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Posted 11 months ago
thisoldwatch
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This is an example of a "Swiss Fake" pocket watch, The Ohio Watch Company. To the best of my knowledge, there was never an "Ohio Watch Company". The Swiss made these watches to gain a share of the US market. They would give them names of states or cities. The plates, jewels and font are one way to identify these watches. There are literally thousands of these watches around, driving people crazy trying to identify the makers. The second picture shows the difference between the two dials.
Pocket WatchesPocket watch use peaked in the late 19th century as a wave of investment we…
thisoldwatch,
Thank you for the illustration of dials.
Dave
Very interesting.
DD@Phila
Jim, I've bookmarked this posting for future reference. Thanks for sharing your expertise. Kerry