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IHC Member 1110
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Back in the teens ,in most or the ads for new railroad movemenwts,at the bottom of the description, there was "certificate of rating furnished on application" Just wondering if anyone has or has seen one of these certificates.It would be a pretty cool thing to have for a collection. Thanks!
 
Posts: 1323 | Location: Lebanon, Connecticut USA | Registered: March 28, 2008
IHC Member 1555
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Seen a few of these over the years Ted on the Bay for sale most times. Have images of some Rockford ones somewhere here, from memory they were for the 16 Size watches.

Also have seen reproduced ones (eBay again) that are not filled in with any data (serial and description)
 
Posts: 2265 | Location: Gladstone in Australia | Registered: January 14, 2011
IHC Member 1110
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Thanks Bila!
 
Posts: 1323 | Location: Lebanon, Connecticut USA | Registered: March 28, 2008
IHC Member 1911
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I have a few Aristons in their original wooden boxes- tucked in there are also the rating certificates showing + - seconds in various positions and temperatures. Numbered to the movement as well

Terry
 
Posts: 84 | Location: Central Illinois in the USA | Registered: December 12, 2013
IHC Member 1110
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Thanks Terry.I've often wondered if many people asked for them when buying a new watch.Nice to know there are still some left.
 
Posts: 1323 | Location: Lebanon, Connecticut USA | Registered: March 28, 2008
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There wasn’t much of a point for rating certificates where railroad watches were concerned. Each watch entering railroad time service was required to be inspected by the watch inspector. The inspector would rate the watch, recording the variance on the back of the watch inspection certificate that was issued to the employee.

Inspection card
 
Posts: 11 | Location: Tucson, Arizona in the USA | Registered: December 17, 2022
IHC Member 1110
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Thanks Alan.
 
Posts: 1323 | Location: Lebanon, Connecticut USA | Registered: March 28, 2008
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Theodore -

Here you go. This is a rating certificate issued by the Rockford Watch Company in 1904 for a Grade 545 movement.

https://blog.pocketwatchdataba...-rating-certificate/

Hope it helps.

-Nathan
 
Posts: 49 | Location: Tennessee in the USA | Registered: February 20, 2012
IHC Member 1110
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Thank you Nathan! Very cool.A lot of people likely don't appreciate the time and effort that went in to making these watches so accurate. It was pretty expensive to do this extra adjustments.
 
Posts: 1323 | Location: Lebanon, Connecticut USA | Registered: March 28, 2008
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