Hello! I'm Danni, and I'm new here to the forums! I'm hoping some of you knowledgeable folks can help me. My dad has this pocket watch and we would love to find out some more about it. Any information on its age, materials, value (purely curiosity, he's not planning to sell) or absolutely any other information would be so helpful, we know nothing for certain about it! If it has a name or model so we could do some more research on it even (forgive me, I don't know a lot about watches, so I can't really say what the movement is either.) He has had it for about 30 years now. It was purchased at a market for $80 AUD at the time, in Queensland, Australia. It has a little leather pouch to be kept in. My dad thinks it's from the 1930s maybe. He says he had it valued 10 years ago and it was about $400 AUD. The number on the inside of the back is 6634055. The number on the barrel bridge is 5659013. Under the balance it reads 18LOB. I've tried my best to research with this information but haven't had much luck. I hope this is helpful information, let me know if there's anything else info wise I should try and provide! Thank you in advance for any help! -Danni
About 1919 would be a closer date. Nickel case. Nice watch in decent condition, worth getting serviced and wearing!
Well, you have identified things rather well yourself. The number on the inside of the back is 6634055. Dates the case to a period from 1918 to 1925. The number on the barrel bridge is 5659013. Dates the movement to a period from 1915 to 1923. Under the balance it reads 18LOB. Caliber 18''' was introduced in about 1896. 18 is for 18''' (18 ligne), diameter of the caliber. L is for Lépine (the style of the case and caliber). O is for Omega. B is for "Quality B". A nice example.