Here we have a nice Hudson Maxim model gent's pocket watch, given by the Kingston Police School's class of 1930 to one of their instructors, a certain Sergeant Charles Phinney. Mr Phinney would later become the Chief of Police in the town of Kingston, Ontario.
I'm still trying to suss the movt ebauche, but it is a high quality, 17 jewel example, with jewels in chatons, and Breguet Overcoil. It has its original case, and was discovered far afield in the State of Texas, in Houston.
Pictures taken and used here by kind permission of the owner.
In reply to I stretched that dial pick as by William Smith
Both of Monogram quality, so the Case's are basically the same (?)
The Globe being Joseph Bulova's hallmark, where does the Shield come in, or should I ask when, or why?
The American Standard Watch Case Company having being founded (here in the U.S.) in 1920.
First use of the 'American Standard' hallmark/signature/patent Dates to 1918
Are these Globe stamped Cases pre-1920 ?
Fifth- I don't know/remember. If the American Standard Globe (vs shield) was pre-1920's, then Rob's subject example would be pre-1920 also. My shield exmaple case has such close SN to subject watch (as does movement SN's), there's more to it than just "date". I'll search for threads where we discussed American Standard Glove vs. Shield and post liks to those discussions in this thread.
I'm wondering about these two serial numbers, and if it indicates whether the mainplate and bridge are originally from two different watches. I now have several of these, all with the same issue.
edit: Unlikely to be from two different watches, the parts actually don't interchange well at all, and it appears to be the norm to have both numbers, although I'm not sure why.