A N Anderson Standard Time Dial

I made a acquaintance out of a Chef who works for The same University as I do.

The other day we struck up a conversation about Pocket Watches. He proceeds to tell me that he has one that his Dad at the age of 12 was allowed to buy out of a Pawn Shop in the early 30's (as payment for some work he had done). He wonders how old it is and how good of a watch it is. I ask him to bring it to me and I will look it up for him.

It is a Full Plate Hamilton size 18 with 17 Jewels (925)(S/N 558819). a good movement but not that impressive.

I get to looking at the dial. It is a fancy dial with A N Anderson inscribed on it. After looking back on old threads (Thank God for the search feature), I see it is VERY collectable.

This dial is almost MINT! No hairlines and a tiny chip (between 2 and 3) on the very edge.

I will be returning the watch to my friend (anyone who owns a watch dial as collectable as a A N Anderson is immediately upgraded to FRIEND--LOL); I want to give him a approximate value on the watch. I also want your advise on how to tell him to store the watch. I have never been sure what causes hairlines in dials; should he keep it in a temperature controlled environment? What would suggest?

I didn't take any pictures of the case because it is unremarkable. It is a gold Monitor screw back case with some dings and a cloudy Chrystal.

Thank You for your Wisdom in this matter!

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Super cool dial ~ Kevin... With family ties to the watch = PRICELESS.

Just throwing around #s - maybe up to mid $200s for "JUST" the dial to the right Hamilton collector. However, the sky is the limit if two individuals needed the dial to marry up w/ their Anderson marked movement.

Thanks for sharing

I should have added that the movement is running. It will only run a few hours (Mainspring I am guessing). The watch is in BAD need of a service. My friend tells me his Dad (a Farmer I believe) wore the watch in his bib overalls as long as he worked.

I am very surprised it looks as good as it does! I would think the dings in the case would have cracked that beautiful dial. I also thought the color (pink) would have "clashed" with the bibs--LOL.

It is my Pleasure Debbie! I am hoping I can get some suggestions from our members so that I can pass them on to my friend the Chef.

I am excited to tell him what I found.

Very similar to my 977 Hamilton I sent to Lindell, very beautiful specimen!

I had a 975 with an Anderson "fancy" dial a few years ago. I don't know how rare they are, but certainly more rare than the Standard enamel dial usually seen on these watches. The 18 size seems really more unusual, if not rare, than the 16 size or smaller. Anyway you look at it, it is desirable.