Barry G
08-29-2002, 06:04 AM
I suspect that the dust cover actually says "Remontoir." This was common on low to medium grade Swiss watches from the late 1800s to early 1900s, and supposedly indicates that the watch is stem wound instead of key wound.
"10 Rubis" indicates that the watch has 10 jewels, which were primarily used as bearings on the various gear shafts (or "wheel arbors"). Low grade Swiss watches from this period had only 6 jewels, whereas higher grade examples typically had 15 or more.
And yes, the ".800" is the European standard for coin silver (80%).
Having said all that, if the maker's name is not engraved anywhere on the watch, you're not likely to ever find out who actually made it I'm afraid. These were churned out by the millions by a large number of watchmakers and jewelers, and most were made using the same mass produced platform (or "ebauche") so they all tend to look alike.
Regards,
Barry
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"10 Rubis" indicates that the watch has 10 jewels, which were primarily used as bearings on the various gear shafts (or "wheel arbors"). Low grade Swiss watches from this period had only 6 jewels, whereas higher grade examples typically had 15 or more.
And yes, the ".800" is the European standard for coin silver (80%).
Having said all that, if the maker's name is not engraved anywhere on the watch, you're not likely to ever find out who actually made it I'm afraid. These were churned out by the millions by a large number of watchmakers and jewelers, and most were made using the same mass produced platform (or "ebauche") so they all tend to look alike.
Regards,
Barry
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My Online Pocket Watch Collection (http://barrygoldberg.net/watches.htm)