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Jeremiah DeBlume
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Posted on Saturday, March 18, 2006 - 12:49 am:   

I found this old watch that belonged to my grandfather's dad. I'm no expert, but i'm guessing it's from maybe anywhere between the 30's and 60's. Here are some shots...

Dimensions:

1" wide (including dial)
1 3/16" high
The face itself is 3/4" wide and 7/8" high.
The watch is 1/4" thick.

The face says "Empire" which i'm guessing is the brand. I saw no other markings. The silver plate on back comes off, but i'm afraid to dig around inside. If anyone who knows about watches can tell me what to look for inside and how to do it, I may venture, but for now, I'll leave it in it's drawer.

This is not the original band, and the watch currently doesn't work. I don't really care what it's worth, I really just want to know how old it is.




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Zaf
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Posted on Saturday, March 18, 2006 - 01:01 pm:   

It's probably a 1940s watch. Outside of sentimental value, its value will be low.
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Jeremiah DeBlume
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Posted on Saturday, March 18, 2006 - 08:30 pm:   

I got it open fairly easily.. and here's what's inside.



Here's what some of the pieces inside say..

Near the large dial it says "unadjusted". By the small dial it says "Swiss"

On the metal area with the three red dots, it says "Savoy Watch Co" and "Seventeen17 Jewels"

One the inside of the cover plate it says "Pioneer: Stainless back" and below it, the number 564784.

Anf other than that, just a maze of dials and things that blow my mind.



Thanks!