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HughesyTwosey
·Hey all, I'm a newb here, but after reading through a few threads I'm thoroughly fascinated! I'm hoping you kind lot might be able to help me with a watch that has been passed down to me from my Great Aunt. As much as it is a watch that I already own, please don't feel the need to be 'gentle' I'm looking for honest opinions on it please.
Anyway I don't know a great deal about the watch, only that it is a manual winding type, my aunt says it's around 80 years old, and also reckons it's solid gold (although I have my doubts about it being solid gold and wonder if even if the watch itself is genuine the bracelet may have been replaced over the years?!)
The crystal is the same size as a Euro cent and slightly smaller than a British five pence piece.
I realise that seeing inside the watch, at the mechanism etc is important in making determinations about a piece, however when my husband tried to remove the back casing, rather than the back case coming away, rather the dial came out of the crystal and we didn't know where to go from there!
If it is required that you all need to see inside, I'd appreciate some guidance on how we go about getting the back casing off!
I think that's about all the info I have on it, please find the photos below, I hope they're of a good enough quality.
Many many thanks in advance, I really appreciate any help, advice or expert opinions I can get about this - I'm so curious!
Regards,
Natalie
Anyway I don't know a great deal about the watch, only that it is a manual winding type, my aunt says it's around 80 years old, and also reckons it's solid gold (although I have my doubts about it being solid gold and wonder if even if the watch itself is genuine the bracelet may have been replaced over the years?!)
The crystal is the same size as a Euro cent and slightly smaller than a British five pence piece.
I realise that seeing inside the watch, at the mechanism etc is important in making determinations about a piece, however when my husband tried to remove the back casing, rather than the back case coming away, rather the dial came out of the crystal and we didn't know where to go from there!
If it is required that you all need to see inside, I'd appreciate some guidance on how we go about getting the back casing off!
I think that's about all the info I have on it, please find the photos below, I hope they're of a good enough quality.
Many many thanks in advance, I really appreciate any help, advice or expert opinions I can get about this - I'm so curious!
Regards,
Natalie