Tuesday, December 6, 2016

Possible Dueber W.C.Co. 18 size, Hunter Case.

I'm waiting on this one to arrive. It's condition; a mystery. If it's an actual Dueber Case; a mystery. [Update; Not an Actual Dueber W.C.Co., Case].
Won't be able to tell how Brassed this is till it gets here. 


The engraving on both the Front & Back Lids still looks quite deep though.


The inside of the Dust Cover is marked with a Star inside a Flag, which is a Dueber Symbol but on Movements, not Cases. There were no pic's of the inside of the Rear Case, so we'll have to wait & see what's there. [It turns out Nothing on inside of Case Back].


This symbol has been noted on other Cases but there is no authentication of it's being an actual Dueber Watch Case Co. Trade Mark. No matter condition or authenticity, for the $9.99 I paid for it, I can't go wrong.  UPDATE; No, I don't believe this is an actual Dueber W.C.Co. Case. I think it was Gold Plated rather than Gold Filled [no Dueber Cases that I know of were 'Plated']. The Serial No. 05163 doesn't seem right & there is no other marking, besides the "Star in Flag" logo. As John C. Dueber said; "Remember, there is no article of manufacture so readily defrauded as are the products of gold".

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