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Any information about UK case maker out there?

  1. BlueHands Mar 19, 2020

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    Hi ladies and gentlemen,

    got this old Longines watch from late 1940s in a special case. Haven't found anything in www about E.B.E company.
    Perhaps there is somebody out there who could shed a light? Thanks much in advance. Here's a photo of the case
    inside.
    Werk 7500056-3.JPG
     
  2. MRC Mar 19, 2020

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    Ehrhardt Birmingham perhaps? Just guessing.
     
  3. BlueHands Mar 19, 2020

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    Thanks, this company seems to be earlier working, around late 19th, early 20th century.
     
  4. zoohannover Mar 20, 2020

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  5. BlueHands Mar 20, 2020

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  6. Vitezi Mar 20, 2020

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    More pictures of your watch would help. Does your watch have the adjustable lugs shown in the Japanese article above?
    upload_2020-3-20_9-19-46.png

    If so, a little bit of searching reveals that Edward Browing Eustance held several patents from 1930 through 1950, one of which was for the adjustable lugs:
    upload_2020-3-20_9-14-25.png

    I am guessing that Edward is the E.B.E on your case back. However, I can find no record of a watch case manufacturer by that name.
     
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  7. zoohannover Mar 20, 2020

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    That is interesting! It even connects the topic to today's wearable electronic devices such as the Apple Watch.
    https://patents.google.com/patent/CA160997S/un

    Just a typo: It should be Browning, right? ;)
     
  8. zoohannover Mar 20, 2020

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  9. BlueHands Mar 20, 2020

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    Very interesting, guys, thanks a lot. The case design with this flexible lugs is almost the same, only the dials wore different names,
    Cyma, Longines, Mappin a.o. Found also that article in another forum, that shows my watch below, just the hands are not legit to the watch in that discussion.
    https://www.mwrforum.net/forums/sho...rted-Longines-WWII-Pilot-watch-whatever-it-is

    Now it seems to me that Mr. Eustance is the head behind E.B.E.


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