Thank you very much.Ĭlick to expand.That is what I find weird also as the person that gave him the watch (his cousin or his nephew - that's the lineage I am trying to figure out- would have been a prominent man for our country. Who do I contact to know who may have bought this watch? This is very important to me and would help fill in a missing link in my family tree. ( A family picture of my great-grandfather dated 1920 shows him and his pocket watch.) Pritchard gives the approximate dates of the Tavannes Watch Co. This may be the number 17 but could it be 11?)Īnd a tinier # : U.S.PAT24 MAX1904 (a few other people from my original post have mentioned that this does not indicate the date and that this would probably mean that the watch was made in 1906 or later according to family 'stories' the watch would have been bought between 1896 - 1911. TWO VERTICAL LINES NEXT TO WORD 'JEWELS' (someone suggested that as for the movement, here is everything stated on it (that I can read) engraved on the inner back of the casing is : 'cashier' 'extra' 920523 THE AMERICAN WATCHCASE Co OF TORONTO, LIMITED Stamped with the above trademark is warranted against defective workmanship by the makers There is a watch paper in the back opening that says: It is a hinge-back and bezel case enscribed with this info : It is a hinge-back and bezel caseīecause of the nature of where it originally came from, I would need help identifying it or help in knowing where I could find my answers. A Tavannes gold pocket watch which has a small diamond encrusted in the latch has been passed down in my family for generations.

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