1883 Frosties
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This is a pair of 1883 model 15 jewel adjusted movements in grade 35 open face and grade 25 hunting case. I think these watches are the finest production of the 83 model. They have finish equal to the Crescent Street grade and lovely flush gold settings. The later 17 jewel examples are not really up to the finish standards of the earlier 15 jewel watches. Note that the open face example is pendant set while the hunting case example is lever set. This was true of all but a very small number of 1883 model watches. 

Hunting movement view 1, Hunting movement view 2, Open face movement view 1, Open face movement view 2, Movements together, Dials together

Movements.jpg (498627 bytes) Dials.jpg (367719 bytes)