from the swamp [message #4938] |
Sun, 25 January 2015 17:09  |
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JackW
Messages: 1670 Registered: May 2013 Location: Denver
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Any of you pick up this one?
231455029031
I'd be interested in remains of the band.
All I know is based on hard work & writing by others. I can only aspire to augment this body of knowledge. If I am wrong it is because of my own failings. -me
"If I have seen farther it is by standing on the shoulders of giants." - Newton
[Updated on: Sun, 25 January 2015 17:10] Report message to a moderator
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Re: from the swamp [message #5044 is a reply to message #5041] |
Fri, 06 February 2015 16:14   |
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MikeTheWatchGuy
Messages: 351 Registered: May 2013 Location: North Carolina
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afire wrote on Thu, 05 February 2015 22:02MikeTheWatchGuy wrote on Thu, 05 February 2015 14:06Any idea of what it could be?
I would say it is Plate 22C from the 1918 catalog. Unfortunately, the 1918 catalog can be quite vague. In the price list at the end it just calls it Out o' Doors - Paris Square Style with a price range of $21 to $80 in sterling silver. And apparently these were supplied with the canvas strap.
Wow! Spot on in my opinion. I didn't even think to check the Worthy Company book / 1918 catalog. It needs to get into my list of Gruen publications to search. My volume 3 was to be a compilation of the catalogs and early leaflets that had plates on them such as the ones in the small calendar books. It would have come in handy for this kind of ID. But, it's not to be, at least not by me
Note for authors (anyone can be an author) out there.... if someone wishes to pick up the Gruen ID Book torch, I think this compilation book of the 1929 Guild, 1918 Worthy Company, etc, would make a fine reference book for collectors. There are a lot of great resources that can be pieced together into a single book.
Thank you afire for the ID and the reminder that this document is quite important for early model IDs.
I see an opportunity to share with anyone that's interested the various ways to obtain the book and others like it....
Many readers may not know that google has made this book freely accessible via the Cincinnati Public Library system and another from Ohio State Univ. Be aware that some of these versions are missing the pricing data at the end. This is because the price list is a separate booklet that came with the Worthy Company book. You'll even find it in Google's GooglePlay bookstore
You can download the 1918 Worthy Company of Watchmakers PDF from the Cincinnati Library's Virtual Library.
And there's a viewable online version courtesy of the Hathi Trust Digital Library.
The "Google Books" entry for the Worthy Company book gives you options of having the book PRINTED and mailed to you. As a test I did this for the Worthy Company book and it turned out pretty good for a cost of $8.
All of these are tied into the WorldCat library system. I highly recommend looking into Worldcat as you can check out the original book and have it sent to your local library. It's an awesomely powerful research capability and gives you the rare opportunity to see and touch original materials.
These pictures are of the newly printed version of Worthy Company and an original copy.





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Re: from the swamp [message #5086 is a reply to message #5044] |
Sat, 14 February 2015 01:11   |
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JackW
Messages: 1670 Registered: May 2013 Location: Denver
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Well Mike, with those pages you posted, it is then only appropriate to ask whom won this one? Its a Plate 23D.
111590876413
First time I have seen one on the swamp.
incidentally if it is a local, then you should be aware that a parts movement is listed with Dashto. Item #024.1288 I thought I had a good bid on that one. dang.
All I know is based on hard work & writing by others. I can only aspire to augment this body of knowledge. If I am wrong it is because of my own failings. -me
"If I have seen farther it is by standing on the shoulders of giants." - Newton
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Re: from the swamp [message #5100 is a reply to message #5098] |
Mon, 16 February 2015 19:40   |
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timeliz
Messages: 867 Registered: May 2013 Location: Northern California
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It should be cal 610.
I'll know more when I receive it.
It does look very similar to my Buren...

"Some days are diamonds, some days are stones..." -John Denver
[Updated on: Mon, 16 February 2015 19:42] Report message to a moderator
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Re: from the swamp [message #5500 is a reply to message #5499] |
Sun, 03 May 2015 21:36   |
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timeliz
Messages: 867 Registered: May 2013 Location: Northern California
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I was thinking of bidding too but I already have two of those movements, one DG&S and one Gruen signed dial.
Was more interested in the case. Hope someone here got it!
"Some days are diamonds, some days are stones..." -John Denver
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Re: from the swamp [message #5515 is a reply to message #5512] |
Tue, 05 May 2015 02:34   |
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JackW
Messages: 1670 Registered: May 2013 Location: Denver
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afire wrote on Mon, 04 May 2015 15:43All the headaches without the satisfaction of ownership.
Well, I wont need to brood over it when it comes time to sell it or trade up. Got that going for me.
C. Hurt wrote on Tue, 05 May 2015 00:49I was the underbidder, and don't know who won it. I too was after the case.
Well the winner really wanted it. Double bid on his/her part towards the end.
All I know is based on hard work & writing by others. I can only aspire to augment this body of knowledge. If I am wrong it is because of my own failings. -me
"If I have seen farther it is by standing on the shoulders of giants." - Newton
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