I've got my new camera with Macro now, and Pics will get better as I improve with practice.

#8774 is the first verified Ball Marked ORRS movement to have surfaced. #8711 has been reported but no one seems to know how to contact the original reporter or even who he reported it to. Statisticaly there should have been about 20-30 Of these produced along with the 70-80 jewelers private labels in this first run of 100 ORRS watches. So its just a matter of time before we verify an earlier serial number than 8774. Until then, I will claim the bragging rights to having the first one.

Please let me know if you see . any other Ball & CO marked watches not on my list found on another page at this link
8774

Just had a verified report of #8711, so my bragging rights are certainly negated now.

Still only 3 ORRS reported in this run of 100 938's.

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Incorrect Ball Watch Co dial but nice hands

And finally, the ORC case which is most certainly a replacement. I recall a Brotherhood subscription offer that would replace your case for selling x number of subscriptions around 1899jish.



pics courtesy of Mike Deshaies

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cool watch Bill!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Joseph

Spoke to the owner of the above 938 (Mike Deshaies) today and he bought it for resale at the Datona show, so we will probably see it on Ebay in the near future.

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Good Luck adding it to your collection Bill when it come up!

Tom

Thanks Tom,

It could happen but only if it goes surprisingly cheap. I am happy to already have one of the 3 known survivors, #8774. It would be fun to have the earliest known ORRS as a bragging feature tho!

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Nice Ball 938, I really like the ORC case. I have Serial No. 8718 a Ball agent F.F. Bonnett Columbus, Ohio.

Larry

Larry,

your F.F. Bonnett is truly gorgeous and can be seen as the bottom entries in Lindell's thread

8718

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