This is one of my favorites. A 950 in a solid 14K Hamilton case with box and paper showing matching numbers. I'm trying to get info on the people in the engraving. I tried a google search to no avail. Any suggestions?

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Could you type out what the engraving says? I will see what I can find but I can't quite make out the spelling of the person that gave the watch.

Thanks
Tom

Presented to Dr. W.B.Thompson
From E.V. Dillmeier
Sept 20, 1916

Thanks Tom

Think this is going to be a tough one, so far there was a Doctor W.B. Thompson in Brooklyn New York in the early 1900's but trying to connect him to the other person is going to take some time.

I will keep working on it but it might take several days to see if I can find more.

Nice watch by the way, if Mr. Dillmeier was a patient of Dr. Thompson he was very wealthy.

Tom

Still a long shot, but there was a Edward Dillmeier in New York City born 1863 & still in business in the early 1900's, was president of the Eureka Glass Works Brooklyn NY.

Tom

Thanks Tom, I appreciate the effort

Chris

Chris

You don't have any idea where this came from do you? An estate some where or something to help narrow down the possible location.

I keep trying searches different ways, I might get luck, sometimes it takes me thinking up a way to search that I hadn't tried yet.

Tom

Heres an Obituary for Emily V., sister of Edward died Nov 18th,1916


DILLMEIER—On Saturday, November 18, 1916, EMILY V., beloved daughter of the late John A. and Mary Louise Dlllmeier. Relatives and friends are respectfully Invited to attend the funeral from the home of her brother, Edward Dillmeier. 623 Elm av, Richmond Hill, on Tuesday, November 22. at 10 a.m., thence to tho Church of Holy Child Jesus, Brandon and Chestnut sts, where a solemn Requiem mass will be held.Interment St. John's Cemeter

Ray

Tom,

I bought the watch off of E-Bay a few years ago. The seller was in Canada but I don't think he had owned it very long.

Thanks for the reply Ray, that's very interesting, where is Richmond Hill?

On the stuff I saw about Edward, he lived at Richmond Hill New York, it is part of Queens NY

Tom

Edwards sister was Emilie V Dillmeier

Chris,
What are the serial numbers for the movement and the gold case?
Tony

? are the hands and dial original to this watch?

The serial number on the movement is 1020509, the case is 6589780. There is no way of knowing for sure if the dial is original. The style is not normally seen on a 950. I have a 956 that has this on it. I have been told by people in the know, however, that the this dial was available when the watch was produced and could have been a choice for the customer.