Hi Franco
Great photos. Are the French market cases in 14k have the same tiny hallmark on the lugs like the one you posted?
You mentioned the image was just on the 18k. I have hallmarks on my 14k but i can't photograph them to get the quality you have.
Thanks for the help
Hi Franco
Great photos. Are the French market cases in 14k have the same tiny hallmark on the lugs like the one you posted?
You mentioned the image was just on the 18k. I have hallmarks on my 14k but i can't photograph them to get the quality you have.
Thanks for the help
The eagle head hallmark is also found on 14K cases
As far as I know, for the French law, and this is true since a long time ago, gold is only 18K or more. Thus a French product with less than 18K (or gold filled) could not have any of the French hallmarks concerning (solid) gold. But there are French hallmarks for imported products.
How do your hallmarks look like?
Hi Erich,
Do you have an example of that? As far as I know, the French hallmark for 14K (which is not exactly considered as solid gold) is a shell.
Francois,
I stand corrected and have edited my post.
I remembered wrongly and mixed it up with the eagle heads for higher gold content.
You are perfectly right with your previous statement.
I have searched in my data and have found the sheet with the French poincons
best
Erich
As far as I know, for the French law, and this is true since a long time ago, gold is only 18K or more. Thus a French product with less than 18K (or gold filled) could not have any of the French hallmarks concerning (solid) gold. But there are French hallmarks for imported products.
How do your hallmarks look like?
The Hallmarks on the lugs are so deep, I can not really see them. My bad, I forgot to mention, it's a Omega 167.005/6 circa 1966..which is what my watchmaker said. The Hallmarks are difficult to see even with a 15x loupe.
Yes, they are not the easiest to see! What about the hallmarks on the case back - they should be the same - ?
So it is a very likely Swiss case. The Swiss hallmark for 14K is the Squirel - the Helvetia is for 18k. I do not any Swiss lion. But the Swiss hallmark for imported gold product (18K and 14K) is the lynx. Although, what you said tends to indicate a Swiss origin.
Wow, that makes sense given my memory of the image. It appeared to be sitting on its hind legs. I took it for a side ways lion or something.
The British have used the Lion for a lot of hallmarks in the 1800's so that's probably why I was thinking of a lion. Are there any images of the
Squirrel and the lynx you have handy? Thank you so much for your help.
Francois,
I stand corrected and have edited my post.
I remembered wrongly and mixed it up with the eagle heads for higher gold content.
You are perfectly right with your previous statement.
I have searched in my data and have found the sheet with the French poincons
best
Erich
There are books and detailed data online. I have looked at some of them when I was trying to identify a maker. But concerning the main "poinçons de garantie ou de titre", I would recommend this document - from the French customs:
http://www.douane.gouv.fr/Portals/0/fichiers/professionnel/fiscalite/garantie-metaux-france.pdf
There are books and detailed data online. I have looked at some of them when I was trying to identify a maker. But concerning the main "poinçons de garantie ou de titre", I would recommend this document - from the French customs:
http://www.douane.gouv.fr/Portals/0/fichiers/professionnel/fiscalite/garantie-metaux-france.pdf
