| Re: Tank 9? [message #3884 is a reply to message #3883] |
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Very nice, and that was an absolute steal.
Jenneke wrote on Fri, 20 June 2014 14:28When looking in the master book I think this one is a Tank 9. But with the hands of Tank 1 and the dial of Tank 13. What would you say?
I would say that the dial and hands don't have any bearing on an ID. If the case matches Tank 9, then I'd say it's a Tank 9. That said, I'm guessing that the hands might not be original. I would expect it to have luminous hands to match the luminous dial.
Jenneke wrote on Fri, 20 June 2014 14:28And the seller stated is as Green gold. How can you see it is green gold? I would call it pale greenish yellow. If this one is green I might have more green gruen's... hmmm.
"Pale greenish yellow" pretty much sums up "green" gold. And you probably do have other green Gruens if you have any from the 1920s. Just looking in the Master Book, it appears that green and white were just about the only colors used for that decade. Right at the end of the '20s and beginning of the '30s, you see yellow (or "coin") gold creeping back in, and by the mid '30s, everything is yellow or rose, no green, and almost no white. If ever in doubt, set a suspected green case next to a yellow gold case from the mid '30s or later and the difference should be evident.
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