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Canuck
·Very nice. Quite topical. Seems as though watches with the Agassiz name were produced many years after the company name changed to Longines. My guess is the subject watch s# would fit in with Longines s#s. Thereby, circa 1915-1920?
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Alpha
··Kilt Owner, Beagle Parent, Omega CollectorSadly I had no control over my old pal passing but WHY did I part with that Omega P.W. ? 🙁
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noelekal
··Home For Wayward WatchesPicked this Hamilton up off of Ebay a few weeks back. I was particularly interested in acquiring an electric railway watch for the Texas Electric Railway interurban came through our town. The local generating station to power it is now a local restaurant. My dad, my grandparents, and kin used to ride the interurban, the nickname of which was the "boll weevil." This was cotton country back in the 1920s-1930s. Our family was all gone from the area by the 1960s, died or moved away. We moved back into the area in 2021.
This watch keeps great time for days on end during testing, despite the balance wheel exhibiting a lot of sluggishness. The tick is positively gimp-legged to listen to. This one doesn't tick merrily.
A decent dial is under the ugly yellowed aftermarket plastic crystal. The watch is soon to go in for service and a new glass crystal.
http://www.heartoftexastales.com/interurban-electric-railway.html
This watch keeps great time for days on end during testing, despite the balance wheel exhibiting a lot of sluggishness. The tick is positively gimp-legged to listen to. This one doesn't tick merrily.
A decent dial is under the ugly yellowed aftermarket plastic crystal. The watch is soon to go in for service and a new glass crystal.
http://www.heartoftexastales.com/interurban-electric-railway.html
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noelekal
··Home For Wayward WatchesAnd, here's a new acquisition from our own Duricuir1! Seems particularly appropriate on a large pocket watch so it adorns the big 1905 vintage 18s Elgin Father Time. Lanyards are the way to go on pocket watches for casual retirement wear. I learned that with DaveK's Mystery Braid lanyards and now am sporting lanyards from two Omega Forum denizens. Am pleased!
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Waltesefalcon
·Since we are sharing watches with local connections, I'll share one I have shared before many pages back.
This is my 1911 16s Illinois A. Lincoln, it was originally a loaner watch from the Rock Island Line station in Chickasha, OK. Chickasha is about a half an hour from me, and I used to teach there, so when I ran across this one I had to add it to my collection. The second dial photo is just to show off the beautiful plum hands.
This is my 1911 16s Illinois A. Lincoln, it was originally a loaner watch from the Rock Island Line station in Chickasha, OK. Chickasha is about a half an hour from me, and I used to teach there, so when I ran across this one I had to add it to my collection. The second dial photo is just to show off the beautiful plum hands.
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Canuck
·The A Lincoln grade. There is a connection with another Illinois grade. The Illinois Stuart grade. John Todd Stuart was Lincoln’s law partner.
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·It certainly could be a10-size considering the diameter. My reference (Shugart, Engel, & Gilbert) doesn’t show that plate layout in a10-size. But considering that this is a Waltham, anything is possible. I am most puzzled by the pocketwatchdatabase listing showing this serial number range being made in 1908, but the serial number/date listing in Shugart shows it being made in 1881! Just goes to show how the standard reference material on occasion, is no help at all!
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S.H.
·Just took a chance on this one: I'll see when it arrives if it is a dud and what is the case material (steel or white nickel)... Likely a Moeris 19h with a central second in a Borgel front loading case. Uncommon bird.
Well, I was not too far off the mark: modified Moeris 19g, and pure nickel Borgel case. I was not expecting a hinged case, a clever way to keep the usual stem assembly.
An other screwed bezel in my collection : a 18k case zenith (thin gold walls, massive brass and steel insert)
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Fallout Boy
·My #2 of 2 : Patent Skerik sterling-silver . I don t know how to open to show the movement....
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Canuck
·Beautiful case, and it looks as though the watch has had very little wear. I’ve never seen such a dust cover. These are usually part of the case, but not this one. In the picture, the arrow points at a widening of the rim around the dust cover. My guess is there is access for a case knife there, to permit lifting the dust cover which appears to be small enough to come out through to opening in the case rim.
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·I will try to open the front, but I am afraid to damge the case.... 😟. I can see a fugue/gap : what kind of tool can I use? A camping-plastic knive?
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·I will try to open the front, but I am afraid to damge the case.... 😟. I can see a fugue/gap : what kind of tool can I use? A camping-plastic knive?
I’d know what to suggest if I’d seen the watch. But NOT a plastic knife, for sure! You might consider having a watchmaker look at it. It’s too nice to be experimenting on, in my view.
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·OK 👍 Will travel to Germany next year to have my connie serviced....he will have a look on the big silver one 😉
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··Never Used A KodakI bid on this one today because it was dirt cheap. I think whoever thought they were winning the auction were going to melt the silver case.
Even if it does not work, for just over $125 Cdn I have something with amazing detail, a nice dial and if you look closely inside the outer case, some type of paperwork. (It may fall apart if I try to dislodge it).
I wonder if that very plain looking case is original to the watch? I have not found anything on a John (or Iohn) Bent.
Will post more pics when I receive it.
Even if it does not work, for just over $125 Cdn I have something with amazing detail, a nice dial and if you look closely inside the outer case, some type of paperwork. (It may fall apart if I try to dislodge it).
I wonder if that very plain looking case is original to the watch? I have not found anything on a John (or Iohn) Bent.
Will post more pics when I receive it.
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Canuck
·-John Bent, London, 1734, listed in Baillie.
-John Bent, Garbaldisham, (pronounced Garboldsham), Norfolk, 1836-1846, listed in Loomes.
The watch is a verge with fusee, pair case, key wind, key set. Regarding originality? I suspect the inner case would be original, but there is no way to know for certain. The outer case? Likewise. When you get it, you might consider removing the case papers, carefully, and comparing hallmarks, standard marks, date letters, and case maker trade marks on the cases. Also, look for serial numbers inside both cases. This information will answer a lot of questions. I have Phillip Priestley’s excellent book on English watch case maker’s trade marks. Give us a good picture of those marks, and we should be able to tell you a lot.
By 1836-46 (see above), most English watches had evolved to the English lever escapement, and the pair case had gone the way of the dodo bird. I suspect your watch is likely from circa the 1734 date. But the hallmarks in the case(s) may either confirm, or tell a different story. Let us know what you find out.
What might silver scrap sell for nowadays? Not very much, I fear.
-John Bent, Garbaldisham, (pronounced Garboldsham), Norfolk, 1836-1846, listed in Loomes.
The watch is a verge with fusee, pair case, key wind, key set. Regarding originality? I suspect the inner case would be original, but there is no way to know for certain. The outer case? Likewise. When you get it, you might consider removing the case papers, carefully, and comparing hallmarks, standard marks, date letters, and case maker trade marks on the cases. Also, look for serial numbers inside both cases. This information will answer a lot of questions. I have Phillip Priestley’s excellent book on English watch case maker’s trade marks. Give us a good picture of those marks, and we should be able to tell you a lot.
By 1836-46 (see above), most English watches had evolved to the English lever escapement, and the pair case had gone the way of the dodo bird. I suspect your watch is likely from circa the 1734 date. But the hallmarks in the case(s) may either confirm, or tell a different story. Let us know what you find out.
What might silver scrap sell for nowadays? Not very much, I fear.
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CBM1590
·-John Bent, London, 1734, listed in Baillie.
-John Bent, Garbaldisham, (pronounced Garboldsham), Norfolk, 1836-1846, listed in Loomes.
The watch is a verge with fusee, pair case, key wind, key set. Regarding originality? I suspect the inner case would be original, but there is no way to know for certain. The outer case? Likewise. When you get it, you might consider removing the case papers, carefully, and comparing hallmarks, standard marks, date letters, and case maker trade marks on the cases. Also, look for serial numbers inside both cases. This information will answer a lot of questions. I have Phillip Priestley’s excellent book on English watch case maker’s trade marks. Give us a good picture of those marks, and we should be able to tell you a lot.
By 1836-46 (see above), most English watches had evolved to the English lever escapement, and the pair case had gone the way of the dodo bird. I suspect your watch is likely from circa the 1734 date. But the hallmarks in the case(s) may either confirm, or tell a different story. Let us know what you find out.
What might silver scrap sell for nowadays? Not very much, I fear.