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Gold cases: Marked C.W.MFG.CO Warranted 14K "Click" to Login or Register 
IHC Member 525
posted
I have an 18s hunter case. Inside the back cover its marked "C.W.MFG.CO
Warranted
14K
U.S. ASSAY
& the case number.
So, there`s no doubt about that, but the only other mark is the same case number on the inside of the cuvette. Nothing is marked inside the front cover. Do we assume the front & cuvette are 14k ? Also with gold watches, is the body/ring of the case that actually holds the movement made of the same gold ?
 
Posts: 106 | Location: North Yorkshire, United Kingdom | Registered: May 05, 2005
IHC Member 1291
Picture of Buster Beck
posted
I would say its all 14K gold.

regards,
bb
 
Posts: 6376 | Location: Texas in the USA | Registered: July 27, 2009
IHC Member 525
posted
Thanks Buster. The case is a fine example but my knowledge of gold cases is minimal & I`m learning from scratch. I read somewhere that cases could be subject to "hybridisation" by some unscrupulous people.
 
Posts: 106 | Location: North Yorkshire, United Kingdom | Registered: May 05, 2005
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