Dave, I think I'm going to leave the dial as is; it's rare to find an original Oval dial, and this is a rare case variation (791 produced in green gf with plain bezel, according to Rene's book). I will get the movement serviced soon though.
Posts: 261 | Location: Chicago, Illinois USA | Registered: June 01, 2006
I know this doesn't really belong here , and I'm not really a pocket watch kind of guy (yet), but I couldn't resist wearing this 12S ca. 1922 Elgin which was my great-grandfather's. My grandfather gave it to me before he died, while I was in high school, and I never expected I would wear it. Recently, I finally got it serviced, with a new main spring, and bought one of those neat little leather belt pouches that John "Cranster" sells, so I'm wearing it at last. Sorry I don't have a movement photo (yet), but it's a 7-jewel model, in white gold filled.
Posts: 261 | Location: Chicago, Illinois USA | Registered: June 01, 2006
the continuing saga of my sterling silver hamilton grant. now sporting an amazingly incorrect dial while the old one is refinished. i wear so much that i just couldn't go the month or so it will take to get it back. the pic looked a lot brighter on the camera, sorry.
and Dave, you are to blame for my new found determination to own a tonneau.
Posts: 39 | Location: Southern California in the USA | Registered: June 01, 2007
Brad, your temporary dial looks to be from a 1941 Douglas, produced only that year. Total production was 10,561. It would look to be a perfect fit to someone that doesn't know Hamiltons.
Posts: 113 | Location: Waukesha, Wisconsin USA | Registered: September 10, 2006
I am wearing my reliable Ball Official Standard manual wind railroad wristwatch. Tomorrow I will wear my Ball Official Standard Trainmaster wristwatch with automatic movement. Both are outstanding perfomers as to accuracy and reliability.
Posts: 175 | Location: Davis, California USA | Registered: March 10, 2007