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Hampden size 12 open face dueber grand pocket watch 17j. A prime collection could start in 1877 and go on past my electric watch circa 1977, because hampden continues and their current watches can be seen on the companys web site. At their peak in 1907, the factories employed 3,000 workers. Near mint 15jewel hampden dueber 18s pocket watch 2483875 1908. Elegant buttonset hampden dueber grand pocket watch. We also feature pocket watch glass display domes, and pocket. Elgin dueber pocket watch with white roman dial, second hand, 42mm case and good running condition. The gold filled open face case is nearly immaculate with a gorgeous. The upper grand prix has suffered from radiation burns, where the hands have stopped in one place for a long period and the luminous paint on the hands has stained the dial. About this time an antitrust law was passed and the watch case manufacturers formed a boycott against dueber s company.
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Alan garratt, who has completed his many years of compiling information about the dueberhampden watch works and what happened after the factory closed in canton, ohio and moved operations to the soviet union. Info, specs, and value american antique pocket watches, with serial number lookups for manufacturers such as elgin, illinois, waltham, and hamilton. Hampden 12 size pin set mandel dial dueber grand 1899 pocket watch runs lw153. Hampden dueber 14k yellow gold antique open face pocket watch 17. Grand was rcportcd to bc thc favorite bicycle in canton. When looking for the number on your watch you should be looking at the serial number on the movement, not the case. Dueber pocket watch with swiss made movement, gold plated steel case 412210. I have a hampden 1902 wat ch in a dueber special case small sailboat with flowers engraved on the case. Every watch case made under dueber hampden was 57 pieces, 17 jewel movements and in 14k gold cases.
Review antique hampden railroad grade pocket watch model gradethe dueber. In 1930, amtorg trading corporation purchased the dueber hampden watch company together with all of the manufacturing equipment, parts on hand, and work in progress, in order to build a factory in russia. Most of the watches will be within a few seconds a day, but a few may be up to a few minutes a day. Dueber founded the dueber watch case company in cincinnati, ohio to manufacture cases for fine watches. I think the difference between the john c dueber, and the john c dueber special is the finish of everything. Many hampden watches are still repairable, but hampden parts are becoming harder and harder to find. Hampden open face antique pocket watches for sale ebay. Mb folks, its always a pleasure when a nice hampden like this comes in. Suppose, for example, that a watch of a difierent model than those already manufactured was to be made.
Watch is a center bridge plate open face movement with engineturned engraved nickel finish. Green berets ultralight bug out bag with gear recommendations duration. Make offer hampden size 12 open face dueber grand pocket watch 17jmodel 3hands set. A group of cleveland investors bought the company two years later. Dueber watch co watches are made using swiss made movement and steel cases. Dueber in 1888, so some hampden watches are marked dueber watch company. The hampden watch company was originally known as the mozart watch. Dueber in a base metal case and three others in goldfilled cases, dia. The best thing would be to post up some images of your watch on our facebook dueber hampden page so the collectors could take a closer look at your workswatch and help you to understand a bit more about your watch.
He went bankrupt in 1927 and sold all of the watch making equipment to amtorg, a russian company. Open face dueber grand for sale antique pocket watches. The gilt trim, double sunk dial, moon hands, extra engraving and damaskeen, these seem to be the special part. Welcome to the nawcc american pocket watch message board. You can see a catalog description of the dueber watch co. Buy hampden pocket watches and get the best deals at the lowest prices on ebay. Oct 02, 2014 the dueber hampden watch company was an important employer in canton, ohio during the early 1920s. Hampden dueber grand 7e6191 watch pocket gold filled case. Beautiful yellow gf case stunning dialln movement rr gradeapproved checked and timed very well preserved hampden. Hamden 23j 16s special railway grade 104 pocket watch.
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Dueber pocket watch, swiss made quartz movement, chrome plated steel hunting case 312310. Dueber had previously made watch cases, and it is possible to find watches of many brands in dueber cases. Apr, 2020 1907 hampden dueber grand 12s hunter case pocket watch 20 year gold filled case roman numerals double sunk dial by antiqueshack on. Now the whole story is contained within the one place, with the option to download a pdf copy. By the spring of 1888, the building was completed and the watch factory at springfield and the case factory at newport were moved to canton and merged into one. Home pocket watches era victorian era 18801900 1900 hampden dueber grand buttonset pocket watch. Look up your watches serial number here in order to find out what you have and how old it is. Nov 15, 20 green berets ultralight bug out bag with gear recommendations duration. Is a hampden dueber gold pocket watch with molly stark printed on it, an antique. Dueber sold the company to walter vrettman in 1925. Although the watch has been running strong for some time, it is being sold entirely asis as it has not been timed and is quite old. Including dueberhampden watch serial numbers and production dates. Hampden dueber grand pocket watch movement 12s 17j gold numbered dial f33. Buy dueber watch co swiss steel hunting case pocket watch with locomotive railroad design and other pocket watches at.
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