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!


Item Specifics:

  • Year Made: 1960s
  • Company: Precision Watch Co. (France)
  • Movement Size: 3442mm
  • Jewels: 1117J
  • Setting/Movement Type: pendant set
  • Model/Grade: North Star
  • Movement Finish: nickel
  • Movement Details: fancy plate layout
  • Dial Material: hard enamel
  • Dial Color: ivory/off-white
  • Dial Details: Montgomery style, locomotive design, boxcar style numbers
  • Hand Style: whip
  • Case Style: SB&B
  • Case Material: Base Metal - Chrome
  • Case Details: water resistant (WR), locomotive engraving
  • Case Width/Diameter: 49mm (1.93 inches)
  • Case Length, bow included:  62mm (2.44 inches)
  • Case Thickness:  12mm (0.47 inches)
  • Crystal Material: glass
  • Condition: Excellent +
  • Gender: Gentlemen's