Dueber Watch Serial Numbers

Serial number 760137, puts it near April, 1890. Manufactured in Canton, Ohio. The Hampden Watch Co. Manufactured watches in Springfield, Massachesetts and Canton, Ohio from approximately 1877 to 1927. See more information about Hampden or find out more information about your watch by conducting a serial number lookup. The Dueber Watch Case Manufacturing Co. And Hampden Watch Co. Businesses were formally combined 1923. Actual dates may vary by years. The serial number being referred to is the serial number on the movement of the watch, not the case. Some New York watch movements were apparently completed later by Hampden. 1866 - 1,000: 1868 - 5,000: 1870. Brand: Dueber Hampden: Style: Antique: Type: Pocket Watch: Serial Number: 3804131: Bezel Material: Gold Filled: Caseback Material: Gold Filled: Movement: Hampden No. Dueber watch co pocket waltham 21 jewel 1892 vanguard 18 size watch case serial numbers hden dueber 14 karat yellow gold 1920 illinois bunn special pocket watch.

1. Dueber Watch Serial Numbers
2. Dueber Watch Serial Numbers And Values
3. Dueber Special Watch

To obtain watch parts correctly, it is important that Case numbers be used when ordering these parts. Different watch manufacturers place these numbers at different points on the case. This listing is a guide in obtaining the correct number.

ACCUTRON

BULOVA

CARAVELLE

WITTNAUER

Number inside of case back, embossed or stamped in black ink. Example N510 or 3170 or C852062 And dial# on dial at 6:00.

CITIZEN

Number on outside of case back; Older models usually begin with '4'. Example 4-063546 or 2030-915660.

Also Model is shown on older models Example No. BW-7244 or 71-2330

OMEGA

Number inside case back. Example: 145.012

LONGINES

Example:
Old watches (CMT2512-MO520)
New watches(L2.654.5)

PULSAR/LORUS

Number on outside of case back. Example Y432-5901

RADO

Number is on outside of case back And Dial # at 6:00

ROLEX

Number inside case back or between Case lugs at '12' position. Example 6334

SEIKO

Number on outside of case back. Usually 8 digits Example 6139-6005

TISSOT

Number inside of case back. Example 17422 or T281/381

WYLER

Dueber Watch Serial Numbers

Number on outside of case back. Example 722-946B

ZODIAC

Number on inside of case back. Example 722-946B

ZENITH

MOVADO

Number on outside of case back.

ESQUIRE

The Dueber-Hampden Watch Company was an American watch manufacturing company.^[1]

History[edit]

The Hampden Watch Company was originally known as the Mozart Watch Company. In 1866, Donald J. Mozart founded the company in Providence, Rhode Island. The firm manufactured time pieces. Unfortunately for Mozart, this company soon failed, but in 1867, he reorganized the firm as the New York Watch Company, with production facilities in Springfield, Massachusetts. Three years later, the company's factory burnt to the ground. Finally, in 1877, the company reopened, now doing business as the Hampden Watch Company.^[2]

Dueber Watch Serial Numbers And Values

In 1864 John C. Dueber founded the Dueber Watch Case Company in Cincinnati, Ohio to manufacture cases for fine watches. In 1886, Dueber, who had been making cases for the Hampden Watch Company, purchased a controlling interest in the company. About this time an anti-trust law was passed and the watch case manufacturers formed a boycott against Dueber's company. In 1888, Dueber bought Hampden and moved both companies to a dual set of factory buildings in Canton, Ohio. In their first year in Canton, the combined firms employed almost 10% of the city's population.^{[citation needed]}

By 1890, the company was producing quality watches, and introduced the first size 16, 23 jewel movement made in America. In 1923, the two businesses merged to become the Dueber-Hampden Watch Company. In 1925, John Dueber sold the company to Walter Vrettman. In 1927, falling sales led to the company going into receivership.In 1930, Amtorg Trading Corporation purchased the Dueber-Hampden Watch Company together with all of the manufacturing equipment, parts on hand, and work in progress, in order to build a factory in Russia. 28 boxcars of machinery left Canton, together with 21 Dueber Hampden employees to teach the Russians the craft of watchmaking.^{[citation needed]}

In 1931, the First State Watch Factory produced pocket watches that were presented at a ceremonial meeting in the Revolution Theater. The Hampden pattern watch movements were called the Type-1, easily recognized by its distinct twin finger bridge layout.^{[citation needed]}

Dueber Special Watch

CARAVELLE

WITTNAUER

Number inside of case back, embossed or stamped in black ink. Example N510 or 3170 or C852062 And dial# on dial at 6:00.

CITIZEN

Number on outside of case back; Older models usually begin with '4'. Example 4-063546 or 2030-915660.

Also Model is shown on older models Example No. BW-7244 or 71-2330

OMEGA

Number inside case back. Example: 145.012

LONGINES

Example:
Old watches (CMT2512-MO520)
New watches(L2.654.5)

PULSAR/LORUS

Number on outside of case back. Example Y432-5901

RADO

Number is on outside of case back And Dial # at 6:00

ROLEX

Number inside case back or between Case lugs at '12' position. Example 6334

SEIKO

Number on outside of case back. Usually 8 digits Example 6139-6005

TISSOT

Number inside of case back. Example 17422 or T281/381

WYLER

Dueber Watch Serial Numbers

Number on outside of case back. Example 722-946B

ZODIAC

Number on inside of case back. Example 722-946B

ZENITH

MOVADO

Number on outside of case back.

ESQUIRE

The Dueber-Hampden Watch Company was an American watch manufacturing company.^[1]

History[edit]

The Hampden Watch Company was originally known as the Mozart Watch Company. In 1866, Donald J. Mozart founded the company in Providence, Rhode Island. The firm manufactured time pieces. Unfortunately for Mozart, this company soon failed, but in 1867, he reorganized the firm as the New York Watch Company, with production facilities in Springfield, Massachusetts. Three years later, the company's factory burnt to the ground. Finally, in 1877, the company reopened, now doing business as the Hampden Watch Company.^[2]

Dueber Watch Serial Numbers And Values

In 1864 John C. Dueber founded the Dueber Watch Case Company in Cincinnati, Ohio to manufacture cases for fine watches. In 1886, Dueber, who had been making cases for the Hampden Watch Company, purchased a controlling interest in the company. About this time an anti-trust law was passed and the watch case manufacturers formed a boycott against Dueber's company. In 1888, Dueber bought Hampden and moved both companies to a dual set of factory buildings in Canton, Ohio. In their first year in Canton, the combined firms employed almost 10% of the city's population.^{[citation needed]}

By 1890, the company was producing quality watches, and introduced the first size 16, 23 jewel movement made in America. In 1923, the two businesses merged to become the Dueber-Hampden Watch Company. In 1925, John Dueber sold the company to Walter Vrettman. In 1927, falling sales led to the company going into receivership.In 1930, Amtorg Trading Corporation purchased the Dueber-Hampden Watch Company together with all of the manufacturing equipment, parts on hand, and work in progress, in order to build a factory in Russia. 28 boxcars of machinery left Canton, together with 21 Dueber Hampden employees to teach the Russians the craft of watchmaking.^{[citation needed]}

In 1931, the First State Watch Factory produced pocket watches that were presented at a ceremonial meeting in the Revolution Theater. The Hampden pattern watch movements were called the Type-1, easily recognized by its distinct twin finger bridge layout.^{[citation needed]}

Dueber Special Watch

As the Nazi army closed in on Moscow, during Autumn of 1941, the factory was hurriedly evacuated to Zlatoust, where more than 300,000 Zlatoust Type-1 watches and clocks were made.^{[citation needed]} By 1943, the Moscow factory was re-established and renamed the First Moscow Watch Factory and continued the manufacture of pocket watches and stopwatches, as well as the Type-1 191-ChS watch for Soviet Navy divers. This watch, whose diameter, not including the crown, is about 2 1/4 inches (60mm), weighed 8 1/2 ounces (about 260g). In 1970 production of these unique Type-1 191-ChS watches was stopped.^[3]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

1. ^Alan Garratt. 'Hampden Watches'. Hampdenwatches.blogspot.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-09-18.
2. ^'Hampden Watch Company - Ohio History Central'. www.ohiohistorycentral.org. Retrieved 2018-12-24.
3. ^'Alan F. Garratt'. hampdenwatches.com. Retrieved 2019-11-20.

• Gibbs, James W. From Springfield to Moscow: The Complete Dueber-Hampden Story.
• The Watch Factories of America Past and Present by Henry G. Abbott
• Howe, Henry. Historical Collections of Ohio. Columbus, OH: Henry Howe & Son, 1891
• 'The Watch Trade War.' The New York Times. 10 April 1895

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