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Rare Elgin “William Osler” Streamline Moderne design doctor’s wristwatch in two-tone 14K white and yellow gold fill, circa 1933.
Usually found in only yellow gold fill, this is the first example I have offered of the early, two-tone version of the “Osler,” it is very rare. Elgin named this watch for Canadian-born Sir William Osler, probably the most respected physician in the world at the beginning of the 20th century. Osler was instrumental in the growth of The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore and received world-wide acclaim for his medical methods and writings until his death in 1919. This watch has a large rectangular seconds register unusually centered on the main dial in which seconds can be read by the means of the red-tipped hand, making it ideal for use by doctors to record pulsations. This example is in excellent condition with only a touch of brassing to the tips of the lugs. Caseback is excellent and unengraved, with a small speck of wear in each corner. Dial has been beautifully restored to its correct original appearance with a parchment white finish and black enamel painted numerals. Has new glass crystal. The watch is powered by its correct 7 jewel Elgin grade 514 rectangular movement.
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