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·I have recently been given the above watch by my aunt and have had a lot of fun trying to find out about it. Sadly it is currently not working and the glass face under the half hunter front case is missing but it does look really cool and seems quite rare. I would be interested in any forum comments on what I could do with it. There is no provenance with this watch, my aunt thinks it was from her late husbands side of the family and the box it is in might not give any clues as a jewellers box "J Forbes & Son - Bulawayo" from Rhodesia originally. A few facts:
SN on Movement: 5527889 and another in the movement itself which I think reads 27.9 SBN
Case - Dennison Watch Case Co. Ltd
Hallmarks on case back indicate Birmingham, the "A" in symbol indicates 1925-26, "375" and not sure what the "9" is other than 9k probably.
Sponsors mark is "A-L-D" which ties up to AL Dennison and the Dennison Watch Case Co. Ltd
There is an "F" also stamped on the case but no idea what this might indicate.
Also various lightly hand scratched codes possibly "249T", "352T", "3429" and "6139"
SN on both halves of the case is 321143
Hallmarks on case inside front "9" and "375" plus Sponsors name again "A-L-D"
The backing of the case has initials "JMO" possibly and date 6.3.28. The "O might reference Olgivy which was my Aunts married name and the date ties in with the "A" hall mark and the Omega SN number so does seem to place the watch firmly in the 1925-28 range.
The strap is pretty worn and looks old, but whether it is the original and the full strap is unknown to me. I have photographed it all as is at present.
Otherwise, I have searched the web and cannot find much similar to this particular watch so suspect it is quite rare. I am not really a watch collector but during Covid I did find and revive a 1952 pair of Swaroski binos. The cost of doing this, given the quality was infinitely less than buying a new pair and a lot of fun. Perhaps this would be the same unless there is a serious collector out there that might be interested in this time piece.
I would be interested in this forum's comments on the watch and what options I might consider. Happy for you to be as brutal as you wish!
SN on Movement: 5527889 and another in the movement itself which I think reads 27.9 SBN
Case - Dennison Watch Case Co. Ltd
Hallmarks on case back indicate Birmingham, the "A" in symbol indicates 1925-26, "375" and not sure what the "9" is other than 9k probably.
Sponsors mark is "A-L-D" which ties up to AL Dennison and the Dennison Watch Case Co. Ltd
There is an "F" also stamped on the case but no idea what this might indicate.
Also various lightly hand scratched codes possibly "249T", "352T", "3429" and "6139"
SN on both halves of the case is 321143
Hallmarks on case inside front "9" and "375" plus Sponsors name again "A-L-D"
The backing of the case has initials "JMO" possibly and date 6.3.28. The "O might reference Olgivy which was my Aunts married name and the date ties in with the "A" hall mark and the Omega SN number so does seem to place the watch firmly in the 1925-28 range.
The strap is pretty worn and looks old, but whether it is the original and the full strap is unknown to me. I have photographed it all as is at present.
Otherwise, I have searched the web and cannot find much similar to this particular watch so suspect it is quite rare. I am not really a watch collector but during Covid I did find and revive a 1952 pair of Swaroski binos. The cost of doing this, given the quality was infinitely less than buying a new pair and a lot of fun. Perhaps this would be the same unless there is a serious collector out there that might be interested in this time piece.
I would be interested in this forum's comments on the watch and what options I might consider. Happy for you to be as brutal as you wish!
