Speaking of boxes.....

[Ball992B]

Never mind the 23J 999.... look at this box... http://www.nawcc.org/ubb/cool.gif
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=973357409

[Ball992B]

Never mind the 23J 999.... look at this box... http://www.nawcc.org/ubb/cool.gif
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=973357409

[Lindell V. Riddle]

JUST WOW! Looks to me like a good 1,500 or more of that went for the fantastic box. It certainly wasn't for that beat up later model dial, the heavily scratched movement or the 'ho-hum' case. It's just all in the way you value things, and someone evidently values that box very highly... in fact about a G more than yours truly would have!

Of course imagine what that box would look like with a really nice watch sitting in it... but at that kind of price it won't be sitting here.

[terry hall]

If u think that box is ok, then you will like the pics of one in the next bulletin!



[This message has been edited by terry hall (edited 10-31-2002).]

[Ball992B]

Without the melamine dial of course....

I figure that was a 1700.00 box

[railman]

I continue to be amazed. Am I wrong?

[rrstd]

Nice Box, but not that nice. A similar empty box was on a sellers table in Orlando last winter for far far less without any takers. Guess I should of bought it :biggrin: :biggrin:

R

[terry hall]

wish i has seen it........ :wink:

[Veritas]

I like the watch but that dial is all scratched and the movement too, i can,t see plunking down 2700 US for it, never mind exchanging to Can funds, some people obviously have more money to spend than i do.

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[Ball992B]

Not trying to toot my own post but here is a box I thought was very interesting...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=972516215&rd=1

[Douglas Romero]

yes, interesting Hammy box. That's the 2nd or 3rd one I've seen offered on EBAY. I was almost tempted to bid.

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Doug Romero

[Ball992B]

So what was the deal here. It looks like a wide box, enough for two watches. Was it a "Buy a High Grade 960 and receive a FREE railroad timekeeper" http://www.nawcc.org/ubb/confused.gif

There was a promo advertisement back in about 1970 at the local Chrysler/Plymouth dealer. "Buy the wisk broom for 2199.99 and receive a Free Plymouth Valiant" :biggrin:

A while back on eBay the heading on a rather beat 940 said "Looks Like Pig, Runs Like a Deer" http://www.nawcc.org/ubb/eek.gif

Not the best marketing strategy but the darn thing broke 200.00!

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[terry hall]

Don,
Like someone else said, it is the second or third one of these seen on eb.

I think they were a movement shipper, Hamilton could stack movement tins in it for shipment to jeweler. I have a tin, don't see as many of them as one does of Waltham,Elgin, ect.....

Because of the slogan, "RAILROAD TIMEKEEPER OF AMERICA", I am inclined to date this to about 1909 to mid-teens.

The others seen had similar results at saletime.....

[Ball992B]

Did you notice the watch on the front of the locomotive has roman numerals?

[terry hall]

uh huh,
it appears to be similar to logo on the time books....

The circa 1905 books have "RAILROAD TIMEKEEPER OF THE WORLD" this changes about 1909 or so... that is what I am going on...
the RN dial was available maybe to the late teens.... just a guess on that...

just noted something else also... the movement serial number shown on box is a 940, but these earlier movements were not marked.... especially the marking on the barrel bridge... this did not show until about 1906 or so.....



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