards won by the family on the dust cover. The watch runs very strongly and according to our watch tech keeping fabulous time with 280 degree amplitude and keeps time within a respectable 25 seconds per day. Second, we would like to address the historical aspect engraved to Samuel Lawrence 1832-1911 -he has his own Wikipedia page and was a colonel in the 5th mass militia in the American Civil War and also the mayor of Medford, Massachusetts. The watch evidently was willed to Samuel L. Batchelder, his son in law or grandson according to the internet. Samuel L. Batchelder graduated from Harvard in 1931 and was noted as an intel officer with the US Army Airforce doing photographic recon in England. This is an unusual watch with a signed LA for Louis Audemar case & matching serial. Lastly, we would like to address the gold value -there is over $5000 in gold scrap value alone. Many of these treasures get melted down for the gold value and in order to save this wonderful treasure from the smelter we are starting bid at under gold value and sell it for No Reserve! Lids snap down tightly, firmly and with not much resistance. The bow has been replaced. No hairlines on dial. We took out the movement and the springs and the melt value is $5459. We are in contact with the Audemars archives department.

Case Size: 52mm

Movement Type: Hand Winding

Material: 18k Gold

Weight: 127.3grams

Box & Papers: None

Estimated size of package: 12x10x3, 1 lb

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