I am cleaning this Hampden s/n272155 (c.a.1883)watch, and was puzzling at the number "15" marked on the barrel cover as this is a press jewel top plate movement ("Hampdenese" for 11j mvt.). The "Blue Book" (also) reports an 11 jewel marked 15 about 100 numbers above this s/n . . .

So when I take off the dial, LOOK what I found! An all press jeweled 15 Jewel movement! The "15" on the barrel cover looked too classy to be an "aftermarket" number anyway. So is this a "factory "up-jeweled" movement? Lindell, I guess we have to jump in your time machine and go back and ask my third generation removed "Uncle James".

Here she is back running again all cleaned up!

Nice case too . . . Looks to be original to the movement.