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George P. Reed. A fine and rare 18K gold "Improved Lever" watchSigned E. M. Shepherd, Boston, No. 23
12 June 2014, 13:00 EDT
New YorkSold for US$10,000 inc. premium
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George P. Reed. A fine and rare 18K gold "Improved Lever" watch
Signed E. M. Shepherd, Boston, No. 23
15-jewel 18-size gilt ¾ plate movement with Reed's patent pierced top plate, jewels in settings, key wound and set, Reed's patent barrel, stop work and maintaining power, right angle escapement, bimetallic balance, blued flat spring, plain index regulator, gold cuvette, white enamel dial signed "E. M. Shepherd, Malden, Mass.", roman chapters, blued hands, subsidiary seconds, engine turned and scroll engraved C. J. & Bro. case
54mm, 132.1 grams
15-jewel 18-size gilt ¾ plate movement with Reed's patent pierced top plate, jewels in settings, key wound and set, Reed's patent barrel, stop work and maintaining power, right angle escapement, bimetallic balance, blued flat spring, plain index regulator, gold cuvette, white enamel dial signed "E. M. Shepherd, Malden, Mass.", roman chapters, blued hands, subsidiary seconds, engine turned and scroll engraved C. J. & Bro. case
54mm, 132.1 grams
Footnotes
The present watch is an example of Reed's August 18, 1868 patent design for a ¾ plate watch movement incorporating a pierced aperture for better access to the mainspring.