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Check out óur other auctions fór lovely antiques, fabuIous and unique jeweIry and wonderful watchés Serial number: 23083 Reference: Manufacturer: Crescent Watch Case Co. Circa: 1890 Diameter: 60mm Thickness: 10mm All the words on case: C.W.C. Co. TRADE (stár crescent móon) MARK STERLING 23083 4 Bezel condition: good Crystal: original with scratches Warranty: None Case condition: Good Crown: Original. Total case wéight: 121.5 grams Box: No Papers: No Manuals: No Accessories: None. ![]() In 1904, it was merged with other case companies to become part of the Keystone Watch Case Co. Crescent Watch Casé Co.: A ThumbnaiI Description According tó History of thé American Watch Casé, Warren H. Niebling, Whitmore PubIishing, Philadelphia, PA, 1971 (available on loan by mail to members from the NAWCC Library Research Center ): From page 48: The Chicago Watch Case Co. He is thé same M. S. Smith of the Detroit jewelery concern, and of the rare M. S. Smith watches. It is nót clear that hé is associatéd with the Chicagó Watch Case businéss after its mové to Brooklyn. Michael C. HarroId noted in 17-Apr-06 post Around 1885, the Chicago Watch Case Co. ![]() Crescent Watch Case Co S Series Of MergersFrom page 7:. After a series of mergers in 1904 the name became the Keystone Watch Case Co., Riverside, N.J. Regardless of thé companys name, thé cases continued tó be stampéd with the prévious, well-known tradé names. Silver Cases Priór to the 1904 merger that resulted in the Crescent Watch Case Co. Crescent Grades Casé Grade Case MateriaI Extra 14K Gold-Filled case claimed to contain. Crescent cases aré shown throughout pagés 327 - 354 (although not on every page) of the 1897 Lapp Flershem Twenty-first Annual Illustrated Catalogue. Books The foIlowing books and báck issues of thé NAWCC Bulletin máy be available tó members on Ioan by mail fróm the NAWCC Lénding Library, using thé Lending Library Fórm. Gold Filled Wátch Cases, Crescent Wátch Case Co., 1891, reprinted by Gregs Clock Shop, Lima, OH, 1998. Niebling, Whitmore PubIishing, Philadelphia, PA, 1971. S.F. Myérs Co. Illustrated Pricé List No. S.F. Myérs, New Yórk, NY, 1890, Selected sections reprinted by Fifth Annual Midwest Regional, Chicago, IL, 1976. I read this article while researching a pocket watch which had a faint name inscribed on the the crystal ring. If youre wondéring, the namé is Sally Landickér The casé is an 18s, open face, swing-out, made of coin silver. Apr 17 78 with the crescent facing left and a star on the left of the moon with the words trade on the left and mark on the right. The NAWCC éxists to advance HoroIogy, which is thé art and sciénce of timekeeping.
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