Can’t open Studebaker

[Ianmat]

I have a gold filled Studebaker pocket watch . Dust cover screws off, but leaving threads showing on movement cover, but nothing seems to budge at this point. Haven’t taken crystal off yet .
Thanks

 

[Jim Haney]

That is the Dust cover and it requires you to pry it off with a blade, It has a cut recess along the edge That I can see in your picture just inset knife blade in the recess and pry it off.

 

[Kent]

Your case is similar to that used on the Burlington Bull Dog watches; a style used in the early-to-mid 20s (when the Studebaker watches were sold).



The most popular of these cases were made by the North American Watch Co.

 

[Ianmat]

That is the Dust cover and it requires you to pry it off with a blade, It has a cut recess along the edge That I can see in your picture just inset knife blade in the recess and pry it off.

That was easy ! And it has 8 adjustments. Haven’t seen that before.

 

[musicguy]

And it has 8 adjustments.

Temperature and positions added together to make a big number.



Rob

 

[Ianmat]

Temperature and positions added together to make a big number.



Rob

Interesting there is image of locomotive on back of watch and inside of both covers are marked “ railroad model “, yet it isn’t a railroad grade watch .

 

[Jim Haney]

Well, why should that stop someone from putting in a Nice case..

 

[Kent]

You might look through the South Bend Watch Co. Encyclopedia article, especially the References section.

RAF7 (Rafal)'s website, southbendhorology.com, is shaping up to be an excellent resource. It contains 1928 catalog, page 21 which advertises your watch as a "A Real Railroad Model Watch": The "Rough Rider" Studebaker. Its interesting in that nowhere does it claim the watch to pass railroad inspection.

 

[Alan Walker]

Kent,

Just for clarification, was the Studebaker considered railroad grade as opposed to The Studebaker?

 

[Les harland]

Well, why should that stop someone from putting in a Nice case..

Why not?
All we need now is some one to tell us what the locomotive is and when it was in service

 

[Kent]

Kent,

Just for clarification, was the Studebaker considered railroad grade as opposed to The Studebaker?

No. When the Studebaker named watches (as opposed to "The Studebaker" grade watches) were built in the mid-to-late 1920s, lever-setting was universally required. Thus the Studebaker named watches, all being pendant-set, were not considered railroad grade.

For those still wishing to buy a railroad grade South Bend watch, the lever-set grade No. 227 was made and available right up to the end.

 

[Alan Walker]

My 227 has been annoying my watchmaker-timing screw came loose and must have lost a timing washer in the process. When the screw was reinstalled, it wasn’t balanced. Hopefully it should be back soon.

 

[Ianmat]

You might look through the South Bend Watch Co. Encyclopedia article, especially the References section.

RAF7 (Rafal)'s website, southbendhorology.com, is shaping up to be an excellent resource. It contains 1928 catalog, page 21 which advertises your watch as a "A Real Railroad Model Watch": The "Rough Rider" Studebaker. Its interesting in that nowhere does it claim the watch to pass railroad inspection.

Thanks Kent