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March 10, 2008, 22:31
Frank Kusumoto
South Bend Movement Pictures, post your best...
I'm trying to build a database of South Bend movement pictures. The format I've decided on is 600x600 jpg pictures. If you want to make it a little bigger up to one side can be 650 pixels. Eventually I'll be hosting them on the southbendhorology site. So I'm asking anyone that would care to post a picture to please do so as long as it is in jpg format and the largest side (height or width) is no more than 650 pixels. Of course, I'll start with a Grade 217, sn# 640662:


March 11, 2008, 13:20
Frank Kusumoto
Grade 281 - First Run


March 11, 2008, 17:08
Lindell V. Riddle

Very worthwhile project, I'll help in any way I can. Smile

Here is a fairly common Grade 215 number 569136 which is a Model 2, Pendant-Set example of which about 20,000 were produced.


March 11, 2008, 17:54
Dave Freeman
Studebaker "8 adjustments. Serial No. 1208134




Dave Freeman
IHC Member 321
March 11, 2008, 17:57
Dave Freeman
South Bend 227 Serial No. 1019229




Dave Freeman
IHC Member 321
March 11, 2008, 18:33
Frank Kusumoto
More...


March 11, 2008, 19:19
Frank Kusumoto
So if you go to southbendhorology and scroll down to the bottom of the page you'll see that the images are being linked in. Please feel free to put up pictures of movements where the Grade has already been represented if you think you have a better picture.
March 11, 2008, 21:16
Lindell V. Riddle

Next up a 21-Jewel "The Studebaker" Grade 229 Lever-Set Railroad Watch, which was the very best South-Bend Model 2, 16-size Open-Face movement. This one, number 584064 from about 1909 was the 64th one blocked out of only 3,000 produced.


March 11, 2008, 21:44
Frank Kusumoto
Next up, the Model 1 Grade 291. The 291 was the first 16s watch produced by the new South Bend Company. The one pictured is the 109th 16s to come off the production line.


March 13, 2008, 10:45
Frank Kusumoto
Here's a 293:


March 13, 2008, 11:10
Frank Kusumoto
I hate to be picky but the format of the picture should be as close to 600x600 as possible without any of the dimensions being larger than 600 (pixels). The pictures are going up on the SouthBendHorology site for now but are meant to be eventually included as part of the serial number lookup program.

Also, just because a particular Grade of movement has already been posted please feel free to post another if you think you have a better picture. Thanks!
March 13, 2008, 11:29
Ethan Lipsig
Sorry. Here is a 600 x 585 version


March 13, 2008, 22:17
Frank Kusumoto
The very busy looking Grade 298:


March 15, 2008, 00:26
Frank Kusumoto
A private label 260.


March 15, 2008, 19:05
Frank Kusumoto
The 417:


March 15, 2008, 19:06
Frank Kusumoto
For many years there were quite a few people who didn't believe the 417 was ever produced. It was:


March 16, 2008, 23:36
Frank Kusumoto
A common 292.


March 17, 2008, 10:15
Frank Kusumoto
The very common 281:


March 17, 2008, 12:46
Keith Klimkowicz
Frank

WoW a Common 292 19jewel hunter!

Nice picture.

Sure wish I had a 292 Smile
March 17, 2008, 21:29
Frank Kusumoto
Keith, haven't seen any pictures from your collection. I know you have a few of the very hard to get models like the 304.
March 19, 2008, 03:50
Frank Kusumoto
The low-end entry into the market for South Bend, the 7j Grade 261. Between the 260 and the 261 about 40k watches total were produced. South Bend watches seemed to sell in pretty equal percentages across the quality range.


March 19, 2008, 23:52
Frank Kusumoto
Here's a first run 290. There were about 12k total produced although as with most hunting movements it's hard to find one in a proper case. And it's only going to get worse with the price of gold now.


March 20, 2008, 00:21
Frank Kusumoto
The 299. About 3k total produced.


March 20, 2008, 12:37
Frank Kusumoto
A Grade 341. About 6.5k total produced.


March 22, 2008, 03:14
Frank Kusumoto
A typical Grade 333 except for the private label marking. As far as I can tell there weren't many PL movements produced by South Bend. As for the 333, about 12k of them were made.


March 22, 2008, 14:56
Frank Kusumoto
The Grade 150. A nice little movement that was a little late to the party. Only about 1k of these were made.


March 24, 2008, 00:47
Frank Kusumoto
The humble Grade 203. A model 2 16s 7j watch. About 16k were produced.


March 25, 2008, 13:29
Keith Klimkowicz
The last of the hunters a grade 204


March 29, 2008, 07:13
Frank Kusumoto
Grade 211, Circular-Damaskeening:


March 29, 2008, 07:13
Frank Kusumoto
Grade 211, Fish-scale damaskeening:


April 07, 2008, 09:45
Frank Kusumoto
Grade 211, First Damaskeening Pattern, Half-Checkerboard


April 20, 2008, 01:10
Frank Kusumoto
A first run Grade 411. The 12s movements originally started out with the serial number on the barrel bridge.


April 20, 2008, 01:15
Frank Kusumoto
The Grade 280. Excluding the 0s movements the 280 was the highest number of hunting case movements produced, about 16k.