Emil Wojcik
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Yes, one whole dollar. The woman at the sale said it was her husband's watch and she was happy to see it go to someone who appreciated it. [nt]
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A simple watch, but what do you expect for a dollar?
Being an avid collector in many fields for over three decades, I go to estate sales, auctions, flea markets all the time. Picked this up this weekend at an estate sale. Small, 14K gold-filled. The timegrapher shows it's running almost half a minute slow i...
My hunch would be 1970 give or take two years, Emil. As for the case maker . . .
. . . I'm drawing a blank. That it's 14 kt gold-filled is suggestive of American origin, but right off the top of my head, my recollection is that Norman Morris halted co-production activities around the same time frame. Can you share images of the moveme...
Thanks, Art. As soon as I find my opener I'll post a movement and inner case photo. Hopefully the inside looks as clean as the outside. [nt]
EDIT: Found my opener... Movement looks pretty clean but much smaller than I expected. LOL Sorry for the blurry image. ...
Well, it appears to be a Norman Morris commission . . .
. . . at the tail end of their production partnership with Omega, judging by the reference number stamped in the caseback. Hard to make out the movement number, but it looks like cal 620. Can you confirm?
Not sure, but I believe it was in the very early '70s. Not home at the moment . . .
. . . so it's difficult to research without access to my files. Will check later today and get back to you . . .
My hunch was off . . .
. . . by several years, Emil. Apparently Norman Morris was in league with Omega until the late '70s. Additionally, Ranfft assesses the period of production for your movement as 1960 to 1973. Based on the dial and hands, my initial estimate of early '70s p...
Now that I think about it, Omega . . .
. . . doesn't have records for Norman Morris production so they wouldn't be able to provide an extract. Apparently records weren't transferred when Omega bought the business out from Mr Morris. The upshot is there's no way to confirm if an American case a...
Coming up blank for casemaker 'B & A' . . .
. . . but ' D & A' would stand for ' D i Vincenzo & A rienti'. Art
