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by Englishlever
Mon Mar 06, 2006 8:24 am
Forum: German, French, Dutch, Russian, Scandinavian or Other - Single Image
Topic: Unidentified Date Shield for Glasgow Import
Replies: 6
Views: 4421

Mike, Many thanks for all your efforts, I'll mail you an image as soon as I can get a decent shot of the shields so you can see the style. Admin, many thanks for dating the case, could you advise me which assay office used this style of date shield please? and which reference books show it? I've got...
by Englishlever
Fri Mar 03, 2006 11:37 am
Forum: German, French, Dutch, Russian, Scandinavian or Other - Single Image
Topic: Unidentified Date Shield for Glasgow Import
Replies: 6
Views: 4421

Hi Mike, Many thanks for the reply, The main watch in question is a silver demi-hunter wristwatch with silver wire strap lugs, and the case back is stamped from the top as follows: Rectangle with curved corners, and a circle impression on the top edge with the initals G S in capitals (casemaker?) H ...
by Englishlever
Wed Mar 01, 2006 4:36 pm
Forum: German, French, Dutch, Russian, Scandinavian or Other - Single Image
Topic: Unidentified Date Shield for Glasgow Import
Replies: 6
Views: 4421

Unidentified Date Shield for Glasgow Import

Hi Folks, I'm hoping someone can point me to a source for identifying possible Glasgow import date marks, and help identify this one. I have a watch stamped with the Glasgow import mark (for 1906 onwards) which is inside a plain oval shield. The case is also marked .925 grade silver. What I believe ...
by Englishlever
Wed Mar 01, 2006 4:09 pm
Forum: European Jewelry
Topic: Silver watch
Replies: 2
Views: 3395

Silver watch

I believe the hallmark is actually for 1915 rather than 1935 as the watch is from that period also. The marks are very close in appearance though.
By 1935, stem wind/pin set watches had been superceded by stem wind/set.
Hope this helps.
Best regards
Englishlever.
by Englishlever
Wed Mar 01, 2006 3:44 pm
Forum: German, French, Dutch, Russian, Scandinavian or Other - Single Image
Topic: Swiss Pocket Watch
Replies: 1
Views: 2633

Swiss pocket watch

Hi Andy,
I believe the mark you are referring to is the Glasgow Assay office mark for imported silver.
The letter may be the date stamp.
Regards.
Englishlever.

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