Another Rare Hampden Dial!

This one a "Conversion" Dial [from Hunter to Open Face]. 

 Quite rare but very necessary when Railroads would no longer accept Hunter movements.  

 After all, Railwaymen had to pay for their own watches & an approved watch could cost a months salary!

A CANADIAN /MONTGOMERY / HAMPDEN, 18S DIAL! 

 Never have I seen one of these before, anywhere!

18 size, Key Wind / Key Set, Hampden. 11 Jewel, "CONTINENTAL", Watch

HAMPDEN "GOLDEN GATE". 18 SIZE, 17 JEWEL, M2, ADJUSTED TO HEAT & COLD.

DUEBER SILVERINE, SCREW BACK & BEZEL, CASE, ENGRAVED WITH AN ELECTRIC TROLLEY ON CASE BACK. ONE-OFF CASE, Serial # 6176, hidden on inside edge of case back & is the same as the serial # stamped on the case body [Dueber Cases had two numerals preceding the body number as the main case number]. 

                          Hampden, 18 size, Double-Sunk, "Blind-Man's" Dial.

Near Mint Dial. Large Arabic, 'Script', Numerals. 

This Dial is going on my 18s, 23J, Two-Tone, 1899, Special Railway, movement.

Back shows the 'Open-Face' Dial Foot location. 

1887 J.P.STEVENS, ATLANTA, GA. [HAMPDEN] 18 SIZE, 15 JEWEL, MODEL 2 [HUNTER] with STEVENS PAT. REGULATOR. SERIAL NO.1671.

J.P.Stevens Watch Co. modified Hampden movements [as well as other makers, such as Aurora] by adding their "Stevens Patent" Regulators. This movement started out as a 18s, Hampden, Model 2, 15J [Unclear if it was Adjusted but it's likely it was adjusted by Stevens if it had not already been Adjusted at the Hampden Factory. The Hampden Serial No. should be under the Dial & may provide Grade & Adjustment data].

Single-Sunk Dial has Arabic Numerals & 'Red' 5-min. Chapter. Signed; J.P.STEVENS ATLANTA, GA. The Hour Hand seems wrong as I've seen other J.P.Stevens watches with Open Morning Glory Hands, like the Minute Hand seen here [I also happen to have a set of Open Morning Glory Hands I could fit to this movement]. 

Housed in a DUEBER COIN Hunter Case, Serial #660170.

Case has a Floral Engraved Front Lid & a Plain Back.

Very, very, few of these J.P.STEVENS, Gems show up on the market & most are either priced at $5000 plus, in a GF or Solid Gold Case, or they're incomplete & not in running condition, though this one is. I'd say that this is as rare as the 17J, Ball-Hampden's are.