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

Jerry Freedman

 
Posts: 767 | Location: Los Osos, California USA | Registered: December 12, 2002
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I could be wrong- but I think the 950bs all had the Batton style hands
 
Posts: 47 | Location: Hamlin, New York USA | Registered: March 05, 2007
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YES, I AGREE WITH FOSTER. THIS DIAL SHOULD HAVE THE BATON HANDS.
CHEERS!
JOEL Smile
 
Posts: 286 | Location: Northern Ohio in the USA | Registered: February 13, 2005
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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.

Wink
 
Posts: 10553 | Location: Northeastern Ohio in the USA | Registered: November 19, 2002
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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..
 
Posts: 638 | Location: Green Bay, Wisconsin USA | Registered: November 22, 2002
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Does anyone have a set of all three hands for the 950B?
 
Posts: 767 | Location: Los Osos, California USA | Registered: December 12, 2002
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Hello Jerry! The baton hands show up occasionally on eBay. Watch for them.
Cheers!
Joel Smile
 
Posts: 286 | Location: Northern Ohio in the USA | Registered: February 13, 2005
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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.
 
Posts: 767 | Location: Los Osos, California USA | Registered: December 12, 2002
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I do not know if this helps, but this is from the Hamilton 1961 catalog.

Don

 
Posts: 173 | Location: Columbia, Pennsylvania U.S.A. | Registered: July 13, 2004
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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

 
Posts: 173 | Location: Columbia, Pennsylvania U.S.A. | Registered: July 13, 2004
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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
 
Posts: 767 | Location: Los Osos, California USA | Registered: December 12, 2002
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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.

 
Posts: 47 | Location: Cincinnati, Ohio in the USA | Registered: August 05, 2017
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Additional pic...

 
Posts: 47 | Location: Cincinnati, Ohio in the USA | Registered: August 05, 2017
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Another additional pic...

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

 
Posts: 47 | Location: Cincinnati, Ohio in the USA | Registered: August 05, 2017
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One more additional pic...

 
Posts: 47 | Location: Cincinnati, Ohio in the USA | Registered: August 05, 2017
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As an Elgin collector I am jealous, I do have a few Hamiltons but no 23j versions.
 
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