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Based upon a much earlier discussion on the nawcc pocket watch. Dueber watch company pocket watch dueber watch co military style pocket watch, swiss quartz movement, black dial with luminous hands, satin chrome plated steel open face case 122532 engraving available. Dueber brought the dueber watch case company and hampden watch co. Except for sites in the nawcc domains, the nawcc does not endorse any of these sites or the products or services that may be offered. My uncle has a pocket watch which he has had for a very long time. Buy dueber swiss mechanical pocket watch, satin gold open face case, assembled in usa. Hampden dueber watch company production dates by serial number table. This pocket watch case is a double hinged open face case made by dueber watch case compay. Within the face are two arrow hour and minute hands and a separate secondhand dial. The case does not have 14k anywhere so is the mark dueber warranted 20 years solid 14k.
Dueber was used as a trade name used on pocket watch movements manufacturered by hampden. This firm manufactured cases that held the internal workings of watches. Traces the evolution of the elgin national watch company, americas largest watch manufacturer, from their founding in 1864 until their demise 100 years later. It appears to be 1908 the case is dueber waranted 20 years no 7,548,152 the only numbers i can find on dueber end at 3,980,000 in 1927. The movement is also sometimes called the watch works. We also feature pocket watch glass display domes, and pocket watch chains. I know that it has a movement sn 4608783, the case says dueber 25 year. When looking for the number on your watch you should be looking at the serial number on the movement, not the case. Get the best deals on hampden antique pocket watches with 15 jewels. 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.
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In 1864, john dueber founded the dueber watch case company in newport, kentucky. Dueber watch co watches are made using swiss made movement and steel cases. Every watch i accept for restoration is fully disassembled. Hampden open face antique pocket watches with 17 jewels. He went bankrupt in 1927 and sold all of the watch making equipment to amtorg, a russian company. Brief history of the elgin national watch company including watch serial numbers and production dates. I have here an elgin pocket watch in a dueber hunter case and i am wondering how to date and identify the case material. How can i date a dueber watch case and identify material. My grandfather, somehow, scratched his name and date april 1900 on the inside of the back case. At about this time an antitrust law was passed and the watch case manufacturers formed a boycott against dueber. High jewel examples are fervently sought by pocket watch collectors.
In order to remain in business, dueber bought the hampden watch co. Until 1927 they produced nearly five million watches. Hampden watch company the hampden watch company originated in springfield, massachusetts in 1887 and later moved to canton, ohio in 1889. Your watch case was made by the dueber watch case manufacturing co.
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