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Presentation inscription on the 18K gold cuvette reads: Presented to Capt. Asa Ballard by the Cambridge Reserve Guard, March 27, 1871.
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WALTHAM GOLD HUNTER CASED WATCH
signed American Watch Co., Appleton Tracey & Co., Waltham, Mass, no. 490451, c. 1871
Case: 18K gold engine turned with millgraining on the ribbed band, engraved cartouche, 50mm. diam.
Dial: White enamel with subsidiary seconds, roman numerals, blued steel hands
Movement: Gilt full plate with split bimetallic balance, key wind, also marked Fogg's Patent
signed American Watch Co., Appleton Tracey & Co., Waltham, Mass, no. 490451, c. 1871
Case: 18K gold engine turned with millgraining on the ribbed band, engraved cartouche, 50mm. diam.
Dial: White enamel with subsidiary seconds, roman numerals, blued steel hands
Movement: Gilt full plate with split bimetallic balance, key wind, also marked Fogg's Patent