I was admiring my 950E yesterday just as I have many times in the past, when I noticed something I had not noticed before. On the bottom edge of the center section it is stamped "10K Gold filled" kind of cool . My guess is that it is denoting that the center section is gold filled as well as the back and front bezel.
My question is, did all the Mainliner cases have this or was it just certain years and did any other makers do this?
Best regards, Tim
Posts: 376 | Location: Conover, North Carolina in the USA | Registered: July 07, 2012
Beginning around 1923-24 it was mandated that all "jewelry" items, and that includes our watch cases and chains carry a marking that designated the actual content of the item. This marking you found is in keeping with that regulation and markings like this were used on the case-frame by Keystone, Wadsworth and Star likely intended to be a quick reference to content without having to take the back off their pocket watch cases.
Often these markings are worn away on a much-used case.
Lindell
Posts: 10553 | Location: Northeastern Ohio in the USA | Registered: November 19, 2002
. My guess is that it is denoting that the center section is gold filled as well as the back and front bezel.
