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Rare Dan Patch Pocket Watch
Rare Dan Patch Pocket Watch
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Open face pocket watch. New England Watch Co. (1898-1914) which originated from The Waterbury Watch Co. 7 Jewel. Start. Stop. Reset. 16S. Chronograph type movement. Marked Dan Patch the workds Dan Patch 1:55, a reference to the one minute 55 second fastest mile record set by the horse during a Stop Watch on the porcelain face. Engraved at the closed side with the head of the horse and 1:55, a reference to the world record for the fastest mile set by the trotter during a time trial in 1906, a record that stood unmatched for 32 years. Dan Patch is a brown American standardbred stallion sired by Joe Patchen. One of the most famous horse trotters ever, Dan Patch, is memorialized in the Museum of the Dan Patch Historical Society in Michigan. In original leather pouch
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Rare Dan Patch Pocket Watch

Estimate $400 - $600
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Starting Price $200
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