#261 • Cyma Watersport, bumper automatic in 14K, Saints & Sinners Club gift to Gen. Lewis B. Hershey

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

High bid $750.00

Status: Available

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

WW - Cyma Watersport, bumper automatic, 34mm x 42mm to lug tips, 18mm lug width, original 14K yellow gold screw back case, engraved presentation on back that reads "Honor Award to General Lewis B Hershey, 'Fall Guy' 4-25-52, Circus Saints and Sinners Club," brown leather strap, refinished silvered dial with applied gold indices, 17J cal R420, s#XXX98, triple signed. Gross weight of assembled 14K watch without strap 21.3 dwt (33.1g). General Lewis B. Hershey had a long-running military career that started in 1916. He served as Director of the Selective Service from 1940 to 1970, and was appointed by Nixon as the Presidential Advisor for Manpower Mobilization after he left the role. The Circus Saints & Sinners Club was a Washington, D.C. charitable and social organization that became famous for its annual "Fall Guy" roasts honoring national leaders, generals, politicians, athletes, and entertainers. The club raised substantial amounts for charity while presenting commemorative gifts to its honorees. Presentation watches like this were one of the club's traditional gifts. A very similar inscribed Cyma was presented to golfer Sam Snead in 1951. CONDITION: Mvt: Running, fine-plus cosmetic mvt condition overall, fine scratches to rotor and plates, light toning to steelwork, some finish loss to mvt ring; excellent refinished dial; fine gold hands with fine scratches to hour and minute hands and light oxide to seconds-hand; polished case shows light wear, a few small dings to case sides, lugs, and bezel; unsigned crown has ding near center; good plastic crystal. Estimate: $1,400 - $2,600 JH-79869