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786 or 801?
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Author:  Handy154 [ Sat Sep 02, 2017 2:04 am ]
Post subject:  786 or 801?
Strange double stamp on this case back?

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Author:  nicolas07 [ Sat Sep 02, 2017 2:07 am ]
Post subject:  Re: 786 or 801?
Most probably a second ref number added for reallocation purpose of the case. Nothing wrong with that to my eyes...

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Author:  Handy154 [ Sat Sep 02, 2017 2:35 am ]
Post subject:  Re: 786 or 801?
Ok so it is a 786 rebadged as an 801.

movement should be like this if it was an 801.

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Author:  WatchFred [ Sat Sep 02, 2017 3:28 am ]
Post subject:  Re: 786 or 801?
no "rebadged"! we see those double references stamped on quite a lot of early/mid 1940s cases, where multiple models shared the same cases - in most cases some leading additional numbers are stamped before the "unused" ref. no.

re that movement pic - this is an early Venus 15x/17x bridge used in the very early 1940s before B moved to the v-shaped bridges, so could be on an early 786 or 801.
Author:  Handy154 [ Sat Sep 02, 2017 11:45 am ]
Post subject:  Re: 786 or 801?
WatchFred wrote:
no "rebadged"! we see those double references stamped on quite a lot of early/mid 1940s cases, where multiple models shared the same cases - in most cases some leading additional numbers are stamped before the "unused" ref. no.

re that movement pic - this is an early Venus 15x/17x bridge used in the very early 1940s before B moved to the v-shaped bridges, so could be on an early 786 or 801.


Thanks Fred I stand corrected.

Guessing the crown wheel is a replacement then.

J
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