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Rockford Grade 640 hunter 21j "Click" to Login or Register 
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I picked up a Rockford grade 640 which is a 21j pendant set hunter mate to the 645 I think. I found an old discussion topic on this grade but there isn't much out there on it or the 645. It appears that 1-2 thousand were produced of the hunters and there was some debate if the grade was adjusted to only heat/cold/iso or also adjusted to positions. It appears when it comes to Rockfords there is not a lot of discussion or information out there.

Can anyone add some deeper insight on this grade?
 
Posts: 1797 | Location: Michigan in the USA | Registered: September 19, 2009
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You are right Claude, we got into them rather deeply both in 2012 and earlier this year. Big Grin Here are those previous topics listed...

Find-Or-Search: https://ihc185.infopop.cc/eve/f...eqWords=Rockford+645

Let's see if we can get into them again.

Lindell

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Posts: 10553 | Location: Northeastern Ohio in the USA | Registered: November 19, 2002
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I sometimes pick Rockfords on the fly and I saw this one on the big bidding site and it went for the opening bid (only bidder) which shocked me a bit since it was in a nice 20yr Philly case with no traces of damaged hinges or brassing that I could see. Around 200 seemed a decent price especially for a nice 21j hunter. I picked up a beautiful 21j model 4 Hampden adj5p in a near mint case for under 100, sometimes I am thankful for bad photographers. When the Rockford arrives and I have it cleaned I will take some photos. It is near the middle of the first run but digging deeper I see there was a later run but I am not sure they are marked differently on the adjustments or not.
 
Posts: 1797 | Location: Michigan in the USA | Registered: September 19, 2009
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This will be very interesting, there needs to be more emphasis on Rockfords, they produced some really fine movements.

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Posts: 5224 | Location: Northern Ohio in the U.S.A. | Registered: December 04, 2002
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Thanks goodness for bad photographers, the watch is stunning, did not go wrong by any rate and photos are coming.
 
Posts: 1797 | Location: Michigan in the USA | Registered: September 19, 2009
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