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Inherited a Schaffhausen pocket watch

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  • last reply by Kolos 24 Jul 2015
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    Mr. Kolos Karácsony
    Apprentice 2 posts
    20 Jul 2015, 7:01 p.m. 20 Jul 2015, 7:01 p.m.
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    I inherited from my grandfather a Schaffhausen pocket watch. I took it to a good and old watchmaker, he fixed what he could, now it's working really nice, and proper.
    I would like to know the year of it's manufacture, and any available information.

    Watch case no.:730801 from 875 silver
    Movement no.: 665025 H6
    A third number is visible in the movement: 55231

    Sorry for the bad quality images, I don't have a proper machine:
    digitus.itk.ppke.hu/~karkojo/schaffhausen/1.JPG
    digitus.itk.ppke.hu/~karkojo/schaffhausen/2.JPG
    digitus.itk.ppke.hu/~karkojo/schaffhausen/3.JPG
    digitus.itk.ppke.hu/~karkojo/schaffhausen/4.JPG
    digitus.itk.ppke.hu/~karkojo/schaffhausen/5.JPG
    digitus.itk.ppke.hu/~karkojo/schaffhausen/6.JPG

    Thanks: Kolos

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    Paul Bloemen
    Master 4219 posts
    20 Jul 2015, 7:57 p.m. 20 Jul 2015, 7:57 p.m.
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    Wow, that watch had a rough life, what happenend to the 4, the 7 and the 11? Maybe you should send the watch in to Schaffhausen, they could make the watch look like new. Not cheap, but probably worth while.

    Kind regards,
    Paul

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    Michael Friedberg
    Connoisseur 11468 posts
    20 Jul 2015, 8:03 p.m. 20 Jul 2015, 8:03 p.m.
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    Your watch is a "calibre 52" (that's the type of movement) that was made, in your instance, in 1917 and probably delivered around 1919.

    Your can read more about this type of movement from my website, iwcpocketwatch.com

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    Mr. Kolos Karácsony
    Apprentice 2 posts
    24 Jul 2015, 6:28 p.m. 24 Jul 2015, 6:28 p.m.
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    Thanks for the informations!

    Paul: It's been dropped a few time, I guess. And the cooper under the enamel has been deformed. That's why the enamel cracked.

    One more question: I do not want to sell it, but I'm interested in the value of it. What do you guess?

    Thanks: Kolos

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