Rare excellent condition antique E. Howard Railroad watch serial number 1150923 indicating this watch movement was made in 1930. The movement is inscribed 21 JEWELS SERIES 10 1150923 E HOWARD WATCH CO BOSTON USA, with a star and an arrow. It is also marked PAT'D'10. It is also inscribed EXTRA ADJUSTMENT 5 POSTIONS TEMPERATURE. This is a unique watch. To open the movement you have to lift it out from the case on a hinge. The case is gold filled. The back of the cover is inscribed E. HOWARD WATCH CO BOSTON C. W.C. CO. TRADEMARK CRESCENT EXTRA with case number 2421099. We have just had this watch cleaned and serviced by our expert watch maker. The watch is a lever set movement meaning to set the time you have to lift the watch up out of the case and use your thumbnail to pull the lever set out that is located between 1 and 2 on the side of the watch. Once you have done that it sets the watch in the time set position, you gently turn the winding crown until the time is set correctly. Once you have done that, you push the lever back in which now puts the watch in the wind position. It is very important that you push the lever back into the watch before trying to wind it after you have set the time. To access the watch you have to unscrew the cover. It unscrews easily and when you set it back on just tighten it gently with your hand it is not necessary to tighten it too much. From the bottom of the case to the top of the watch ring it measures 2-7/8 inches. From side to side across the face it measures 2 inches. Weight 97.5 grams. This is a wonderful condition rare E. Howard antique railroad grade watch. It has 60 minutes all in black with the exception of 5-60 every 5 minutes it is marked with red markers. The face has 2 minor hairlines, one near 9:00 and the other infront of it. The back of the watch has a monogram could be HB. This is a very rare watch in excellent running condition guaranteed to please any advanced watch collector. (Item #73373)

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