#19 • Gold Nugget Covered Waltham Pocket Watch

Part of March 2025 Premier Auction (live auction by Alaska Premier Auctions & Appraisals)

High bid $1,800.00

Status: Sold

Category: Timepieces

An highly unusual placer gold nugget covered Waltham pocket watch with Alaskan provenance. A small label for "John Meggitt, 1933, Mother" is visible on one side. John Meggitt was a school teacher in Naknek, in the Bristol Bay Borough of Alaska, beginning in about 1934 and later at Levelock, in the Lake and Peninsula Borough. In 1939 he went to Tanalian Point with his wife and filmed several area residents building cabins and boating across Lake Clark; he often returned to Lake Clark in the 1940s and 1950s. Further watch details follow below. Maker: Waltham Model: 1894 Grade: 225 Size: 12s S/N: 25038859 Est. Production Date: 1925 Movement Type: Openface Jewels: 17j Case Style: Openface by Wadsworth Case Material: Natural Placer Gold Nugget Over 14 karat Gold-Filled Weight: 74.37 grams Dimensions: 2" x 2" tall Functionality: Non-functioning when wound, missing hands, rust and corrosion inside, loose bow