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Up for grabs! Here's (Serial# 666231) one of the all-time great RR Grade Watches. That 24th-Jewel in the solid-gold elipse is just so cool.  | ||
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WOW what a beautiful movement! Too much for my pocket money, but I sure would buy it if I could. It's just SSSSOOOOO clean! Nice watch. Sheila | |||
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Lindell, The barrel arbor jewel is in a gold setting, but I believe that the surrounding ellipse is chrome plate, rather than gold. Ed Ueberall IHC Member 34 The Escapement | |||
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Would anyone know if there was a technical point to these distinct settings or was it just decoritive....?? John Pavlik | ||||
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Hi John - Maybe some of our more technically-minded members can back me up here, but I think the 24th jewel had very little mechanical utility and that the eleptical setting was just for show. Still a great looking watch though, and one I have always liked! Fred | ||||
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Fred, I'm in agreement on both counts. The ellipse serves no practical purpose, it just looks nice. A jewel on the arbor of a going barrel (such as the Rockford) comes into play ONLY when the watch is being wound, and served no purpose when the watch is running. I suppose it could prevent the upper barrel hole from becoming "egg shaped" but that would be about it. These barrel jewels are often referred to as "cosmetic" jewels, although the jewels in a motor barrel ARE functional while the watch is running. Ed Ueberall IHC Member 34 The Escapement | |||
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Like Fred and Ed report, I too have often been told that jewelled barrels, the only real difference for example between many 21 and 23-Jewel Movements are of little real consequence. However, one need only to look at the big difference in current value to fly in the face of logic. Simply stated, to many of us, spectacular, dare I say OUTRAGEOUS designs like the Rockford 900 are what add a lot of fun and excitement to pocket watch collecting. Obviously, and fortunately for most of us, back when these were new there were buyers who put extra value on such features. Just like a lot of us do today.  Rockford 900 (Movement 542548) a personal favorite...  | |||
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This 24-Hour Dial is no slouch either, my pulse pounds...  | |||
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