1891 E. Howard & Co. Antique 18 Size N Pocket Watch with Exceptional Fancy Dial - 14K Gold
For the serious pocket watch or Howard collector, few things are more exciting than finding one of the company's exquisite and most luxurious offerings. Today's offering showcases such an incredible original Howard with an extremely rare and exquisite fancy dial and gorgeous case coming from a prominent collector who has one of (or perhaps the) finest collections of fancy dialed Howards in the United States. That collector, more importantly to me, also happens to be my father. It is triple signed E. Howard & Co. and in gorgeous condition. Its exceptionally rare, original hand-crafted Howard dial has breathtakingly intricate gold filigree and jeweled design. It has a different motif than other rare Howard fancy dials - it is cream instead of white and the only coloring comes from the inset "jewels." It is gorgeous mint with no cracks, chips, or hairlines. Our photos couldn't quite do it justice. Powering the watch is its very fine series 8 movement. It is housed in a classic 18K go