My late fathers pocket watches

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Omega. It looks and feels old. As you can see it is a front loader, and to open the movement on its hinge you have to pull the crown out to release the stem. The movement number is 4446759, which dates it to between 1910 and 1915: http://www.omegawatches.com/pdf/movement.pdf.
The watch is quite thick, 17mm, and has a large diameter, 50mm.

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Coming up next is a big Elgin.
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Okay, I officially express an interest in buying one of these beauties if you decide to sell - you're a git for posting these when you know the are weak willed people about :(
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A big boy this Elgin - 22mm thick and a diameter of close to 60mm! Keystone Silveroid case. "Silveroid" appears to have been the standard name for an alloy that consists of 45% nickel, 54% copper and 1% manganese. Other names for the same alloy was Silverore, Silverode or Silverine. This alloy was fairly hard wearing and could withstand the rigors of everyday use.
Movement number is 14072557, giving it a production year of 1908.

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xtriple wrote:Okay, I officially express an interest in buying one of these beauties if you decide to sell - you're a git for posting these when you know the are weak willed people about :(
:lol: :lol:
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village wrote:
Wis wrote:Now we come to an interesting one.

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I would say it is just a 24 hour dial.....minutes on the outside track,subdial with seconds. The red 1-12 running on the right hand side with the black 13-24 are probably just an alternative way to use it.....1-12 red is morning,1-12 black is afternoon/evening.



Nice collection of pocket watches by the way....... :)
Thanks. You could be right about the dial. Seems logical.
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Now a seemingly anonymous, rather generic watch. But is it?
It has an outer case back, and an inner. On the inner is this inscription:

Remontoir
Ancre levees visibles
double plateau
balancier compense coupe
Spiral Breguet
15 rubis

Obviously something about the movement. Could someone translate?
The case seems to be silver 0,800. It is also marked JWC.
Movement number is 147103, and there is a small mark that says JWC. I've seen on the NAWCC (National Association of Watch & Clock Collectors) site someone claim that "The JWC signature was used by IWC between 1895 and 1905." I don't know, but it seems strange that the dial is unsigned if it is an IWC. But then again it seems to have been the case sometimes: http://www.iwc.com/forum/en/discussion/29809/. If so, it would be consistent with the movement number, which - if it is an IWC - places it between 1895 and 1900 (http://www.brittonswatches.com/watches_iwc_dates.htm).

EDIT It is definitely an IWC! This is documented on various web sites, by IWC specialists.

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On to the last one.
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Lastly a James Reid & Co Coventry. Dial marked Swiss. Wound by key. Sterling silver (935). That's all I know. Can't see the movement, so no number.

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There. Finished. Hope you enjoyed seeing them.
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Fantastic collection Bjorn. Thank you for taking the time to post all of these. Really neat to see such a variety of pocket watches. I'm going to add my name to the list of those interested in some of these. Not the last Elgin though. Pretty sure that if I put that in a waistcoat pocket I'd fall over!
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Bjorn, a fantastic and interesting collection. If you do decide to put them up for sale you'd be doing forum members a service by offering us first refusal. Personally I'd keep them all.
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You are fortunate to have these within your possesion. I am sure they would move quickly if you decide to sell.

Personally I would hang on to them. They are in good condition make a great collection all by themselves. 8)
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