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## Antique c. 1860s M. J. Tobias & Co. Liverpool Full Hunter Pocket Watch – For Parts or Restoration
Up for sale is a mid-19th century Victorian **M. J. Tobias & Co. (Liverpool)** full hunter pocket watch. Features an ornate, fully hand-chased/engraved Swiss bar movement and an engraved 52mm full hunter case.
### Item Details:
* **Maker:** M. J. Tobias & Co., Liverpool
* **Era:** Circa 1850s–1870s
* **Case Type:** Full Hunter Case (hinged front cover, back cover, and inner dust cuvette)
* **Case Diameter:** Approx. 52mm (excluding crown/bow)
* **Case Markings:** Stamped "A.P" with serial number 18376
* **Movement:** Key-Wind / Key-Set, Patent Lever, 13 Jewels, fully hand-engraved finger bridges
* **Cuvette Inscription:** *"Patent Lever, 13 Jewels, Hands, No. 213935, M.J. Tobias & Co. Liverpool"*
* **Dial:** Enamel dial with Roman numerals and sub-seconds track
### Condition Notes:
* **Mechanical Status:** **NOT RUNNING.** Offered strictly AS-IS for parts, repair, restoration, or horological display.
* **Dial & Hands:** Enamel dial has hairlines and edge chipping (notably near 1 o'clock and 6 o'clock). Missing minute hand and sub-seconds hand; retains original hour hand.
* **Case & Cosmetics:** Full hunter case closes. Showing wear, minor surface marks, and patina consistent with an antique of this age. The hand-engraved movement bridges remain sharp and striking.
**Shipping:** Ships carefully packaged via USPS Ground Advantage with tracking.
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I sell all of my watches as is. I do not offer a warranty. So, please offer and buy understanding my policy. You have 14 days after you receive your shipment in which you may return the item to me. Be sure to securely package the item before shipping back. I do not pay for or provide return shipping. After I receive your return, I will refund your purchase price. After 14 days, returns are not permitted.
When I say a watch is running or working, I am saying it is ticking as I type this listing. I make no claim as to how long nor how well this watch will continue to run. Please understand that before you offer.
Unlike a quartz watch, a mechanical timepiece doesn’t get its energy from a battery. Instead, the power that drives the hands around the dial, and also drives any additional complications like a date function, a moonphase or a chronograph, comes from the unwinding of a tightly coiled flat spring.
One of the beautiful things about a mechanical watch is that is requires interaction with its owner to function. That coiled mainspring will only provide power for a day or two (or sometimes shorter or longer) if you don’t keep it wound. A handwound watch is the purest form of the mechanical timepiece, which is part of its appeal.
