Good afternoon!
I am not sure where to begin. I picked up a silver pocket watch on eBay because it looked nice, and I started looking into it a bit. I could tell that it’s silver—there is a double chevron “Argent” hallmark on the case—and I was happy enough to see that.
I am trying to find the likely production era. There’s a signature inside of the case lid; I can’t reading the name, but the date is 4/19/67. Service, perhaps? It seems pretty tarnished, and I am in the process of cleaning the silver. It appears to be serial no. 12669, and it is stamped with “Four Cylinder Escapement.” I have included some images.
Any help identifying would be great. Thank you!
I am not sure where to begin. I picked up a silver pocket watch on eBay because it looked nice, and I started looking into it a bit. I could tell that it’s silver—there is a double chevron “Argent” hallmark on the case—and I was happy enough to see that.
I am trying to find the likely production era. There’s a signature inside of the case lid; I can’t reading the name, but the date is 4/19/67. Service, perhaps? It seems pretty tarnished, and I am in the process of cleaning the silver. It appears to be serial no. 12669, and it is stamped with “Four Cylinder Escapement.” I have included some images.
Any help identifying would be great. Thank you!




