Internet Horology Club 185
Check Out My Website/Blog - The American Watch Case Co. of Toronto (awcco.ca)

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https://ihc185.infopop.cc/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/1086047761/m/5513944197

April 26, 2018, 10:49
Lorne Wasylishen
Check Out My Website/Blog - The American Watch Case Co. of Toronto (awcco.ca)
Check Out My Website/Blog - I just made this public today


The American Watch Case Company of Toronto: awcco.ca

Pg. 1 – HISTORY
Pg. 2 – CASE CHRONOLOGY
Pg. 3 – CASE GUARANTEES BECOME ILLEGAL IN CANADA – 1908
Pg. 4 – The 07/ 08 QUESTION – CASE & MOVEMENT SERIAL NUMBERS WTH PHOTOS
Pg. 5 – FORTUNE 18s CASE AND MOVEMENT SERIAL NUMBERS WITH PHOTOS
Pg. 6 – CASHIER 18s CASE AND MOVEMENT SERIAL NUMBERS WITH PHOTOS
Pg. 7 – PREMIER 18s CASE AND MOVEMENT SERIAL NUMBERS WITH PHOTOS
Pg. 8 – EMPRESS 18s Case AND MOVEMENT SERIAL NUMBERS WITH PHOTOS
Pg. 9 - SILVEROID/NICKEL SILVER 16s & 18s Case & Mvt. SN’s WITH PHOTOS
Pg. 10 - A.W.C.CO. COIN 16s & 18s PLUS EXCELSIORPERFECTIONN PNEVADA SN’s & PHOTOS
Pg. 11 - Working on SOLID GOLD & STERLING SILVER


Lots more info to be added "in the fullness of time" but right now I can't believe how much energy it took to get it to this point. I'm tuckered out.
April 26, 2018, 11:21
Ethan Lipsig
Please recheck your link. It didn't get me to your website.
April 26, 2018, 12:06
Kevin Hoffman
Good reading , thanks
April 26, 2018, 13:12
Ethan Lipsig
Outstanding, Lorne!
April 26, 2018, 13:24
Thomas M. Cusack
Good job, I like it!
April 26, 2018, 15:59
Tim Poovey
Very nice Lorne, and website too!!!

GREAT WORK,
Tim
April 26, 2018, 19:08
Roger Stephens
Great job Lorne! I will bookmark this one for sure.

Roger
April 26, 2018, 23:02
Rick Farmer
Nice piece of work Lorne, the time spent shows. I too will bookmark this.

Regards
Rick
April 27, 2018, 00:04
Bill Manders
Lorne,
like the above comments, a lot of time and work went into this, great job.
Bill
April 28, 2018, 02:28
Joseph Babb
Wonderful job on the website! There is a lot of information there. Must have taken you forever to gather it. Thanks for putting together some great information on this company. It will be an great asset to the watch community and this group.
April 28, 2018, 10:48
Lorne Wasylishen
Thank you everyone.

Joseph, this started about 4 years ago, collecting numbers just became part of my morning routine.

The motivation I think is similar to that which leads to a few buildings full of collectibles you see on American Pickers but the here result takes up much less room. Smile

I will put a notice here when I plug in the 18s Cashier case numbers.

One question on the case numbers, I find the lists easier to read without spaces between them, any preference from you guys?
April 29, 2018, 12:22
Brian C.
Very nice Lorne. Thanks for posting it.
July 11, 2018, 20:20
Lorne Wasylishen
EMPRESS 18s and SILVEROID 16s/18s numbers have been added.
July 11, 2018, 20:37
Bila Wirriganwalters
Fantastic Job Lorne, very much appreciatedSmile
July 23, 2018, 10:39
Lorne Wasylishen
A.W.C.CO. COIN 16s & 18s PLUS EXCELSIORPERFECTIONN PNEVADA numbers have been added. (Pg.10 link)

https://awcco.ca/ The American Watch Case Co. of Toronto (Main Page link)
July 23, 2018, 19:12
Harry J. Hyaduck Sr.
Great job Lorne thank you very much for sharing.
July 24, 2018, 08:09
Lindell V. Riddle

Hello Lorne,

I have a number of Canadian Content Cases, will get them together and post a list here in this topic. Let me know if pictures would help. Recently we had a topic "Hamilton Canadian 992B" and there I shared an auction wherein I sold one a few years ago. You may use any of my images, some unusual "service-mark-artistry" inside the case-back is especially interesting.

Here is that auction...
EARLY 992B, CANADIAN PACIFIC PORCELAIN DIAL, CANADIAN CASE!

Use the "Find-Or-Search" on the IHC MAIN PAGE with keywords to find prior posts, used properly that should help in your quest for additional relevant items.

We are proud of you Lorne, what you are doing works hand-in-glove with the databases we have in the Hamilton and Illinois Forums and we are pleased to support your efforts.

Keep up the good work my friend,

Lindell

Wink

July 24, 2018, 12:26
Lorne Wasylishen
Thank you Lindell.

I do have a list of what I call “Canadian #7 Tree Cases” scoured from anywhere I could find them.

My list would already include most if not all numbers on this IHC forum.

Your statement : “By 1937 the Case 7 dies had been shipped to Canada where they were used to press Canadian Content Cases through the mid-1950s which might be an interesting point to consider” in Is this Case Correct for this Movement is of much interest.

The cases appear identical except for the pendant and case markings. There was a learning curve in ID’ing cases so a few of the early observations do not note the difference. (It will be a while before I get to posting the 16s gold filled cases on my site).


July 25, 2018, 11:28
Rick Farmer
Lorne, once again a nice piece of work, it's worth it. Thanks for the contribution to the site.

Rick
July 27, 2018, 10:16
Lorne Wasylishen
Thank you Rick.

I posted some adjacent case numbers in your Hamilton Canadian 992B thread.
July 27, 2018, 15:29
Rick Farmer
Thanks Lorne, I responded to a member and to you in my Hamilton 992B post. I forgot which post I was in at the time, also added a fortune case info line for a Waltham WI.
Rick