

The Commercial grade Swiss Ball watches might go back even earlier than the mid-1950s, but that is just a guess. It has every appearance of a Ball watch sold in Canada. Encyclopedia article (and looking at your pictures), Ball movement serial number B221675 can be seen to have been made for Ball by Waltham in about 1906, give or take a year or so. Welcome to the NAWCC American Pocket Watch Message Board! Checking the references listed in the Ball Watch Co. Encyclopedia article (and from looking at your pictures), Ball movement serial number B641835 can be seen to be, as you posted, a 16-size, grade 999 Official RR Standard.

Almost all of the Ball-Hamilton 999B watches used a circular damaskeening pattern, but a small number of watches were produced in late 1954 featuring a straight line damaskeening pattern. The table below is specific to the Ball-Hamilton grade 999B, which used its own sequence of serial numbers. Serial number look-up example: Let's say you have a Waltham watch with serial number 21,607,210 as shown in the photo below. So to determine when your watch was manufactured, you will need to find where your serial number fits within the range of numbers.
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Based on the super-reliable 992B with Elinvar hairspring and mono-metallic balance, the Mod 23 adds a chronograph mechanism, making it one of the most complicated watches produced by Hamilton. Hamilton Model 23 Military Chronograph was widely used during WWII as a navigator's 'stop-watch'. Here are a few tips to find information about your pocket watch: Always input the serial number from the pocket watch movement (the 'mechanism' of the watch). The Pocket Watch Database has compiled data covering the major American pocket watch manufacturers and created an easy way to find information using the serial number on the watch movement. Very fine and exceptionally rare, 18K gold screw back and bezel, Brotherhood railroad watch.
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And feel free to send us an email if you have any question about a Gruen timepiece, we will be happy to help. Hundreds of Gruen collectors are using Watch-Deal every day, add this page to your favorites. On this page, you will find both Gruen watches for men and Gruen ladies watches. Look at our list of vintage Gruen watches, click on the wristwatch you like and you will be automatically redirected towards the merchant site like eBay where you can get it. If you are looking for more common Gruen timepieces, have a look to the bottom of our selection.Ī vintage men's Gruen Curvex 14k Gold from the 1950s which was available at $335 on Watch-Deal Where to find a vintage Gruen ? For example, a vintage 14K Gold Gruen Veri-Thin Precision Pocket Watch will be found around $400 if the watch is still in working condition, and a rare Gruen Barclay aka the Spider21 wristwatch serviced and in mint condition will reach a level of $200. Some old Gruen watches can reach an important level and gain value year after year.


The value of a Gruen watch depends of the rarity and the quality of the model.
