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| Author: | Eric_navi [ Thu Jun 04, 2015 6:43 pm ] |
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Apologies if this Wakmann is too off topic... But It seems so ridiculous, I have to ask.. I know sometimes hand engravings are ok... But I am really curious here... What engraving could have been so bad that it needs to be scraped off?   http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.vi ... 1960502670 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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| Author: | WatchFred [ Thu Jun 04, 2015 11:01 pm ] |
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Eric, we see that on many watches from the early 1940s (or late 1930s, often hard to tell) - and it isn't a sign of faking, but of "adapting" to the new US import regulations. watches destined for the US market had to be marked w/ the importer's name (and jewel count, adjustment level, origin); so if a watch was either earlier or hadn't been destined for the US market originally we see those marks scratched by hand in the early days, often prior marking removed. so, as strange as it looks, it is most often "correct" |
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| Author: | Eric_navi [ Sat Jun 06, 2015 12:07 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: "Wakmann" up/down |
Thanks Fred Any guess as to what the original stamping said?? It appears to have ended with an "N" Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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| Author: | WatchFred [ Sat Jun 06, 2015 12:25 am ] |
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sorry, but no idea whatsoever what brand has been removed. |
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| Author: | Dracha [ Sat Jun 06, 2015 2:25 am ] |
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one of the following ? Berman Harman Marden all have 'Watch co inc.' in their registered name |
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| Author: | Eric_navi [ Sat Jun 06, 2015 10:10 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: "Wakmann" up/down |
Dracha wrote: one of the following ? Berman Harman Marden all have 'Watch co inc.' in their registered name Awesome, did you find that doing a Swiss Trademark search ? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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| Author: | Dracha [ Sat Jun 06, 2015 10:14 pm ] |
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http://www.ranfft.de/uhr/info-uscode-e.html |
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| Author: | Eric_navi [ Sat Jun 06, 2015 10:16 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: "Wakmann" up/down |
Cool! This one jumped out at me HOB Jackson Watch Co., Wakmann Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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