Wednesday, January 20, 2016


New acquisition. A 1900, 23 Jewel, 18 size, Special Railway, Model 4, Two-Tone. Or an HT4L-A. The top of the line Hampden Hunter movement of the time. 1000 of these were made on this Run, out of 3,385 Total for this Model. 

Nice looking, running, example of the last model Hunter Movements. The only change to this Model was that the Models after 1906 had Double Rollers & were marked "Adjusted to 5 Positions", "Double Roller", to meet the latest Railroad Standards.  

  The Hands are a nicely Blued, Spade Hr. & Thin Spade "Pointer" style hands that I've found on many of the Late Model, RRG, Hampden's. Currently has a Double Sunk Arabic "Script" Dial. For awhile I thought I'd change it to a "Montgomery" style Dial, which was a Factory Option on all Railroad Grade Hampden Watches but changed my mind (this watch is from 1900 & Monty's didn't come into use on Hampden's till 1908 (though some show up as 'after-market' additions on earlier movements).    



Was housed in an incorrect Open Face, Plain, Philadelphia, GF, Case.

Re-Cased in a Dueber-Hampden, Signed, Salesman's Case, without Bow.

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