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    Unusual longines chronograph

    For no really good reason I picked up this yachting timer. Looks to be a reasonably old one. Many of such timers date from the 40s and on.
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    Better quality??? English fusee

    John, Interesting. Thanks! Greg
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    Better quality??? English fusee

    Here are the marks. I can't make them out.
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    Better quality??? English fusee

    Graham, Thanks for the info. Regarding the dust cover, it is present and is signed the same as the mvt. Greg
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    Better quality??? English fusee

    Picked this mvt with duplex escapement in a junk pile. Gold balance screws, diamond (?) endstone, visible plate jewels including one cap jewel. These aren't my area but looks to be better quality. Anyway, any info would be appreciated.
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    Enameled Non-U.S. Watch Cases

    These two belong to my wife:
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    Ditisheim decimale movement

    This account from the American Inventor (1902) pretty much describes my dial: "The first steps in decimal time keeping taken in Switzerland have met with the approval of leading scientific bodies M Paul Ditisheim has constructed a decimal chronometer called the tropometer and a new registering...
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    Ditisheim decimale movement

    Thanks. I doubled checked the serial number (which appears under the dial) and it does indeed appear to be 16637 (not 16627 as I noted above). FWIW, the dial and partial mvt were found together not separately. So how many of these might Ditisheim have made? All very interesting.
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    Ditisheim decimale movement

    Cool. In any event these pieces by Ditisheim are interesting items. I only wish that mine was complete!
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    Ditisheim decimale movement

    Here is the dial (again): It came with partial mvt #16627, which is not too far from 16815 noted above.
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    Ditisheim decimale movement

    I was checking for online info about this decimale piece and came across this article from Scientific American Supplement, Dec. 27, 1902. It pretty much describes the mvt I have. "NEW DECIMAL REGISTERING CHRONOGRAPH DE SARRALTON'S SYSTEM The problem of the extension of the decimal system to...
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    What's this dial for?

    Ralph, Thanks for the neat pics. Greg
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    What's this dial for?

    I found a similar one in an old Jones-Horan auction. Temperature dial. Missing what I assume is a mercury tube.
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    What's this dial for?

    Ideas? Besides the holes for the usual hands there are two tiny and one larger extra ones. It is about 47 mm wide. Is this some kind of temperature measuring piece?
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    Little watch with cool monogram

    I'm not a collector of European watches but for some reason this little gun metal ladies watch appealed to me. Nothing special mvt but a very nice gold applied monogram.
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    Gold-filled vs solid gold: how to tell the difference

    Dr. Jon's approach is a good one but not without difficulties (as he noted). I've used it with success in identifying solid gold bows (many of which are 10k). For cases, in addition to bubbles, another practical problem are the non-gold bits such as springs.
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    Gold-filled vs solid gold: how to tell the difference

    Ethan's approach is the one I generally use, but it is worth noting that in the old days some shysters made non-gold watch cases that were intentionally flexible. I don't know what alloy was used. Or maybe they just made the lids thinner(?). Some of these fake gold cases are very very good.
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    Philadelphia Watch Co.

    It might help if you count the number of jewels. With that info and given that it is a damaskeened nickel mvt it might be possible to provide some period price and/or grade info.
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    What did I buy??

    No apologies needed. It's Swiss.
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    Climax watch - anyone have any information?

    I agree with Doug that it's probably Swiss. A mvt view would tell all.
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