Antique Columbus Full Hunter Pocket Watch, 1890

Antique Columbus full hunter pocket watch.

In 1874, the Columbus Watch Company was founded by Dietrich Gruen who went on to later become one of the founders of the Gruen Watch Company.

In 1882, the company was able to move to the “German Village” in Columbus following major investment by a number of different parties. It was here they started to manufacture their own movements, having previously bought them in, and they also developed a smaller thinner 16-size movement.

This particular watch has a stem-winding movement, model 3, which is working nicely. The movement is signed and it has the serial number 187693 which dates it back to 1890. In fact, just four years after this watch was made, the company went into receivership but continued to trade under new names, and in 1903 the company was bought by Studebakers and became the newly formed South Bend Watch Company.

The movement is protected by an inner hinged cover.

The watch measures 54mm excluding the winding stem and the loop. The case is 14k gold filled and it is exquisitely detailed on both the front and the back. The front cover has a cartouche with a faint letter B while the case back has an image of a building with a bell tower against a backdrop of mountains. It is in beautiful condition.

The winding crown pushes in to open the front cover. Inside there is a glass lens which is in good condition, just a small nibble at the bottom. The signed white enamel dial has stylised Roman numerals, a subsidiary seconds dial and an outer minute track. There are a couple of short faint hairline cracks next to the subsidiary seconds dial but nothing too detrimental at all. The hands are initially lever set, it is very easy but instructions will be sent with the watch.

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