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Whats This Make?

#1 User is offline   James 

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Posted 02 March 2009 - 02:43 AM

Alrighty. The logo on the dial, and the movement. I really don't know what this is. This is not a text lol




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Posted 03 March 2009 - 02:14 AM

It spells "J U G S"

So the inscription on the movement means "For the JUGS"

Interpret that any way you like.

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Posted 03 March 2009 - 02:40 AM

Interesting, thanks, never sat to figure it out that far.

It says on the top of the movement also "Made Expressly" so Made Expressly For The JUGS

Who are these JUGS?
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Posted 03 March 2009 - 07:27 AM

Perhaps you can show us the rest of the movement. Then we can see from which country the watch is. That would help finding the manufacturer!

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Posted 03 March 2009 - 03:34 PM

yes. yes the whole thing. smile.gif

same symbol on the movement with what looks like UD beside it


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Posted 04 March 2009 - 02:46 AM

Looks like a Illinois proberly a private label,A jeweler will buy watches from a watch company and have his name and town some times put on the movement.looks like a Model 3,18 size,is it also lever set?

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Posted 04 March 2009 - 04:34 AM

Here is a photo of my Illinois it's a model 1 keywind and yours is a model 3 but they all most look the same and mine is a 7 jewel and yours is a 15 jewel.


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Posted 10 March 2009 - 11:27 AM

The seller, a buddy did figure out in the end what it was, he was on holidays while it was listed.

So from conversation "The watch for the guild I did not know about was an Aurora, was a 1 star and listed for around $400, it is in the book, sold too cheap"
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Post icon  Posted 10 March 2009 - 05:34 PM

Good theme James, let's see

"For the - Universal Jugglers Guild and Society" grin.gif

"For the - Guild of Unlikely Jam-Makers and Smugglers" biggrin.gif

"For the - Goldsmiths, Silversmiths and Jewellers Union" thumbsup.gif

you could go on forever - is there a prize? Another of those wonderful HERC watches? rofl.gif
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Posted 13 March 2009 - 11:34 PM

Your right it's a Aurora it has the Hard's Pat. regulator first used in 1886 that was used by Aurora watch co.

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