Description:

Ball-Hamilton 16S 21J lever set (LS) adj. 5p grade 999P Official RR Standard pocket watch #B654326, handsome nickel split plate movement with screw-down gold jewel settings (GJS), a gold center wheel and a uniform concentric circle damascene pattern, single sunk (SS) porcelain enamel dial with bold Arabic numbers (Ball's version of boxcar style) and a subsidiary seconds register has some faint hairlines, blue steel spade style hands, re-cased into a yellow gold filled (YGF) Ball Official RR Standard model screw back & bezel (SB&B) smooth polish case with stepped bezels finished with deep engravings of small squares & stylized figure-8s, short heavy pendant with a slightly recessed crown and a heavy fancy stirrup-style bow, case is showing normal even wear with some thin lines of brass starting to show on the bezels & bow, additionally it appears the crown is a replacement to the case, measures approx. 51mm in diameter x 65mm in length x 13mm thick (crystal included). An impressive, high quality triple signed railroad grade Ball from the 1940s in excellent overall condition!

Item Specifics:

Year Made: 1942-1943
Company: Ball-Hamilton
Movement Size: 0516S
Jewels: 0721J
Setting/Movement Type: lever set
Adjustments: 5 positions
Model/Grade: 999P
Serial #: B654326
Movement Finish: nickel
Movement Details: gold jewel settings (GJS), screw-down jewel settings, gold center wheel
Dial Material: porcelain enamel
Dial Details: boxcar style numbers
Hand Style: spade
Case Style: SB&B
Case Material: Gold Filled - Yellow
Case Details: re-cased, factory case, "Ball Official RR Standard" model, stirrup bow, recessed crown
Case Width/Diameter: 51mm (2.01 inches)
Case Length, bow included: 65mm (2.56 inches)
Case Thickness: 13mm (0.51 inches)
Crystal Material: plastic
Condition: Excellent
Gender: Gentlemen's