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Curvex Majesty (330) [message #524] Tue, 04 June 2013 06:55 Go to next message
C. Hurt is currently offline  C. Hurt
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Model name: Curvex Majesty (aka Curvex Colonel)
Type: 52 mm Curvex
Period/date: 1937-1940
Gender: Mens

Case Maker: Wadsworth
Case Material: 14K Gold-Filled
Case Serial: G0299xx
Case Style no: 330 292

Caliber: 330
Movement Maker: Gruen
Movement Serial:

Other info: Longest Curvex, at 52mm. Refinished dial.

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Re: Curvex Majesty (330) [message #608 is a reply to message #524] Tue, 11 June 2013 05:36 Go to previous messageGo to next message
artbissell is currently offline  artbissell
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Fine work and descrption. The 52mm similar appearing one I bought as Majesty model has identical appearance and numbers. Same Wadsworth case 330/295 is numbered G0668xx. Same movement. Same dial with big 6 under seconds scale. The outside surface of g.f. case does maybe seem a little thicker indicating a Peer model?
If so I like it better than a Majesty.
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Re: Curvex Majesty (330) [message #612 is a reply to message #608] Tue, 11 June 2013 09:04 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Thojil is currently offline  Thojil
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The cases look very similar, but the Majesty is 2mm longer than the Peer. Also you can tell from the style numbers (Majesty = 292 and Peer = 295) that the bezel and as a result the crystal size is also different.

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Re: Curvex Majesty (330) [message #613 is a reply to message #612] Tue, 11 June 2013 09:07 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Thojil is currently offline  Thojil
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Cary, what is the 311 referring to in the title? If it is the movement you may want to correct it....

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Re: Curvex Majesty (330) [message #619 is a reply to message #613] Tue, 11 June 2013 20:29 Go to previous messageGo to next message
artbissell is currently offline  artbissell
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I really appreciate the efforts my confusion about this 52mm, by my measurement, Peer has prompted. I really do not care if a Majesty or Peer. I do not like long cases sized by lug length. For a longest Gruen I have the cheap? 15j flat movement 500 in the 501 long narrow curved case that seems longest I guess because of short lugs and narrow width.
index.php?t=getfile&id=307&private=0index.php?t=getfile&id=308&private=0 Notice I made spotty dial look better with minor photo adjustments. I will henceforth not waste time here looking for w.w.model names and be satisfied with case numbers like this one 501/296.index.php?t=getfile&id=309&private=0. Although slightly different cases have same case numbers?

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Re: Curvex Majesty (330) [message #702 is a reply to message #613] Wed, 19 June 2013 17:39 Go to previous messageGo to next message
C. Hurt is currently offline  C. Hurt
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Thojil wrote on Tue, 11 June 2013 04:07
Cary, what is the 311 referring to in the title? If it is the movement you may want to correct it....


Thanks for that. I was trying to distinguish between the 330 and 370 versions of the Majesty. I've changed the title, but perhaps a mod (Jack?) can change it in the replies.

Thanks again,

Cary

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Re: Curvex Majesty (330) [message #704 is a reply to message #702] Wed, 19 June 2013 20:11 Go to previous message
Jenneke is currently offline  Jenneke
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Done. Changed 311 to 330.

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