New Columbus dzepni sat - Full hunter case

New Columbus dzepni sat u lovačkom kućištu. Size 12, oko 41,5mm. Pozlata. Mehanizam 16 Jewels. Sat je ispravan. Kazaljke se podešavaju izvlačenjem poluge i vrtnjom krunice. Smanjujem kolekciju.

The Columbus Watch Manufacturing Company was founded by Dietrich Gruen in December 1874 in Columbus, Ohio, finishing movements imported from Switzerland. In November 1882 the company was reorganized as the Columbus Watch Company, with Dietrich Gruen President and General Manager. In 1883 the Columbus Watch Company began to manufacture movements in a newly-built factory in Columbus, Ohio. The company's primarily made 18-size movements, and also developed a smaller and thinner 16-size movement. The highest grade 18-size movements were marketed as "finely adjusted and just the thing for railway service."

In its earliest years, Columbus used numbers to identify its watch grades, the top grades were the 18-size 16-jewels No. 18 (hunting) and the No. 99 (open face). Also 18-size 16-jewels, grades No. 28 (hunting) and No. 98 (open face) were more moderate priced movements, grades No. 27 (hunting), No. 97 (open face), and 15-jewels grade No. 35 (hunting) were more affordable priced movements which were also manufactured to meet railroad time service requirements1.

Around 1889 Columbus introduced one of its earliest named grade, the Railway King, a high grade, 18-size, 16-jewel movement, furnished with a micrometer regulator and adjusted to temperature and positions. The Railway King was initially released as a hunting case movement, an open face version was released later. The more moderately priced 18-size 15-jewels R.W.K Special was introduced in 1892.

In 1889 Columbus introduced 16-size 16-jewels adjusted movements grades No. 47 (hunting) and No. 87 (open face) "specially adapted for use by railroad men." Other 16-size watches manufactured for railroad service included grades No. 48 (hunting, 16-jewels), No. 87 (open face, 16-jewels), No. 46 (hunting, 15-jewels) and No. 86 (open face, 15-jewels).

In 1894, following the financial panic of 1893, the Columbus Watch Company went into receivership, operating with new management until 1903, producing watches under the names Columbus Watch Company and New Columbus Watch Company. Initially the new company's movements were a continuation of the existing models and grades.