Hi all,
I've been on the hunt for an ID of this movement for a while now. I've contacted Vacheron & Constantin, Blancpain, Longines, Audemars Piguet, and they all said it wasn't theirs. Jaeger LeCoultre said it probably isn't theirs but can't be sure without looking through the archives (which would cost me). I've tried contacting Patek Philippe but they haven't responded. (I believe they would have given me a similar response to Jaeger LeCoultre anyway.)
My watch is an open face, private label inscribed with 'Howes Bros Clinton, Iowa' on the dial and movement. The movement is also marked 'SWITZLRLAND' (not Switzerland, which is interesting) and 'Adjusted.' The movement SN is 97996. The case SN is 484981.
One forum,
Identification Help (Private Label)
told me it was probably made circa 1900 and the case was possibly made by H. Muhr's Sons because of the Crown crest, which led me here
https://mb.nawcc.org/threads/h-muhrs-sons.50896/
but when I took it to a shop to get serviced, they said it's most likely solid gold and not gold-filled, so I'm reluctant to believe the case is H. Muhr's Sons.
Another forum,
https://mb.nawcc.org/threads/swiss-pocket-watch-identification.174045/#post-1415073
proposed it was an Agassiz. I found a very similar movement here:
A rare Agassiz 14k gold gent's pocket watch with central seconds with a fine Agassiz wooden box
which is an Agassiz with movement number 106272.
It would be amazing if someone could verify if this is a Patek or not, but also any help whatsoever is greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Pierce
I've been on the hunt for an ID of this movement for a while now. I've contacted Vacheron & Constantin, Blancpain, Longines, Audemars Piguet, and they all said it wasn't theirs. Jaeger LeCoultre said it probably isn't theirs but can't be sure without looking through the archives (which would cost me). I've tried contacting Patek Philippe but they haven't responded. (I believe they would have given me a similar response to Jaeger LeCoultre anyway.)
My watch is an open face, private label inscribed with 'Howes Bros Clinton, Iowa' on the dial and movement. The movement is also marked 'SWITZLRLAND' (not Switzerland, which is interesting) and 'Adjusted.' The movement SN is 97996. The case SN is 484981.
One forum,
Identification Help (Private Label)
told me it was probably made circa 1900 and the case was possibly made by H. Muhr's Sons because of the Crown crest, which led me here
https://mb.nawcc.org/threads/h-muhrs-sons.50896/
but when I took it to a shop to get serviced, they said it's most likely solid gold and not gold-filled, so I'm reluctant to believe the case is H. Muhr's Sons.
Another forum,
https://mb.nawcc.org/threads/swiss-pocket-watch-identification.174045/#post-1415073
proposed it was an Agassiz. I found a very similar movement here:
A rare Agassiz 14k gold gent's pocket watch with central seconds with a fine Agassiz wooden box
which is an Agassiz with movement number 106272.
It would be amazing if someone could verify if this is a Patek or not, but also any help whatsoever is greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Pierce



