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Cornell Watch Co. Grade E.S. Williams Pocket Watch

Cornell Watch Co.

Grade: E.S. Williams

Manufacturer: Cornell Watch Co.
Manufacturer Location: Chicago, Illinois and San Francisco, California
Movement Serial Number: 14722
Grade: E.S. Williams
Variation: No. 7
Model: 1
Estimated Production Year: 1871
Run Quantity: 390
Grade/Model Run: 3 of 13
Grade/Model Total Production: 1,660
Size: 18s
Jewels: 7j
Movement Configuration: Adaptable
Movement Finish: Gilt
Movement Setting: Key
Plate: Full Plate
Balance Type: Expansion
Regulator: Plain In
Hairspring: Flat
Adjusted: No
Railroad Grade: No
Movement Markings: E.S. Williams
Chicago, Ill.
Case: Various
Run ID: 62.G3.18S62.181M57.E48.K55.7J6
Database Version: v52.400
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Registry Population:
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2 (0.51%)
Research Note: #14722: Verified as E.S. Williams movement with burnished top-plate jewels. Since this is not consistent with any known Cornell production during this era, it is possibly a post-factory alteration. #14937: Reported as "C.L. Kidder"

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Anonymous · August 29, 2022

Serial Number 14757 was reported as inaccurate.

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Cornell Watch Co. Grade E.S. Williams Pocket Watch