British sterling english hallmarks, irish hallmarks. This pocket watch is a breakthrough technical feat for fine watchmaking. Vintage pocket watches from the late 19th century through the 1950s are well marked with the watchmakers logo embossed on the dial and engraved on the movement. Dueber watch company pocket watch swiss mechanical 17 jewel eta 6497 wind up movement arabic blind mans dial satin chrome plated stainless steel case model 1 engraving available. Jean romilly 17141796, swiss watchmaker, paris, pocket watch. This shows that it was hallmarked after the swiss precious metals control act of 23 december 1880 introduced a uniform system of hallmarking for watch cases to be used throughout switzerland.
The pocket watch is marked with the mark of longines, the standard of fineness for silver and the official swiss hallmark auerhahn the capercaillie. For menpocket watchesswiss watch brandsantique glass bottlesswiss made. Rolex swiss pocket watch, extra prima 17 jewel lever movement, with 18 carat gold hunter case made by dennison. Travel backpacks great for staycations and weekend getaways, pack all the necessities youll need for an up to 4day trip inside a tsa friendly travel backpack. Makers mark reference swiss watch brands, swiss watches, luxury. The back two covers are fully hallmarked with 800 and the swiss grouse hallmark. Lets say you have a waltham watch with serial number 21,607,210 as shown in the photo below.
Until 1998, a hallmark consisted of four compulsory marks. Make offer antique arnex quartz swiss made pocket watch ornate stag design vgc. You are viewing a fine swiss 800 silver open face pocket watch made around 1900. Do you have questions about a masters mark or city. The companys historic 19thcentury manufacturing facilities in waltham, massachusetts have been preserved as.
Swissmade cases of some of these iwc seeland watches have british. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Swiss designer claudia gudels collections for men and women can best be described as minimalistic but elegant. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Dimensions in millimetres mm on line searching tips. Then click on the appropriate link below to go to the tables of date letters.
Swiss made gold and silver watch cases were not hallmarked in switzerland until hallmarks for watch cases were introduced by swiss law in 1880. Watches bearing the following names are also hampden watches. Discussion in american pocket watches started by sheila gilbert, may 12, 2004. The marks are arranged alphabetically by manufacturer, so the country of origin is not clearly indicated. Examples of these swiss wristwatches found in britain usually have british hallmarks, which make them easy to date by using the tables of hallmark date letters in bradbury1 and other standard works. The leopards head silver hallmark, which has been used in various forms as the symbol of the london assay office since hallmarking began.
The hoffman richter hr15 is the best tactical folding knife of 2017 in my opinion at the price so far. Before that date gold cases were usually stamped with their carat fineness by the case maker, and silver was marked with its millesimal fineness, usually 800, or sometimes just fine silver. This page links to pertinent english pages of the swiss customs website. Since 1998 the date letter has become optional but the other three symbols remain compulsory.
This is a 14 size as across this nickel eterna signed case is 48 mm. How to determine value of waltham watches lovetoknow. Vintage and antique watch how to information by renaissance watch repair, provides a large amount of info on identifying, dating, evaluating vintage pocket watches specific makes or styles how to identify an original simon willard clock by ben e fulbright, adobe acrobat 23kb. In england the craft was regulated by the guild of goldsmiths at london and in ireland by the guild of dublin. Moreover, and also a hallmark of swiss modernization, public employ ers enjoy. Watch and patent information guide with serial numbers. More then 15,000 silver hallmarks from all over the world. Pocket watch identification and value guide the spruce crafts. Here you will find antique terms beginning with the letter h and other related words with antique definitions and meanings. A selection of 18th, 19th, and 20th century british silvermiths illustrated with their marks and biographical information. Marks in watch cases hallmarks, sponsors marks, etc. Swiss hallmark 21 jewel pocket watch collectors weekly. Swiss hallmarks for watch cases were introduced in 1880.
On the mechanics of the watch it shows swiss, hallmark, majestic. Birmingham lc case maker mark if the surrounding cameo has cut corners not easy to see from the pics but i think it has was registered april 1885 by laura clarke, 16 percival street, clerkenwell, london. Most swiss watches with 18 or 14 carat gold cases imported into britain after 1880 carry swiss hallmarks. So when you see the name hallmark on a vintage watch dial, think waltham. When a variation of the official seal is applied to wristwatch movements, the geneva seal is the quality seal of the watchmaking school of geneva and it has an official purpose as defined by the law the term is often mistakenly translated from. Antique 14k large pocket watch swiss squirrel hallmark, price. Beutifull silver coloured pocket watch in excellant condition. How to identify vintage pocket watches our pastimes. How to identify a waltham pocket watch our pastimes. The easel case is hallmarked makers initials hm in individual square shapes, birmingham anchor, lion passant, and date letter n 1912.
Gold hallmarks originated to show the purity of gold in a piece of gold jewellery and included the mark of the assaying office that certified the purity as well as the fineness or caratage of the gold. Let hallmark s collection of 2017 pocket calendars, datebooks and weekly planners help you achieve that goal. Marks of edinburgh vintage silver, antique silver, antique. The english hallmark system was born in 0, when king edward i ordered that every gold or silver item should be tested for fineness by the officers of the goldsmiths guild in london before it could be offered for sale, and that a mark should be stamped on the piece as a guarantee that this test or assay had been passed. A silver pocket watch clues about its makers philosophy medium. The only search field you must enter a value is the watch mainspring height all other search fields are optional. Of course those synthetic grips do not look as nice as a wood or metal grip, but it will have to be a choice between practical usage and looks when deciding on the correct grip.
A hallmark is an official mark or series of marks struck on items made of metal, mostly to certify. The borders front and back have a rose gold plating. The waltham watch company, also known as the american waltham watch co. This is a 3 piece gold filled case and the screw in back has initials in the middle inside the shield. Swiss watches bearing the name hampden are distributed by the hampton watch co. Its never too early, or too late, to work on that resolution to be more organized. Swiss customs publishes extensive explanatory materials in english, french, german and italian. Finland hallmarks encyclopedia of silver marks, hallmarks. In a more general sense, the term can also be used to refer to any distinguishing characteristic or trait. Swiss public administrations both in german and in french. Jon, i think this thread is of no interest to swiss pocket watch collectors and it is obviously of interest to waltham pocket watch collectors. However, a hallmark is an official mark attesting to the fineness of a precious metal object. Swiss hallmarks and other marks found in watch cases. Nov 18, 2018 brequet, hublot, longines these watches brand names are widely mispronounced.
Presented to councillor harry coleman by the citizens of kew on 7 august 1930, for his services as mayor of kew in the mayoral year 192930. We could not recognise the distinctive symbol of the assay office which has hallmarked the watch. Antique swiss bernorf alpaca oversize goliath nickel silver pocket watch in original english hallmarked sterling silver desk top case. The control office applies the official hallmark next to the responsibility and. Get the best deals on century pocket watch when you shop the largest. W co, 21 jewels,five 5 adj and the numbers 815672,582164 it doesn,t show if it,s silver or gold.
Shop hallmark for the biggest selection of greeting cards, christmas ornaments, gift wrap, home decor and gift ideas to celebrate holidays, birthdays, weddings and more. Swiss precious metals regulation must be submitted to one assay office. No serial number list is available for hampden watches. When a variation of the official seal is applied to wristwatch movements, the geneva seal is the quality seal of the watchmaking school of geneva and it has an official purpose as defined by the law. Hallmarking of watches incorporation of goldsmiths. Antique swiss bernorf alpaca oversize goliath pocket watch. These marks are mostly swiss, but a few are german. By far the majority of private label watches with swiss movements are not so easily identifiable.
They were made between 1851 and 1957 in waltham, massachusetts. How to pronounce 20 luxury watch brand names correctly youtube. Make offer damas swiss made gstp 285428 xx bravingtons military pocket watch. Tissot pocket watches for men are beautiful timepieces that make the perfect gift. The official hallmark for all precious metals and all fineness standards is the head. On this page you can view hallmarks, master marks, year letters, city hallmarks and hallmarks of gold and silver objects. Dec 27, 2014 today a copy of the latest 2014 edition of bradburys book of hallmarks dropped through my letter box, and i was happy to see that it finally covers the hallmarking of imported watches, and recognises in a new section about imported watches that the new hallmarks that were used on imported gold and silver items other than watches from 1904 were not used on imported watches until 1 june 1907.
English silver hallmarks movement original spare parts. Our pocket calendars are just the right size to toss into your purse for a quick monthly organization system. Tons of loose parts and parts movements for pocket and wrist watches. Hallmarks welcome to the dutch national hallmarks database. It does not include the sponsors mark, but a british hallmark must have all. Most british and irish silver carries a number of stamps indicating not just the standard or purity mark typically the lion passant but also the initials of the maker, a date letter and the place of assay. Vacheron constantin reference 57260 the most complicated watch. Discussion of pocket watch cases and their collectability. Victorian english 18k, 18ct gold fob pocket watch c. Waltham pocket watches have been around for more than 150 years and are a collectors item.
Remontoir pocket watch i inherited this remontoir pocket watch when my pop passed away and i would really like to know a little bit more about it, such as the maker, what year it was made in, if it has any value, although i am not looking to sell it but would like to know just out of curiosity. Beautiful arnex 17 jewel incabloc swiss made open face pocket watch running. Over 14,000 listings of actual watches that have been sold by us and selected auction results since 1998. Antique terms h hallmark to halfpenny and huguenots. This is the unique mark of the company or person responsible for sending the article for hallmarking.
Later, trademarks that showed which goldsmith had manufactured the product were added. Note that were using the serial number from the watch movement, not from the watch case. Pocket watch rolex, 1928 museums victoria collections. A hallmark is an official punch, which after an appropriate assay, is impressed or laser engraved on gold, silver, platinum or palladium items, confirming the fineness, karat or purity of the precious metal. This mark tells you how fine, or what quality, the metal is, as well as indicating the metal type. The watch is swiss, with an 18 carat gold case carrying the swiss hallmark for 18 carat gold, the head of helvetia. The wood grouse under import is the swiss hallmark for 0. The case serial number is 3,755,883 with no personal engravings on the case at all, as a matter of fact this eterna nickel case is better that 95% in all. In addition to the swiss hallmark, all precious metal goods may be stamped with the. Jeanbaptiste dutertre 17151742, french watchmaker, duplex escapement. See more ideas about makers mark, pottery marks and vintage costumes. The more fields you look up the shorter the list of results will be returned.
During their restructuring efforts in the 50s, the old and wellestablished waltham watch company opened an office in new york for the purposes of importing swiss watch movements and cases. This serial number will tell a little about the watch and is useful information to know when looking to find out the value of a waltham watch. They were branded and marketed as hallmark watches, via this office. Exclusions include furniture, oversized framed artwork and heavier items. The dial is porcelain with enamel numbers and gold hands. A price guide to clocks i n this guide we will examine several of the different types of pocket watch likely to be encountered by the average collector at clock fairs, or offered for sale on internet auction sites. The hallmark for 14 carat, 0583, gold was a squirrel. The english goldsmiths marks from 1400 to 1900 1 makers marks and hallmarks from england, scotland, and ireland rare reference book for collectors over 700 pages, collectors and dealers will.
Often the watchmakers name will also be engraved on the. Get the best deals on arnex swiss made antique pocket watches when you shop the largest online selection at. From an initial idea conceived by a major collector, the reference 57260 watch became a reality thanks to the determination of vacheron constantin to redefine the limits of the possible. Antique and vintage pocket watches with gold and silver cases including hunter and half hunter pocket watches, watches by waltham, verge, and swiss makers including a large selection of antique scottish pocket watches. Antique waltham wind pocket watch sterling silver untested. Identifying a vintage pocket watch, with few exceptions, is easy and requires few or no tools.
Ditch the luggage and baggage fees when you carry a long a quality travel bag. The first addition to the siduna hall, a 800 silver pocket watch, tells a. It is not super sharp out of the box but it will sure give you a very sharp edge when you are ready to sharpen. It was edward i 12727 who first passed a statute requiring all silver to be of sterling standard a purity of 925 parts per thousand ushering in a testing or assay system that has survived for over 700 years.
There is a reasonably priced pocket version available that shows the. Height x thickness strength x length x barrel diameter. How to use our vintage watch serial number lookup tables. Antique 14k large pocket watch swiss squirrel hallmark. Like any other collectors things, the oldest and rarest pieces are the most priceless, so it is important to know as much information as you can be able to about a watch before buying or selling it. Swiss made gold and silver watch cases were not hallmarked in switzerland until. Antiques atlas swiss antique and vintage pocket watches. It is a certification reserved for wrist and pocket watch movements made in the.
Antique toys, pocket watches and accessories, collectibles. This numerical format was introduced in 1999 and shows the precious metal content of the article, expressed in parts per thousand. Tissot pocket watches are also ideal collectible pieces. This illinois hunter case pocket watch was special for a railroad company. Stunning 1906 gold waltham pocket watch with display case. The antiques marks glossary featuring antique terms h covering everything from hallmark to hunter and hamada to huguenots. Rolex swiss pocket watch, extra prima 17 jewel lever movement, with 18 carat gold hunter case made by dennison watch case co ltd, birmingham. Information on the swiss precious metal regulation control obligations and. Swiss made silver antique pocket watches for sale ebay. Opens up to show the name fahys monark on the inside cover as well as the number 15672. Save on our favorite brands by using our digital grocery coupons.
Sterling silver, britannia silver, gold, palladium, platinum. Waltham riverside a,colonial 21j, pocket watch movement w hallmark. Arnex swiss made antique pocket watches for sale ebay. Some of the technologies we use are necessary for critical functions like security and site integrity, account authentication, security and privacy preferences, internal site usage and maintenance data, and to make the site work correctly for browsing and transactions.
The hallmark for 18 carat, 0750, gold was the head of helvetia, the female national personification of switzerland or confederation helvetica. How to read english british sterling silver marks the uk system of hallmarks from the end of the 12th century the craft of silversmith has been regulated in conformity with royal ordinances and acts of the parliament. Pocket watches for men tissot official online store. The largest and most complete vintage watch online price guide of its kind. Swiss and german watch manufacturers trademarks return to useful information page or use the back button. Like any other collectors items, the oldest and rarest pieces are the most valuable, so it is important to know as much information as you can about a.