Description:
Precision Watch Co. (France) 42mm 17J North Star pocket watch, attractive nickel split plate movement with a brushed finish, bold red ruby jewels and an unusual plate layout, mint hard enamel off-white Montgomery style dial with bold black boxcar style Arabic numbers, red and black 1-60 minute markers, a black marked seconds register and a black locomotive design under "North Star" on the upper half of the dial, slender black steel whip-style hands, heavy white base metal (WBM) chrome screw back & bezel (SB&B) water-resistant case with deep floral engraving around the bezels, back has horizontal engraving in the center around an elaborate engraved design of a locomotive in motion, heavy short pendant, fancy floral engraved bow and a glass crystal, back cover has notches along the bezel to allow for the safe opening of the back, which once screwed down, sits in a green rubber gasket inside the back frame and allows for a highly water resistant design, case is showing only very light even wear overall with no heavy scratches or defects but does have a small line of discoloration on the upper-right of the crystal where it appears some of the crystal glue has yellowed a bit with age, measures approx. 49mm in diameter x 62mm in length x 12mm thick (crystal included). An attractive, high quality French-made vintage watch from the 1960s, distinctive for the water resistant case, in excellent+ overall condition!
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