The second post shows a similar appearing watch, and the mechanism is shown. The movement appears to be a bog stock A Schild calibre 984. A Schild being the maker, and the 984 specifying the model number of the movement. The stampings inside the case back would give a lot of information, but this is a very poor photo., so the only marks I can read are the case maker’s trade mark, and the karat stamp, which, blurry as it is, seems to indicate a case of .585 karat (14-karat). The engraving on the case back indicates 1950, so that might be close to the vintage of yours.
The 9-karat case on yours indicates made in Britain, or somewhere else in the British Commonwealth. Since Great Britain or the colonies were the only countries I know of who used 9 karat gold, it was made for domestic consumption. Walker & Hall appears to have been in business in Auckland, NZ. And I suppose maybe elsewhere.
Many women who appear on this MB like to wear men’s watches. So you are in good company.
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