Show me and or tell me about a nice Rockford in your collection.

Here is a 2-tone grade 103 16s Rockford that I picked up. I just cleaned and oiled it (with a little help on getting it apart from Ed Ueberall over in the Watch Repair section...Thanks Ed!).
This is a 2-star watch in guide in non 2-tone. Anyone have any more info on it?

James,
Really beautiful movement! WOW!

James,
A very nice example of a Rockford. Will have to add a grade 103 to my wish list.

Great winding wheels!

Here is a probable grade 102 that has been up-jeweled to 17j.

Jerry,
Great picture and interesting Rockford.

I just bit the bullet and added this Rockford 24 jewel 900 to my collection, SN535358. Dial & movement look great & problem-free to me, 10K YGF Phil Victory case is nice, but not original to watch. Sorry the photos are not better...lighting just not right. Here is the watch:

And the movement:

Basic 930 17J Model 9. My first Rockford

...and dial.

Looks just like mine, Michael, and mine is my one and ONLY Rockford. Running great and keeping great time too!

Regards! Mark

Hello All

Here's my 2-Tone 17J grade 82:

Rockford 905 with choo choo dial. Dial is original porcelain but not sure if it is original to the 905

this was a recent ebay find. i think it is without a doubt the best ebay buy i have ever made. one of 600 grade 905 (unmarked) model 9

Don,
One of the great dials.
Wish it was mine.
Tony

1 of 100 Rockford No. 912 It has spot guilt damaskeening. i don't own this watch anymore but the movement was so spectacular that this was the first and ony full movement picture i ever took of it.

believe it or not this watch was in a newspaper classified advertisement that i found online in claremore oklahoma.

WoW Don that is the prettiest Rockford movement I think I have ever seen. I like it!!!!!

How about a cute "Baby" Rockford in 14K multi. Just as an aside, this watch got me started to learn something about watches when i was offered a very low price for this cutie.

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1 of 700 16 size RRG No. 530 hunter

530 d/s dial case is a do-fer

Wow, there are some beautiful Rockford out there. I envy you all!

I only have a few Rockfords...this is the most interesting.

Any private label Rockford's out there? Are they harder to find than others? I was recently told about one from a jeweler in Corydon (?), IN with a low serial number. Haven't seen it yet, should I bother?

Andy

There are plenty of Rockford private labels out there, the company was not as aggressive in private labelling as Illinois (but then, who was?), but in relation to Rockford's total production they were certainly more aggressive about it than either Waltham or Elgin.

I have seen several Indiana jewelers on Rockfords, but none from Corydon.

Andy here is a Rockford private label it has "The Ramsey Watch" with "F.O.K.& Co." On the dial. Looking on the Internet I found Farwell Ozman Kirk & Company a Hardware distributer located in St. Paul, Minnesota from the 1890s to the 1900s.

Larry Buchan

Here's a photo of the case back its silver with inlaid copper locomotive scene.

And the movement: