
The face is beautiful with those blue on white markings. It's also a little loose within the case. The movement is seized with one gear possibly broken, however the hands can still be set with the crown. I'm assuming my great-grandfather wore it a lot as much of the cover's detail has worn down with a few dings added for character. However, I thought /r/Watches would appreciate a peek. It was only a couple of months ago that it was officially passed on to me along with my great-grandmother's pocket watch, which I'll save for another post. I had known about this watch for some time now. /r/WatchExchange for buying, selling, trading watchesīanner photo courtesy of /u/northscylla Please take a look at our community rules and FAQ before contributing!./r/WatchHorology our sister subreddit for horology, watch appreciation, history, technical discussion and related topics.Simple Questions and Recommendations ThreadĬome hang out in the Official /r/Watches Discord! Our previous Buying Guide thread: Dive Watches
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The TAG Heuer subreddit has been reactivated and is now live. Updates to the Buying Guide have begun as well! Please come and suggest watches within the specific budget and style ranges. Let's hear your thoughts on anything relating to this brand! Personal anecdotes, opinions, technical articles, and everything else are all accepted and encouraged. We are in the process of updating our Brand Guides. If you would like to submit a post that deals with fakes in some way, please modmail to discuss before posting. Replica/counterfeit watch posts and discussion are explicitly forbidden. Please read our community rules and FAQ before contributing! not the serial number on the external case.Welcome to /r/Watches, a community for watch & horology discussion. Your movement serial number may not be in exactly the same location as the one in the photo, but you are looking for the serial number that is on the watch mechanism itself. You usually have to take the back off the watch case to see the movement serial number which may appear anywhere on the watch movement. Cases and watches were often made by different companies and each usually has its own serial number. not the serial number from the watch case. the working part with the wheels and gears. You can also refer to an Elgin serial number chart. Enter the serial number into an online Elgin serial number database to obtain an instant result that lists its year of production.
Determining the date of your Waltham pocket watch. You must use the serial number from the MOVEMENT of the watch. Every Waltham watch produced since 1852 was engraved with a serial number.