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Waltham 1909 with interesting case "Click" to Login or Register 
Picture of David Flegel
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Obtained this watch last night. Found the case to be very interesting. It is double hinged with the marks as shown.

 
Posts: 1212 | Location: Ontario in Canada | Registered: February 06, 2012
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Posts: 1212 | Location: Ontario in Canada | Registered: February 06, 2012
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That's an A.L. Dennison case.Very nice.I,ve had several with Waltham movements in them.Regards,Norm
 
Posts: 484 | Location: Georgia in the United States | Registered: August 04, 2010
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Picture of Larry Buchan
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I also have one in my collection, I bought it in London, England back in 1980 when I first started to collect pocket watches, AL Dennison after he left. Waltham, he returned to England, and manufactured watch cases,10K gold filled cases were popular in Britain. He also manufactured Dennison labels for stationary from what I have read.

Larry
 
Posts: 3370 | Location: Okotoks Alberta Canada | Registered: November 22, 2002
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I have one that has a 7 jewel Waltham Traveler movement in it...
 
Posts: 2017 | Location: Chesapeake City, Maryland in the USA | Registered: September 27, 2011
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1903 Waltham Tavler SW-SS-7j-U Serial Number: 12616185

10Ct 20yr Dennison Moon case with Waltham Fish Logo, case weighs 57 grams empty

I was duly impressed with not only the heft of the case, but the quality of the case springs.

This neck and bow design seem to be unique to this case and I am curious if it is unique to the Waltham Fish logo cases. All other Dennison cases I see out there have raised pads for the bow to mount at the neck and asymmetrical bows.

 
Posts: 2032 | Location: San Diego, California in the USA | Registered: August 30, 2012
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The dial is unmarked, it is signed as made in Switzerland on the back. It is not the nice script Waltham USA dial.

 
Posts: 2032 | Location: San Diego, California in the USA | Registered: August 30, 2012
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I really like this logo

 
Posts: 2032 | Location: San Diego, California in the USA | Registered: August 30, 2012
IHC Member 1736
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inside the covet

 
Posts: 2032 | Location: San Diego, California in the USA | Registered: August 30, 2012
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A.L.Dennison cases are fairly numerous in the UK as are "Traveler" movements.

Below is a very rough précis I pulled out of an interesting book " Boston: Cradle of Industrial Watchmaking " This book is a mass of information & relates several pages to the business life of ALD.

After quite a chequered business career Dennison settled in the UK & started making cases, with some financial help from his old friend & former partner @ Roxbury & Waltham ,Edward Howard.By late 1870s the company was making large numbers of cases for Waltham & many for Elgin. By 1887 they were providing 50,000 cases per annum for Waltham. The Case Company existed for nearly a century, 1874 - 1967

So that's why we see so many ALD cases over here in the UK. They come in YGF, Silver & Gold & possibly more.
 
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