Fredonia-18s-sn 8497. Private label. Only my second Fredonia.

30 Years ago Ehrhardt-Meggars Gold Book valued this tooling movement at $350.00 and added that it was RRG, certainly Custom-fitted jeweling, all manually-engraved marking for everything except the Fredonia Plate Signature is VERY +++++ collectible!. Tony, in the condition you have here, a serious collector should "insure" that at well over $1k today.

Note: Wickipedia has quite a story about Edwin "Bull" Sumner" . . . (much more at Wickipedia)
"Edwin Vose Sumner (January 30, 1797 – March 21, 1863) was a career United States Army officer who became a Union Army general and the oldest field commander of any Army Corps on either side during the American Civil War. His nicknames "Bull" or "Bull Head" came both from his great booming voice and a legend that a musket ball once bounced off his head."

Sumner fought in the Black Hawk War, with distinction in the Mexican-American War, on the Western frontier, and in the Eastern Theater for the first half of the Civil War. He led the II Corps of the Army of the Potomac through the Peninsula Campaign, the Seven Days Battles, the Maryland Campaign, and the Battle of Fredericksburg.

Beautiful watch Tony. and David Thanks for the history on this timepiece.

David,
Thank you for the great information about my Fredonia. I have been interested in Civil War info for a long time. I had a Grandfather who fought for the South in the war. His name was Shadrack.
Tony

Show us some pics of your Fredonia.
Tony

Nice Watch. I am interested in a Fredonia because of their relation to Mark Twain.

Bought this private label Fredonia at the WWT show last week. Serial number--14360

Double sunk private label dial

Tony. To a Mich Private Label guy like me. That's very NICE ! Love it .....

Can someone give us some info on J. C. Herkner of Grand Rapids,Mich was? Thanks in advance.
Tony

They are still in business. Joseph C Herkner Jewelers since 1867. Google it.

There's a great article from the Grand Rapids Historical Society. Lots of Great photos: History Grand Rapids.org

Mr Herkner is on the far right.