American 14K gold, coloured stone-set pocket watch Circa 1890

Gold watch with tri-colour gold monogram 
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A fine and rare American 14K gold and stone-set hunting cased keyless lever pocket watch, circa 1890. Royal House of Karadjordjevic by Elgin National Watch Co, U.S.A. A polished case, the hinged and sprung front cover with applied varicoloured gold engraved foliate monogram beneath a Byzantine crown set with red, blue and green stones, the back cover with an applied gold coat of arms beneath a crown set with green and blue stones. Hinged gold cuvette.
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White enamel dial with radial Roman hours beneath silver arcades, an outer minute track with Arabic five-minute numerals, subsidiary seconds, the centre painted with a further coat of arms and Louis XV hands. A frosted gilt full plate movement, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, adjusted, blued steel Breguet balance spring, regulator with micrometre screw adjustment. Dial and movement signed.
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Diameter: 52 mm
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Signed: Elgin National Watch Co.  U.S.A.
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The former property of a European collector.
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The coat of arms is almost identical to those of Peter 1st of Serbia but with different supporters and mottos. The Byzantine crown suggests that the watch was made for a member of the Yugoslav Royal House of Karadjordjevic.