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I have just been looking at two interesting Ball watches.

#1 A Ball Waltham 16 size 21J model, in a non-Ball Siverine case. The case is marked on the back, Hansen & Hansen, Denver, loaner 81.

#2 A Ball Hamilton 999 18size 21J model. It is in a Ball marked silveroid case. The case back is marked R. L. Van Hoesen & Co. 51. Also marked on the back is Vivian Thayer.

Does anybody have any knowledge of the names. Jewelers or Inspectors?
 
Posts: 767 | Location: Los Osos, California USA | Registered: December 12, 2002
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Without doing any digging to be sure, Van Hoesen sounds like the New York City watchmaker. Very skillful guy, capable of making a watch.

MIke
 
Posts: 48 | Location: Massachusetts in the USA | Registered: December 24, 2005
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Checking on myself, the guy I had in mind was V.E. Van Hoesen, involved with Hamilton Co. in developing their marine chronometer. But, who knows, RLVH could have been related.

Mike
 
Posts: 48 | Location: Massachusetts in the USA | Registered: December 24, 2005
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