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Question about an Aurora pocketwatch casing
Jun 15, 2012 02:02 PM

Hi Gurus,

I have an 18s Aurora leverset pocketwatch that I will be listing. I am not sure as to how to describe the case. I know what a pair case is and I also know what a swingout case is. This seems to be a combination of both. When you open the front cover the entire movement  can be removed, but there is still a cover on the back of the movement. There is nothing missing that would hold it in the case. Any help would be appreciated. If a photo would help let me know, and I will get it posted

Thanks

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Question about an Aurora pocketwatch casing

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Question about an Aurora pocketwatch casing
Jun 15, 2012 02:02 PM

Hi Gurus,

I have an 18s Aurora leverset pocketwatch that I will be listing. I am not sure as to how to describe the case. I know what a pair case is and I also know what a swingout case is. This seems to be a combination of both. When you open the front cover the entire movement  can be removed, but there is still a cover on the back of the movement. There is nothing missing that would hold it in the case. Any help would be appreciated. If a photo would help let me know, and I will get it posted

Thanks

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by ben_hutcherson (372 ) View Listings
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Re: Question about an Aurora pocketwatch casing
Jun 15, 2012 06:44 PM

photos are good

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Re: Question about an Aurora pocketwatch casing
Jun 15, 2012 08:40 PM

I put up 2 posts with photos. Hope they help. As far as being able to find the reply to post, I must have had a brain fart....

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Re: Question about an Aurora pocketwatch casing
Jun 16, 2012 12:48 AM

Dust proof case for miners, etc.

 

Presumably a special model with the feature of being extra dust resistant.Most people would buy a cheap watch cover for added protection. These cheap dust covers are quite common, your specially made watch and cover are really quite rarely seen.

 

 


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Re: Question about an Aurora pocketwatch casing
Jun 16, 2012 03:36 PM

Thank you AF,

I know it will bring what it will bring, but could you give me a guesstimate on value. The cover says "junior" "coin". The watch does work

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Re: Question about an Aurora pocketwatch casing
Jun 17, 2012 01:33 AM

I'll leave that to those who know the US market better. Over here I'd probably pay about the equivalent of $150.

 

Coin means coin silver, 0.900 fine silver as US coins used to be.


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Re: Question about an Aurora pocketwatch casing
Jun 19, 2012 01:54 PM

I would still call this style of case a pair case even if it's not in the same form as the classical English pair case.

 

As far as value...Auroras actually tend to do fairly well on their own without any special cases. Of course, the quality will have a big effect on this, but even 7-jewel Auroras tend to bring $75-100 in base metal cases and unadjusted 15 jewels more in the $100-125 range.

 

I'd probably pay $150-200 for the interesting case in its own right, depending on the weight of the case.

 

So, with that in mind, I'd probably put the value anywhere from $200-350 depending on the movement.

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Re: Question about an Aurora pocketwatch casing
Jun 19, 2012 04:39 PM

Thank you both for the info.

FYI it is 11 jewels movement. the "pair case" alone weighs 42 grams (that is minus an allowance for the thick glass crystal, which I estimated at approx 14 grams).

  The inner case back only has patent dates, so I'm thinking that is perhaps silveroid. Does that sound right to you? 

Also, do you think that it bring a higher premium if it were serviced? It is currently running and keeping time, but I have no idea as to when it was last serviced.

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Re: Question about an Aurora pocketwatch casing
Jun 19, 2012 08:38 PM

Most of the guys like me nutty enough to pay a premium for this sort of stuff really don't base the price we're willing to pay on whether or not the watch has been serviced. Basically, we don't run the watches enough to really justify servicing, and most of us will just end up doing it ourselves if we do want to have it serviced. I don't think you'd get your money back. Just describe as you have here(i.e. running but don't know when it was last serviced) and you'll be fine.


The outer part of the case definitely looks silver to me. I'm guessing that you're talking about the inner dust cover over the movement. It's fairly common for these to be silveroid, in fact to the point where I'd say about half the silver cases I handle have silveroid dust covers. Many(but not all) are marked with an "A" somewhere on the inside of the back(for Albata metal). Typically, they will also have a heavier gauge "feel" than the silver covers and will not be tarnished when the covers are heavily tarnished.

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