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WW1 Longines U.S. Navy Deck Watch "Click" to Login or Register 
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This is my newly acquired case off eBay which is only 3 #s from yours Michael,now if I could only find the rest of it-sigh Roll Eyes

 
Posts: 1746 | Location: Aylmer, Ontario in Canada | Registered: December 15, 2009
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Awsome find Tom!
 
Posts: 495 | Location: Southcoast Massachusetts | Registered: May 13, 2010
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I believe from the searching I have done, that the USSB Torpedo Boat Deck Watch Box as used with the Hamilton 36 size deck watch would be the correct one also supplied by the Navy for at least the early Longines silver torpedo boat watches,all of which apparently had Naval Observatory numbers ( the Hamilton 36's were numbered by the USSB) and not the Hamilton model 22 deck watch box, which I believe was substituted for this use at a later date

 
Posts: 1746 | Location: Aylmer, Ontario in Canada | Registered: December 15, 2009
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#2

 
Posts: 1746 | Location: Aylmer, Ontario in Canada | Registered: December 15, 2009
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#3 a view of the triple decker box with my Longines silver deck watch case inserted-a perfect fit

 
Posts: 1746 | Location: Aylmer, Ontario in Canada | Registered: December 15, 2009
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Tom nice box.
"I'm hovering around trying to figure out how to get me one-or even this one-she's a real beauty"
Wink
 
Posts: 495 | Location: Southcoast Massachusetts | Registered: May 13, 2010
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just bought this Longines triple decker deck watch box on eBay today.

to whoever cropped the picture for me,thank you very much,Tom

 
Posts: 1746 | Location: Aylmer, Ontario in Canada | Registered: December 15, 2009
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A nice one Tom. It will look fantastic after a refurbish. I missed that one some how, I usually keep an eye on those passing through ebay.
 
Posts: 1488 | Location: New York State in the USA | Registered: March 04, 2008
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It was poorly titled so I just barely caught it.

"Old Longines 7 Grands Prix Wooden Box Case For Pocket Watch Mahogany Wood"

It was going quite low but jumped to $210 in the last few seconds,no problem though , as I had a high snipe on it and got it for $212.50 Wink


eBay item # 400462896044 , I can't seem to add a link,my Mac is acting up a bit,first time in 8 years lol

this picture appears to show identical box with Longines deck watch

 
Posts: 1746 | Location: Aylmer, Ontario in Canada | Registered: December 15, 2009
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Very nice! I would urge you to just give it a gentle cleaning and a bit of light polishing rather than a refurbishing. So much of its historyh and meaning is in the wear and tear and if you refurbished it all of that would be lost and it would be little different from a modern reproduction. Conservation of these old survivors is the better way to go in my personal opinion.
 
Posts: 872 | Location: Baltimore, Maryland USA | Registered: September 20, 2004
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I agree with Jim. I didn't mean a sanding and refinishing!
 
Posts: 1488 | Location: New York State in the USA | Registered: March 04, 2008
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#2

 
Posts: 1746 | Location: Aylmer, Ontario in Canada | Registered: December 15, 2009
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#3
 
Posts: 1746 | Location: Aylmer, Ontario in Canada | Registered: December 15, 2009
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#3a

 
Posts: 1746 | Location: Aylmer, Ontario in Canada | Registered: December 15, 2009
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#4

 
Posts: 1746 | Location: Aylmer, Ontario in Canada | Registered: December 15, 2009
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Very nice Tom, and I know you well enough to say you won´t change a thing on that case, will you?

By the way, my Longines Navy Deck Watch would fit in there as well Wink


My WWW collection is now complete, time to look for new ventures!
 
Posts: 699 | Location: Hannover in Germany | Registered: July 23, 2009
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der ist rechter Sir Wink
 
Posts: 1746 | Location: Aylmer, Ontario in Canada | Registered: December 15, 2009
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