950B Question

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950B Question

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November 20, 2007, 14:34

Jerry Freedman

950B Question

Can anyone tell me if this is a proper combination of case, dial and hands? I think the case is #17.

Jerry Freedman

November 20, 2007, 14:46

Foster Miller

I could be wrong- but I think the 950bs all had the Batton style hands

November 20, 2007, 17:31

Joel W. Sarich

YES, I AGREE WITH FOSTER. THIS DIAL SHOULD HAVE THE BATON HANDS.
CHEERS!
JOEL

November 20, 2007, 17:50

Lindell V. Riddle

Usually this dial in porcelain-enamel will have the baton hands and that is the combination of choice in melamine as well. The seconds hand is too short, looks to me like one for a 12-size, anyhow it is not correct.

Having the movement number and the Case 17 number would help narrow it down.

November 20, 2007, 18:58

John Pavlik

I think some 950b's from the mid 50's had this style hands..I have 1 in Mdl 17 Keystone case with melmaine dial that I beleive is original..S21905.. While many collectors like the baton combination, I do not think it was "mandatory".. the pictured example the seconds hand is wrong..

November 21, 2007, 13:20

Jerry Freedman

Does anyone have a set of all three hands for the 950B?

November 21, 2007, 14:21

Joel W. Sarich

Hello Jerry! The baton hands show up occasionally on eBay. Watch for them.
Cheers!
Joel

December 01, 2007, 12:52

Jerry Freedman

The serial number is S26631 which is beyond the numbers listed by Gelson. What year was it made? The number on the #17 case is P371345.

December 01, 2007, 15:11

Donald B. Dahlberg

I do not know if this helps, but this is from the Hamilton 1961 catalog.

Don

December 01, 2007, 15:14

Donald B. Dahlberg

And this from the Hamilton 1961 Materials Catalog. So Hamilton did not seem to descriminate between the hand choice for both the 992B and 950B in their catalogs.

Don

December 01, 2007, 16:14

Jerry Freedman

Don: That is terrific. It answers a lot of questions. Now we know that both blue and black hadns were used as well as both spade and baton.
Thanks for your help.

Jerry

September 10, 2017, 22:41

Collin Stuart Wayne

Greetings and salutations from Cincinnati, OH...first post and fairly recently registered here. It amazes me how much information is available at this site...so I say "thank you".

I had been looking for a 950B recently...and when my local watchmaker got wind of that, he whipped out a 950B from his collection and sold it to me a few days ago. Prior to the sale, I wasn't sure about the spade/whip/dart hands being "OK" [paired with a #332 dial] until I did some searching here and found confirmation. Thanks again!

Regards,

Collin Wayne

Movement number: S29333 [circa 1963]
Case number: R978194 [circa ?], Model 17, Star Watch Case Co.

September 10, 2017, 22:43

Collin Stuart Wayne

Additional pic...

September 10, 2017, 22:45

Collin Stuart Wayne

Another additional pic...

Movement number: S29333 [circa 1963]
Case number: R978194 [circa ?], Model 17, Star Watch Case Co.