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Seth Thomas Model 5 with Rare Dial

Seth Thomas carries a proud and unique heritage, founded by a Puritan man with an iron work ethic who was born just after the Revolutionary War in Connecticut. His clockmaking company began producing high-grade pocket watches in 1885, the only American clockmaker to attempt it, and the factory ended up making some of the most gorgeous designs of our railroad era, spanning nearly 30 years' worth of production until the outbreak of World War I.

Watch Description

The Seth Thomas Company's 18-size Model 5 was their only full-plate design, debuting sometime around 1893. Their 15-jewel lever-set Model 173 was the fourth grade to be released, and the second one overall with nickel plates. It was a workhorse, and the base for all the higher grades and finishes that followed. At the time fifteen jewels was considered fully jeweled, since the center wheel and its attendant jeweling pair to bring the total to seventeen rotated too slowly to generate any appreciable friction. This gleaming example with it's gold jewel settings and outboard regulator is ready for another decade of service after a full restoration. It fronts a rare dial with no seconds bit, listed in the 1896 catalog as Heavy Arabic #1222, and it's accompanied by the correct Extra Broad spade hands, part #1292. It's housed in a nickel Philadelphia Silverode case that's both handsome and practical, with a beautiful pastoral setting on the back, a sharp crown, a tight round bow, a beveled glass crystal, and covers that thread on and off easily.

Watch Specs

Manufacturer - Seth Thomas

Serial Number - 212090

Watch Size - 18

Watch Model - 5

Watch Grade - 173

Jewel Count - 15

Winding/Setting - Stem/Lever

Production Year - Around 1897

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