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Calling all Pocket Watch Buffs

bubba48
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The Doxa pocket watch you are showing is very similar to a commercial Doxa I have in my collection in a 14K gold open faced case dating to what I thought was the 1930s. The intriguing piece of info is that my movement and yours do not seem to have a serial number.....do you know what Doxa was doing in the 30s and 40a with regard to serial numbers?

I've had several Doxa watches from the 1930s and 1940s in my collection, but I've never seen serial numbers on the movement.

Another example

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TexOmega
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Grade 993 info

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And, yes, I also have an example of the 2nd Dasmaskeening Pattern::facepalm1:: sue me...collecting is much like a circular firing squad.....😀

14kt yellow gold case

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TexOmega
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Speaking of Doxa, I received this one in a lot of "WWII" era issued pocket watches.

I was told at the time it was a late 1930's pw.......no serial can be seen.

Could the markings be hidden on the reverse side of one of the plates?

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TexOmega TexOmega
Speaking of Doxa, I received this one in a lot of "WWII" era issued pocket watches.

I was told at the time it was a late 1930's pw.......no serial can be seen.

Could the markings be hidden on the reverse side of one of the plates?

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Nice watch, could you post the caseback?
 
TexOmega
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it is blank, the only one with no military markings in the lot
 
Waltesefalcon
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Illinois Model 5, Gettys are among my favorite 16s mov'ts. Not only do they seem to be excellent time keepers, but I find them with their hidden winding wheel and crescent shaped click to to be both unique looking and attractive. Today I'm wearing my circa 1900 Sangamo with "21 Ruby Jewels."
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Canuck
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This tidy confection came to me for an assessment of the gold case weight. It is to be offered for sale in an on line auction within the next two weeks. It came with a heavy 57” rose gold chain which weighs about 40 grams. Haven’t found a stamp as yet. (9 karat gold). Hamilton grade 904, 21-jewels, adjusted to 5 positions, gold train wheels. Presentation watch from 1936. 90 years old, it has two repair numbers inside the case back.
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TexOmega
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Very nice example.......grade 904 has a fairly low production number at 4100
 
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Excelsior Park Chronograph
30 minute recorder......
17j circa pre 1940's (no Incabloc)......19"' size.

Minerva produced the movement for many between 1910-1940.

It was gummy locked up from no service and neglect but my WM did his thing and it is very accurate now.

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Picked up a Ball 999N recently, made in 1917 by Hamilton this thing is keeping insanely accurate time…

On the left with its later 999B cousin.
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The mother ship, made nov.1915
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Waltesefalcon
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Fritz Fritz
Picked up a Ball 999N recently, made in 1917 by Hamilton this thing is keeping insanely accurate time…

On the left with its later 999B cousin.
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The mother ship, made nov.1915
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How accurate is it running?
 
Waltesefalcon
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I've always loved that Ball didn't allow private labels to be railroad approved, and then ran one of the biggest private label operations around. 🤣
 
TexOmega
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The Only thing Capitalists hate is Capitalism(competition)


Irony Joke
 
Canuck
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Waltesefalcon Waltesefalcon
I've always loved that Ball didn't allow private labels to be railroad approved, and then ran one of the biggest private label operations around. 🤣
He got away with lots of stuff. The round dots on the 5-minute marks on his dials. Cases with backs & bezels that snapped on, instead of being threaded. Case in point. My Ball 20th century case. Anything else?

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The Only thing Capitalists hate is Capitalism(competition)


Irony Joke

Ball back in the day reminds me a lot of Apple today in so many ways.
I don't own any Ball badged PW's, they are not something I would aspire to owning for the reasons given above.
 
ghce
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Of topical interest to me as this is what is installed on my Sterling Silver CWCCO cased Hamilton 940 of a page or 2 back.

Images courtesy of Jerry Tremain off the NAWCC forum.

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