Internet Horology Club 185
CANADIAN Private-Label Watches

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August 31, 2015, 12:46
Larry Buchan
CANADIAN Private-Label Watches
Movement close-up it needs a regulator spring.


August 31, 2015, 12:47
Larry Buchan
Case Back inside


September 06, 2015, 14:33
Larry Buchan
Illinois 16 size, 17 jewel, Serial No. 1311261, Manufactured 1896 Grade 175 Canadian private-label, double sunk, Gothic numbers dial marked Davis & McCullough in script, and SPECIAL, Getty model 5 movement marked "Davis & McCullough Hamilton, Ont. Special" Cased in a 20 year yellow gold filled Fortune case made by the American Watch Case Co. of Toronto, Ontario.


September 06, 2015, 14:37
Larry Buchan
Dial with bezel off


September 06, 2015, 14:40
Larry Buchan
Movement


September 06, 2015, 14:44
Larry Buchan
Movement close-up needs regulator spring


September 06, 2015, 14:46
Larry Buchan
American Watch Case Co. Trademark in Case Back


September 06, 2015, 22:23
Larry Buchan
Hamilton, Ontario population 721,000, the third-largest city in Canada, it is a port city on the West end of Lake Ontario, it is heavily industrialized. The Toronto, Hamilton and Buffalo railway ran from 1894 to 1987. It never reached the other two cities in its name, the railway was originally chartered in 1884 by the Ontario Legislative Assembly to run from Toronto to the International Railway Bridge connecting with local lines to Buffalo. The original corporation was unable to complete the line before the original charter expired. In 1895, the Canadian Pacific Railway and the New York Central Railroad bought the TH&B. The TH&B was jointly owned by the CPR and the NYC for several decades. NYC and its subsidiaries (Michigan Central Railroad, and Canada Southern Railway) owned 73%, while the CPR owned the other 27%. It never built into Toronto or Buffalo, but used its parent companies trackage to reach the two cities.


September 14, 2015, 13:01
Larry Buchan
Waltham 18 size, 21 jewel, Serial No. 17118504, Manufactured 1908, Grade 845, Model 1892, Canadian private-label, double sunk Bold Arabic 24-hour dial marked Riddell & Vinet, Point St. Charles. (Montréal, Québec) Movement marked A.W.W. Co. Waltham, Mass 845 Adjusted 5 Positions.


September 14, 2015, 13:04
Larry Buchan
Dial with bezel off.


September 14, 2015, 13:07
Larry Buchan
Dial close up.


September 14, 2015, 13:09
Larry Buchan
Waltham "845" movement.


September 14, 2015, 13:12
Larry Buchan
Waltham "845" movement close-up.


September 14, 2015, 13:17
Larry Buchan
Waltham is cased in a American Watch Case Co. of Toronto Ontario, it's a screw back and bezel type, photo of case back.


September 14, 2015, 13:19
Larry Buchan
Inside of the case back.


September 14, 2015, 13:25
Larry Buchan
AWC Co. case trademark


October 11, 2015, 12:44
Larry Buchan
Nice double sunk bold Arabic 24-hour dial.


October 11, 2015, 13:09
Larry Buchan
Howard 16 size, 19 jewel, No. 5. Serial No. 1108641 Manufactured 1912.


October 11, 2015, 13:24
Larry Buchan
Bridge movement close-up marked 19 JEWELS, No. 5. E. WATCH CO. BOSTON USA, with arrow through triangle. PATD'08. EXTRA ADJUSTMENTS FIVE POSITIONS TEMPERATURE


October 11, 2015, 13:33
Larry Buchan
Double hinged back and hinged bezel American Watch Case Co. (of Toronto, Ontario) 14 karat yellow gold case. AWC Co. gold cases are fairly scarce, I have another one in my collection with a Waltham Vanguard 16 size, 23 jewel, wind indicator.


October 11, 2015, 13:36
Larry Buchan
AWC Co., 16 size, 14K case trademark


October 11, 2015, 13:40
Larry Buchan
Case has an inscription on the inner lid that says "Presented to J.A. INNES by his REVELSTOKE FRIENDS May 28th 1919.