#202 • Elgin, very heavy 18K HC, doctor's watch, 16S

Part of 261022 - "Fall Featured Auction" Horology, Jewelry & Coins - October 1 - 22 (timed auction by Jones & Horan Auctions)

High bid $5,800.00

Status: Available

Live bidding starts Oct 22, 2026 11:00 AM EDT

APW - Elgin, Grade 84, doctor's watch with center-seconds, 16J, 16S, very heavy 18K gold original HC with Jürgensen-style lips, front shield with engraved initial, gold cuvette with dedication "Harman F. Richman, Dec. 28th, 1890," glazed mvt observation cover, white enamel dial, SW-LS, nickel damascene, s#1079858. Gross weight of watch 89.1 dwt (138.4 g). Harman Fisloe Richman was born December 28, 1869 to a well-established New Jersey family. He received this watch on his 21st birthday, 1890. CONDITION: Mvt: Running, excellent-plus cosmetic mvt condition overall, scattered mild fine scratches and pinpoint nicks, spotted oxide to regulator; nearly flawless dial with one micro-fine scratch; excellent-plus hands, minute and hour hand with few micro-fine scratches; case with broken or missing front lift spring so front must be lifted open and will fall closed with gravity, case shows hardly any wear, few pinpoint nicks to band, short vertical scratch at lower rear shoulder, superb crisp engine turning detail, cuvette with small ding to bottom-right; tight bow, crown shows hardly any wear; good glass crystal. Estimate: $7,000 - $8,000 JH-79960