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     Fdarcey New member Username: Fdarcey Post Number: 6 Registered: 06-2010 Rating: N/A |
I would like information on this watch. The dial is original and I have found a 1940's version which went on sale at a Christies auction in Geneva. http://www.christies.com/LotFinder/lot_details.aspx?intObjectID=4795894        | ||
| Fdarcey New member Username: Fdarcey Post Number: 7 Registered: 06-2010 Rating: N/A |
The case material is nickel. The case diameter is 40mm without the crown. Overall condition is good (movement could be cleaner) | ||
| Zaf Moderator Username: Zaf Post Number: 5383 Registered: 05-2003 Rating: N/A |
The auction result seems a little crazy. I see this sort of thing usually changing hands under $1000. | ||
| Fdarcey New member Username: Fdarcey Post Number: 8 Registered: 06-2010 Rating: N/A |
Hi there I appreciate your comments. Yes I agree that the auction result was very high which got me interested in getting this one out. I am told there are two possibilities: 1. That Morrow was not actually a watch manufacturer but in fact a wealthy chap named Thomas Morrow who had watches made for him and asked the company to put his name on the dial. 2. That Morrow was a high end Jeweler which had watches made for them. Your thoughts?? Either way, single button chronographs from this period with good enamel dials are rare in Australia, it should bring at least 2000 dollars here , I just wanted someone to explain to me why a similar one brought 8400 CHF at an important watch a auction in 2006. There must be something special about it that I'm not aware of. Cheers | ||
| Zaf Moderator Username: Zaf Post Number: 5406 Registered: 05-2003 Rating: N/A |
Withpout getting into a research project on my end, it looks like the movement is from the Landeron family, like a Landeron caliber 5. So a small company "Morrow" did not manufacture the movement. It used a readily available one and badged the watch as its own. It's probably a private label, like an old department store or jeweler. |