Help identifying unusual watch

[michaelbarth]

Can someone help me identify this unusual watch I purchased at a garage sale in Michigan in the 90's? It has no hands, but instead has 3 windows with dials that turn behind the windows. Watch is powered by a winding mechanical movement. It actually ran for a couple hours today, but it's finicky to keep running.

Markings on back case read:
12108 DP - 9245
+Pat. Pend +No 19267

Swiss Made - Base Metal Bezel - Stainless Steel Back

Thanks for your help!

 

[John Cote]

I don't know what this is but I want to know. There was a Swiss company called Hoga Direct Time that made a mechanical digital readout watch in the '60s or '70s. All that I have seen have the name on the dial. The only real tricky part about these watches is that the hours usually jump at the top at the hour change instead of just rotating.

 

[roughbarked]

Jump hour watch.

https://mb.nawcc.org/threads/jump-hour-movement-what-is-it.61840/

Telling Time Differently with Jump Hour Watches

Swapping hands for discs has been practiced in watchmaking for centuries, so why has it taken so long for it to become widely adopted, as it is today?

www.acollectedman.com

The History of the Jump Hour Watch: A Unique Complication | VARIO

Initially patented for the pocket watch, the jump hour has often taken a backseat to sweeping movements. Now it's making a comeback, but how did we get here? Even before the rise in popularity of electronic timepieces, jump hour movements were far less common than their smooth, sweeping...

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[captainscarlet]

Hi Michael, I reckon the most obvious identifier for your watch is missing. The dial. It also appears the bezel and crystal are also absent which would account for the erratic functionality of your watch due to dust etc entering through the hour/minute/date aperture’s. Looking at your patent numbers I see that a watch company logged a patent in 1969 (19267) ’Agon’ chromatic watch corp. (Agon Uhrenfabrik /Robert Triebold AG) These watches were usually run by EB 8800 movements. Perhaps a look inside the case would reveal more.

 

[roughbarked]

bidfun-db Archive: Watch Movements: EB 8800

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[michaelbarth]

Hi Michael, I reckon the most obvious identifier for your watch is missing. The dial. It also appears the bezel and crystal are also absent which would account for the erratic functionality of your watch due to dust etc entering through the hour/minute/date aperture’s. Looking at your patent numbers I see that a watch company logged a patent in 1969 (19267) ’Agon’ chromatic watch corp. (Agon Uhrenfabrik /Robert Triebold AG) These watches were usually run by EB 8800 movements. Perhaps a look inside the case would reveal more.

It has no family significance. Is it basically worthless, or would eBay possibly yield something more than $25?

 

[michaelbarth]

I'd like to part with it - it has no family significance. Is it basically worthless, or would eBay possibly yield something more than $25?

I just found the same watch on eBay, with the dial. It is an Endura from the 60's. Not worth much, probably less than $20.

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[michaelbarth]

Thanks for your help everyone. This thread can be closed.

 

[John Cote]

Mich
Thanks for your help everyone. This thread can be closed.
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We actually keep all of these threads around for future reference. Our organization is all about education and research. This thread is a good example of how we roll. I certainly learned something....so thanks.

 

[roughbarked]

If you'd like a better quality jump hour watch; bidfun-db Archive: Watch Movements: Lemania 8831