1910 ROCKFORD Trench Watch 15 Jewels Grade 164

ROCKFORD Trench Watch 1910   Regarded to possibly be among the top three in existence, this is a rare and excellent Rockford Watch Company Trench watch. It is powered by a Grade 164 movement, serial number 828235, and was in the first production run of four, in 1910. The run itself consisted of 400 pieces, with a total grade production of 2000 units. At this point in time, wristwatches were still very uncommon except for women or soldiers, and most all of these movements were cased in picket watch cases. This beauty is fitted in an off center SILVERODE Philadelphia Watch Case Co case. While the records for Rockford Watch are indeed hard to come by, it’s my personal belief that this is one of an extremely small handful of Rockford off center Trench Watches to have ever existed, and may be among the last, if not THE last still in circulation. By no means is it a common, run of the mill timepieceThe case itself is in 9.5/10 condition The hand painted porcelain dial appears to be original