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Ball Watch Cleveland – Official Railroad – 10K YGF – 51mm -1930’s

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BRAND:	BALL WATCH CO. CLEVELAND
MODEL:	VINTAGE RAILROAD POCKET WATCH
YEAR:	1930'S
MATERIAL:	10K YELLOW GOLD FILLED
SIZE – DIAMETER EXCLUDING WINDING CROWN:	51MM
SIZE – LENGTH INCLUDING LUGS:	51MM
CONDITION:	GOOD
BOX:	NO
PAPER:	NO
PRICE:	$1,995

Ball Watch Cleveland – Official Railroad – 10K YGF – 51mm -1930’s

Beautiful Ball Watch Co Cleveland official railroad with white enamel dial and Arabic numerals marking each hour. The second sub dial is at 6 o’clock. At 12 o’clock is engraved Trade Mark – Official Standard – RR- Ball Watch Co. Cleveland”. It is a 10K yellow gold filled screwed back case with engraved inside Keystone Watch Case - J Boss – 10K gold filled patented – 9659025”. It is Ball Watch Co Cleveland manual winding movement with 17 jewels and 18,000 A/h. Adjusted 5 positions. B237013 Pat Nov 17.96 – Sapphire Pallets.

History

The Ball Watch Company, founded in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1891 by jeweler Webb C. Ball, revolutionized railroad timekeeping. Following a tragic 1891 train collision in Kipton, Ohio, caused by an inaccurate watch, Ball instituted strict precision standards and a bi-weekly watch inspection system that ultimately covered 75% of American railroads. In 1891, the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway commissioned Webb C. Ball as Chief Time Inspector after it was discovered that an engineer's stopped watch led to a deadly head-on collision. To ensure safety across the rapidly expanding American railway network, Ball developed the Official Railroad Standard. To be certified for railroad duty, these pocket watches had to meet strict specifications:

• Open-face dials (size 16 or 18)

• Plain white dials with bold black Arabic numerals and hands

• Adjustable to temperature and at least 5 positions

• Maintained an accuracy of within 30 seconds a week

• A minimum of 17 jewels

Today, the BALL Watch Company SA is an independent, luxury watch company headquartered in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland. The company retains its railroad heritage while pivoting to modern, Swiss-made wristwatches famous for their proprietary micro gas tube illumination and extreme shock protection systems.

Technical details

Ball Watch manual winding movement with 17 jewels and 18,000 A/h. Adjusted 5 positions. B237013Pat Nov 17.96 – Sapphire Pallets.

Measurements

Diameter excluding winding crown: 51mm 

Length including lugs: 51mm

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Ball Watch Cleveland – Official Railroad – 10K YGF – 51mm -1930’s

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