April 01, 2007, 20:41
William ThomasCould case model 13 maybe be the 2 tone model 3??
Just a thought. Wondering if maybe, just maybe, the unknown model 13 is really the model "3" (the 2-tone born-again model 2). There was after all an earlier model 3 992L with checkerboard pattern on bezel and back. Maybe they didn't wan't to use the unlucky number 13, like some old office buildings that don't have a named 13th floor. Maybe the sales dept. didn't think a number 13 would sell. I think the two tone watchcase was roughly contemporary with the short-lived model 12 circa 1947.
April 02, 2007, 21:29
William ThomasThat bezel pattern on the number 3 two tone looks similar to one used on some of the first model Bunn Special cases. Both cases are by Wadsworth. Re-using old dies maybe??