Here we have a "Dueber", 16 Jewel, 18 size, Hunter, Serial No. 701740, in a "Metropolitan Watch Case Co., New York.", 20yr. Gold Filled Case. 

This Model was made in 11/15/16 & 17 Jewels. All were Un-Adjusted [non-railway approved] Movements.

Movement signed "Dueber", Canton, Ohio. has Screw-Set Jewel Settings & a Teske Regulator. Most of the examples I've seen of this model are the 15 Jewel. 

The Gold Filled Hunter Case is in excellent condition. Heavily Hand Engraved with little wear & no brass showing.

Marked Warranted 20 years, w/ a Horse-Shoe & 4 Leaf Clover Trade Mark [I located this TM in Ehrhardt's book; "Trade Marks, Watch Cases, Pocket Watches, Etc."]. The short lived "Metropolitan Watch Case Co., New York." was only in business c.1890's, so it fit's the movements era.  

The "Red Dueber" "Circle" Dial is in very good shape, w/ only a small edge chip @ 3:00 [mostly hidden by the bezel]. I've seen examples w/ Open Morning Glory Hands but this does not mean that the Standard Hands, like these, weren't usually fitted by the Factory [the 1896 Catalog lists 'either Moon or Spade Hands']. 

An interesting Watch Chain in a style from the late 1800's. Called a "Memento Mori", after the Roman admonition "Sic Transit Gloria Mundi" [all glory is fleeting unto death] many were carried by Medical Practitioners or as a religious warning about preparing for eternity. 

This one is not as 'Macabre' as some of the others [Human Skulls, Human Skeletons, Brains, etc.].  

The 'Bar' is in the shape of a Key. Possible meaning; Key to the Kingdom of Heaven or the Doors of Eternity.

This  one showing it's size relative to an 18 size pocket watch. The Anatomically Correct Skull is that of a Hummingbird which happens to be the name of the Bar here in Macon, GA, that I'm known to frequent.  

Here's Number 3 of the Dueber-Hampden Advertising Novelties.  The Stickpin.

So far I've only seen 3 kinds of these Advertising Novelties.

I already have the Match Safe & the Watch Chain Fob. 

Pin attachment for keeping your Tie/Ascot in place.

This is just like The Dueber-Hampden Watch Fob, except for the Pin-Back.

A revision, of sorts, as this Watch is now a part of My Collection; "The" Hampden 18 size, Electric Railway, Serial No.2640034, 17Jewel, Adjusted, Model 3, Manufactured in 1909.

The Third time this Unique Hampden has been up for Auction.

It's a Pendulum Set [ON3P-A] Dueber Grand, Movement, with a different Barrel Bridge Plate, marked "Electric Railway" rather than "Dueber Grand". It seems to be the only documented example of this model.

It has a Single-Sunk, Arabic,Enamel Dial & Med. Spade, Blued Hands. It has been variously sold as a 1908 & 1910 Hampden but pocketwatchdatabase.com lists it with a manufacturing date of 1909. Possibly a Prototype for the Streetcar & Inter-Urban Market that never went into production. Definitely not intended for use by the Major Railroads as only Lever-Set Movements were acceptable on the Main-Lines. Hampden had a "Electric Railway Standard" 16 Size, Lever-Set, Watch in production in both Open-Face & Hunter configurations but few were made, which leads me to believe that they never became popular with Motormen & Street Car Conductors. 

An 18 size, Illinois "BUNN" 17 Ruby Jewels, Serial No.2622799.Made in 1914.

This movement has the "Sunburst" style of Damasking. Probably the nicest damasking on any of the "Bunn"'s & "Bunn Specials".

Very Good, Double-Sunk, Arabic, Enamel Dial. Has "Old English" or "Gothic" Style Fonts.

Movement is marked; Adjusted, Temperature, 5 Positions, Isochronism. 2622799, 17 Ruby Jewels, Double Roller. BUNN Illinois Watch Co. Springfield.

Current Case is this 20yr., Keystone, "J.Boss", Screw Back & Bezel Case, w/ Stag Engraving.

Markings on inner case mean it's a 14K, Gold Filled Case, Warranted to wear for 20 yrs. Serial # 8553704.

Originally housed in a Nickle Swing-Out Case. This case is neither original or age appropriate, so I've re-cased it in the Later-Type, GF, J.Boss Case.

American Timekeeper

American Timekeeper

I have yet to send them a watch but they come highly recommended & their price for cleaning & servicing are not insane [like a lot of others].

Possible Dueber W.C.Co. 18 size, Hunter Case.

I'm waiting on this one to arrive. It's condition; a mystery. If it's an actual Dueber Case; a mystery. [Update; Not an Actual Dueber W.C.Co., Case].

Won't be able to tell how Brassed this is till it gets here. 

The engraving on both the Front & Back Lids still looks quite deep though.

The inside of the Dust Cover is marked with a Star inside a Flag, which is a Dueber Symbol but on Movements, not Cases. There were no pic's of the inside of the Rear Case, so we'll have to wait & see what's there. [It turns out Nothing on inside of Case Back].

This symbol has been noted on other Cases but there is no authentication of it's being an actual Dueber Watch Case Co. Trade Mark. No matter condition or authenticity, for the $9.99 I paid for it, I can't go wrong.  UPDATE; No, I don't believe this is an actual Dueber W.C.Co. Case. I think it was Gold Plated rather than Gold Filled [no Dueber Cases that I know of were 'Plated']. The Serial No. 05163 doesn't seem right & there is no other marking, besides the "Star in Flag" logo. As John C. Dueber said; "Remember, there is no article of manufacture so readily defrauded as are the products of gold".