Gold Watch no. 561

Case: Dial: Movement: Provenance: 18?? - Potter, Geneve 2018 - Heritage Auctions, 24 Oct 2018, $7,500, " Albert H. Potter & Co. Geneva Special Order Gold Watch With O'Hara Dial Case: 18k yellow gold, 52 mm, case back with Knights of Pythias engraving, front with ornate monogram and small bird, inner gold bezel and glass over the movement, Potter trademark in the back lid Dial: enamel, signed "O'Hara Waltham Dial Co." on the reverse, hours in gold frames for "Fred Goosmann", blue outer border with five minute numerals, portrait of a young woman at center, subsidiary seconds, gold filigree hands Movement: No. 561, nickel, kidney shaped plates, straight line lever escapement, bi-metallic compensated balance with gold and platinum mean time screws, counter poised pallet, 20 jewels, diamond end stone on the barrel in a screw down setting, micro-metric regulator with swan's neck spring Fred Goosmann was born in Lingen Germany July 5th 1852. In 1870 he opened a watch and jewelry store in Somerville Tennessee. This is a unique special order timepiece and one of the very few known by Albert H. Potter with a fancy O'Hara dial. Condition Report*: Type: Albert H. Potter & Co. Geneva Special Order Gold Watch With O'Hara Dial Dial: fancy enamel dial, blue, white and gold Hands: gold filigree hands Metal: 18k yellow gold Gram Weight: 144.7 Case Width: 52 mm Crystal: glass Watch Movement: No. 561, nickel, kidney shaped plates, straight line lever escapement, bi-metallic compensated balance with gold and platinum mean time screws, counter poised pallet, 20 jewels, diamond end stone on the barrel in a screw down setting, micro-metric regulator with swan's neck spring Circa: 1880 Condition: dial is very good with no visible hairlines, case is good, movement is good, runs with pressure on the spring but tends to stop, will need cleaning and servicing " 2019 - Heritage Auctions, 3 Jun 2019, $5,250, " Albert H. Potter & Co., Geneva, Special Order Gold Watch With O'Hara Dial, circa 1880 Case: 18k yellow gold, 52 mm, case back with Knights of Pythias engraving, front with ornate monogram and small bird, inner gold bezel and glass over the movement, Potter trademark in the back lid Dial: enamel, signed "O'Hara Waltham Dial Co." on the reverse, hours in gold frames for "Fred Goosmann", blue outer border with five minute numerals, portrait of a young woman at center, subsidiary seconds, gold filigree hands Movement: No. 561, nickel, kidney shaped plates, straight line lever escapement, bi-metallic compensated balance with gold and platinum mean time screws, counter poised pallet, 20 jewels, diamond end stone on the barrel in a screw down setting, micro-metric regulator with swan's neck spring Fred Goosmann was born in Lingen Germany July 5th 1852. In 1870 he opened a watch and jewelry store in Somerville Tennessee. This is a unique special order timepiece and one of the very few known by Albert H. Potter with a fancy O'Hara dial. Condition Report*: Type: Albert H. Potter & Co., Geneva, Special Order Gold Watch With O'Hara Dial, circa 1880 Dial: fancy enamel dial, blue, white and gold Hands: gold filigree hands Metal: 18k yellow gold Gram Weight: 144.7 Case Width: 52 mm Crystal: glass Watch Movement: No. 561, nickel, kidney shaped plates, straight line lever escapement, bi-metallic compensated balance with gold and platinum mean time screws, counter poised pallet, 20 jewels, diamond end stone on the barrel in a screw down setting, micro-metric regulator with swan's neck spring Circa: 1880 Condition: dial is very good with no visible hairlines, case is good, movement is good, non-running, will need repair "