Model 1883 ("Series VIII") watch with Moorhouse dial. This dial features elegant, skeletonized hour numerals with gossamer lacework enhancements. The hour numerals appear to be gray at normal viewing distances, but are in fact filled in with finely spaced black lines drawn with a brush formed from a single camel's hair. The fully adjusted nickel 3/4 plate movement, S# 307,042, features a dazzling repeated swirl damascening pattern on its nickel plates, 15 jewels in raised gold, screwed-down settings, and Reed's whiplash regulator. The 18K gold open face case, signed by Boston retailer "H. N. Lockwood," features a fluted rim, an elegant Gothic monogram on the rear cover, and an interesting skew-reeded bezel. The presentation on the cuvette reads "From Associates in the Engineering Department, B & M RR [Boston & Maine Railroad], April 29, 1893."
