Posted 11 years ago
JONVANLEER
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CAME FROM FATHERS ESTATE, CAN'T FIND ANOTHER ONE LIKE IT? please help me determine stats on it.....thanks, jon
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Posted 11 years ago
JONVANLEER
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CAME FROM FATHERS ESTATE, CAN'T FIND ANOTHER ONE LIKE IT? please help me determine stats on it.....thanks, jon
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ok,.sidewinders were originally in hunters style cases,...(( with the pop open lid?) and the cases were often times made of gold,..well the cases got sold out from under the movement and it was popped into a less expensive silver or nickel alloy case( happened to a LOT of em,..price of gold is HIGH and the movement while damn cool,..isnt. the neat thing is it got put into a nice case and its still a watch! ive got a couple of realy neat fusee movements from england and there isnt any standard sizes on em,..so its imposible to find a case for em,..lil orphan pocket watch movements so sad,..if yoiu can open the back and post the serial number off the movement,..we can give you a lot more info,...it either has a litle spot to pop it open with your thumbnail,..or will unscrew by hand ,,...gently gently,..looks liek the back should unscrew
thanks, tried to unscrew back but wouldn't budge. i'll take it to a jeweler and get the serial#.....can you tell by the face how old it is? jon
got it open, it was a screw on back. serial # is 9388096 17 jewels adjusted Elgin Watch Co......what have I got? thanks, jon
forgot to give you case #.....Railroad model 14k gold filled Wadsworth Quality #7083705
also some hand etched notes on inside back.... JS
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THANKS, JON
Serial Number 9388096
Grade: 241
Size: 16
Jewels: 17
Year: 1902
Class: 33
Model: 6
Named for: None
Description: Elgin serial number 9388096, grade 241, 16 size, 17 jewels, made about 1902.
Hunter case movement. Pendent wind and set. Three-quarter plate.
Rate: 18,000 bph
Serial Numbers in Grade 241: 62900
Years of Production: 1900 to 1907
The other markings are jewelers mark, scribed on there as when it was worked on or serviced