Jan 29 2021
Vtg 1920s Waltham USA Dennison Moon Cased Gold Plated Full Hunter Pocket Watch
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Vintage 1920s Waltham USA Dennison Moon Cased Gold Plated Full Hunter Pocket Watch. A lovely vintage full hunter gold plated Waltham pocket watch in working order and keeping good time. The case is stamped’Moon’ (please see more information about this below). The gold plated case is in good condition with faint marks in places, the gold has worn on the loop where a pocket watch chain attaches. When the winder is depressed you can open the full hunter door, the hinge is worn on one part so whilst the door is attached and opens fine (please view photo 12) it should be handled with care. The crystal, ceramic face and hands are all in excellent condition with no visible chips or cracks. It measures approx 50.20mm diameter by 13.20mm thick and weighs approx 112 grammes. Please view photos carefully as they form part of the description. Please view my other listings. More on the watch case. Dennison also madegold platedwatch cases. Gold-filled or rolled gold plate is a composite material where sheets of gold are bonded by heat and pressure to a core of base metal such as nickel or brass. The thickness of the gold determines how long the item will last in normal use before the gold wears through and the base metal shows. Gold filled should be thicker and constitute at least 1/20th of the weight of the metal in the entire article, rolled gold plate must constitute at least 1/40th of the weight of the metal in the entire article. The layer of gold in gold filled or rolled gold plate items is much thicker than electroplated gold, and therefore longer wearing. Because this material is not solid gold it cannot be hallmarked. Initially an explanation of the process was engraved inside of Dennison cases, together with the expected lifetime of the gold plate in years, which was the length of time under normal wear that the gold covering was expected to last before it wore through and the base metal showed. On later cases this information was indicated only by one of three words. Sun with inside and outside layers of 14 carat gold, guaranteed for to wear for 25 years. Moon with inside and outside layers of 10 carat gold, guaranteed to wear for 20 years. Star the layer on the outside of the case 9 carat gold, guaranteed to wear for 10 years. The inside of the Star case, which of course was subject to less wear, was electroplated with a thin layer of gold for further economy. Dennison gold filled watch cases are very good quality and are often found in nearly new condition today. If the gold plate has not worn through, then the case looks just like a gold case, because of course you only see the surface which is gold, but the prices are much more reasonable than for a solid gold case. Why would someone pay more for a solid gold case when you can’t see the difference? The item “Vtg 1920s Waltham USA Dennison Moon Cased Gold Plated Full Hunter Pocket Watch” is in sale since Tuesday, December 22, 2020. This item is in the category “Jewellery & Watches\Watches, Parts & Accessories\Watches\Pocket Watches”. The seller is “jewellerywatches69″ and is located in Torquay. This item can be shipped to United Kingdom, United States, Japan, Canada, Ireland, Australia, Germany, France, Greece, Italy, Spain, Antigua and barbuda, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Bahrain, New Zealand, China, Israel, Hong Kong, Norway, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Bangladesh, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Barbados, Brunei darussalam, Cayman islands, Dominica, Egypt, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Grenada, French guiana, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Saint kitts and nevis, Saint lucia, Liechtenstein, Sri lanka, Macao, Monaco, Maldives, Montserrat, Martinique, Nicaragua, Oman, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Turks and caicos islands, Aruba, Saudi arabia, South africa, United arab emirates, Ukraine, Chile, Bahamas, Colombia, Costa rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Kuwait, Panama, Philippines, Qatar, El salvador, Trinidad and tobago, Uruguay.
- Brand: Waltham
- Type: Pocket Watch
- Closure: Full Hunter
- Case Material: Gold Plated
- Year Manufactured: 1920-1929
- Model: moon
- Caseback: Snap
- Case Colour: Yellow Gold
- Display: Analogue
- Style: Dress/Formal
- Dial Colour: White
- Department: Men
- Movement: Mechanical (Manual)