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ALD Swiss made pocket watch.
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bubba48
·A.L.D. is for Dennison Watch Case Co. Ltd..
The case has the city mark of Birmingham (the anchor) and the D is for the year.
If you show us the movement we can give you some more info
The case has the city mark of Birmingham (the anchor) and the D is for the year.
If you show us the movement we can give you some more info
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padders
··Oooo subtitles!D is for July 1928 to June 1929. The movement isn't shown but unless it is Omega or Rolex or Patek or similar, it will be worth pretty much its melt value, which should be considerable, high hundreds of £ at a guess. Plus maybe same again for the chain. It looks a nice thing but the sterile dial suggests that the movement isn't anything special.
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ghce
·A lovely family heirloom for sure, being 9 caret gold it has a good $ value but having now passed thru 3 generations from new I am sure that the family sentimental and succeeding generations value is far greater.
For insurance purposes you probably want to check out the status of the chain and T bar for gold marks as this would add considerable value also were the also 9 caret or better.
Edit Just looked again at your chain photos and they all appeared to be stamped with a number (375), so yes looks like a solid gold chain, you are a lucky man!
For insurance purposes you probably want to check out the status of the chain and T bar for gold marks as this would add considerable value also were the also 9 caret or better.
Edit Just looked again at your chain photos and they all appeared to be stamped with a number (375), so yes looks like a solid gold chain, you are a lucky man!
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JimInOz
··Melbourne AustraliaThe individual links of the chain are stamped, wonder who in the assay office got that job?
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Tml1
·Thanks you very much for the information. I’ll dig it out and photograph the movement later. The face is very plain isn’t it, considering the case and chain. Thanks again
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JimInOz
··Melbourne AustraliaThe plain face is in great condition and its simplicity is very attractive.
I'd rather that than some of the overly ornate styles from that period.
I'd rather that than some of the overly ornate styles from that period.
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padders
··Oooo subtitles!It should be pretty easy to pop the inner back. Look for a notch and gently apply a sharp knife. Even a finger nail might do it, they are hinged and designed to be easily opened.
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ghce
·It's a Swiss movement and if it's around the late 20's chances are that it is probably a good movement given the gold case but a photo is a must to determine that.
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Tml1
·Apologies for the delay folks. Photos of the movement and more stamps on the T bar. A J.D
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JimInOz
··Melbourne AustraliaSyren was a brand used by two companies, not sure of which one it would be though.
Data from Mikrolisk.de
Data from Mikrolisk.de
