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Nookster wrote: ↑

Mon May 02, 2022 12:24 pm

Makes my NOS dials desirable and my other refinished ones finally have some value and I can finally sell them.....LOL

For sure. I have several thousand new old stock Elgin dials.

And the watch on the right is also noteworthy. The first generation Square with an engraved bezel is very rare.

An 0-size movement is a little larger than Hamilton's 6/0-size movement used in its men's wristwatches during the 1920s.

The 992B movement is a 16 size pocket watch movement... much larger.

Yes.

This 23-jewel Masterpiece was in a large collection of wrist and pocket watches I bought. There were 5 or 6 platinum pocket watches included. In over 20 years of collecting, this is only the second platinum Hamilton I've owned. IMG_20211115_143843093_copy_811x811.jpg IMG_20211115_143943794_copy_710x...

Yesterday, Nookster and I were talking about 50s watches that you never see. Between the two of us, we've only seen two Duncans. The Duncan was featured in the 1954 and 1955 catalogs along with the equally rare Gregory, with a solid gold bracelet and priced at $400. Evidently the high price justifie...

I have seen that watch before, it is not a factory-cased Elgin. Nonetheless, it is a beautiful watch and if your dad likes it, he should buy it. For a lot of collectors, the main consideration in adding to their collection is that it is a watch they really like, rather a than fully correct, factory-...

Yes, the white gold colored hands are the correct ones.

I believe the original strap was grey, not tapered, and had a double catch. If anyone has an original band, I have a person looking for one. I've had several 3/4" Hamilton straps and they've all been tapered to 5/8" on the buckle end. The platinum buckle on my Rutledge is 5/8. I've never seen a 3/4...

No, that is a refinished dial. Somewhere along the way, a refinishing company created this "fantasy" dial print which doesn't resemble any of the dials used on the Raleigh. Hamilton had a black numeral dial for the Raleigh, but it looks like this: hralgoth.jpg Also note, this is not an inlaid enamel...