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Can anyone place a date of manufacture on this Swiss movement Webb C. Ball wristwatch I bought off of Barry Hanstein on our auction site? I got it cleaned and it is now running and I was going to give it as a gift to my lady friend and wanted to assure her it was older than her.

Steve

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Posts: 1980 | Location: Kentucky in the USA | Registered: March 18, 2008
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Steve

Cortland trademark was filed Feb. 15. 1928 by 'Concord Watch Co. Inc. NYC, founded 1909 s a subsiduary of the Concord Watch Company SA Biel, Switzerland (1908). I don't know how long the early 'The Webb C. Ball Co' signature was used and how to date the APEX case mark.

A look at the movement shows the early (slim) dial feet screws; swiss, adjustment and jewel count markings; no antishock device; no three letter import markings (~1940).

The case is decco influenced.

With this facts I would date the watch 1930-1935.

Regards,
Gerald
 
Posts: 742 | Location: Wertheim in Germany | Registered: February 21, 2009
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Gerald,

Thanks for the info...that is the best assumption so far. There realy isn't much info that I could find on it so for me I would just be speculating. Do the other experts agree with Gerald?

Steve
 
Posts: 1980 | Location: Kentucky in the USA | Registered: March 18, 2008
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I am by far no expert & Gerald knows more about these than me, but early 30's was going to be my guess.

Tom
 
Posts: 5107 | Location: New Mexico in the USA | Registered: January 27, 2007
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Nice watch i would also think late 30,s early 40,s.. Smile
 
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