Hampden Molly Stark Ladies Pocket Watch Start Price USD 9.00 Current Price USD 60.00 Time Left - Bid Count 5 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Friday, August 22, 2008 End Time Friday, August 29, 2008 Location Eaton Rapids, MI See more about 'Hampden Molly Stark Ladies Pocket Watch' Description Here is a beautiful ladies pocketwatch, a Hampden.  It is in excellent condition and we have done nothing to restore it.  The watch runs just fine, but I haven't attempted to calibrate it so can't guarantee whether it runs a bit slow or a bit fast.  This watch is gold-plated or gold-filled.... not solid gold.I looked up the serial number on an online interactive website and found that this watch seems to be a size 3/0, 7 jewel, produced in 1913. I love the beautiful engraving. Do you see that tiny hole with a bit of metal sticking out just below and to the right of the second hand dial?   That bit of metal is a little lever.  When you want to adjust the hours and minutes, you pull out the lever and then the winding mechanism can be used to adjust the time.  When you set it to where you want, you push the lever back.  Different. Here we see a bit on the bottom of the case where there is no plating and the brass underneath the gold can be seen clearly. Questions Please email me with the Ebay mail forwarding system if you have any questions.Retracting Your Bid- If you made a bidding error and wish to retract the bid, please do not email me and ask me to correct your error for you. It is very easy to retract bids on your own through eBay. I recommend having the item number copied prior to going to that site. ReservesIf you would like to request my reserve price, don't email me, but please take a moment to read my thoughts on Reserves and Bidding first. 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