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IHC Life Member
Picture of Robert V. Jones
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I recently bought this Swiss watch and was curious as to what others thought the maker was. It is in a 18k thin case.

 
Posts: 3468 | Location: Cleveland, Georgia in the U.S.A. | Registered: February 03, 2006
IHC Life Member
Picture of Robert V. Jones
posted
Picture of the front

 
Posts: 3468 | Location: Cleveland, Georgia in the U.S.A. | Registered: February 03, 2006
Picture of Sheila Gilbert
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Here are 2 items on ebay marked Bigalo & Kennard Boston.

Looks like it's french?

Looks to also be high end?

Not anything on the maker but maybe the seller?

http://cgi.ebay.com/Waltham-Crossbanded-Weight-Driven-B...QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem


http://cgi.ebay.com/ANTIQUE-BIGELOW-KENNARD-CARRIAGE-CL...eZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem


Sheila
 
Posts: 3094 | Location: La Plata, Maryland U.S.A. | Registered: May 22, 2004
Picture of Sheila Gilbert
posted
I think I found it!
Check page 498 of the Book. May be a Gruen Ultra Thin!

PS Several have movements like this one, but not exact.

Good luck


Sheila
 
Posts: 3094 | Location: La Plata, Maryland U.S.A. | Registered: May 22, 2004
IHC Life Member
Picture of Ethan Lipsig
posted
The movement looks almost identical to my 19j Touchon.

 
Posts: 1414 | Location: Pasadena, California USA | Registered: November 11, 2005
IHC President
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Picture of Lindell V. Riddle
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There sure is a striking similarity between those movements...


 
Posts: 10553 | Location: Northeastern Ohio in the USA | Registered: November 19, 2002
IHC Life Member
Picture of Robert V. Jones
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A lot of those high end swiss makers have simularities but I would have to agree that is the closest match I have seen. Thanks
 
Posts: 3468 | Location: Cleveland, Georgia in the U.S.A. | Registered: February 03, 2006
IHC Life Member
Master Watchmaker
Picture of Sham Agayev
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Hi Guys. After looking at the watches side by side on Lindell's post, I have no doubt that Robert's watch is also a Touchon. The difference of the case screws is simply the fact that Ethan's is very much earlier model than the Robert's watch. By me saying that, I would belive that setting mechanism is modefied as well, where setting mechanism will allow to put the case screws where they are. Thank You.


Sham Agayev, CMW
 
Posts: 164 | Location: Overland Park, Kansas in the USA | Registered: September 15, 2005
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