VINTAGE OMEGA MENs 14K GOLD CAP/SS PIE - PAN AUTOMATIC CONSTELLATION WRISTWATCH
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Item Description: The current antique Open Face Wristwatch in needs of a new cozy home & a little love. We're handing the torch to someone who will love this beauty history timepiece as much as we have. CONDITION: Swiss made. A vintage Omega Constellation Automatic Pie Pan Dial GOLD CAP Yellow 14K / Stainless Steel. High grade movement adjusted 5 Positions Temperature 24 Jewels. Our watchmaker installed a New Old Stock (NOS) Crystal, polished the case and ultrasonic the bracelet. To keep the wristwatch affordable, movement left untouched by our watchmaker. More details about the authentic history timepiece:(Please see pictures which are part of the description, as well) Condition Notes: All in all, a high grade real nice artwork. Back in the day, the timepiece passed the restricted quality control testing by Omega company, QC department, prior it sold and faced the marketplace. Original Omega dial never refinished. Open Face Wristwatch Pocket Watch. The Handmade Mechanical Manual Winding Movement is running strong. Perhaps, please note, for ultimate timekeeping accuracy we suggest an overhaul at buyers’ expense, using servicing by a professional watchmaker (details below). Manufactured by Omega. Time Set & Wind: stem sets & winds. Circa: 1963’s Movement Size: 34 [mm] diameter, 11 [mm] thick. Movement reads: OMEGA WATCH Co. SWISS Adjusted FIVE (5) POSITIONS AND TEMPERATURE TWENTY-FOUR 24 JEWELS. Serial Number: 20, XXX, XXX. Overall Jewels Count: 24. Case condition; Displays minor wear polished nicely. Metal: GOLD CAP Yellow 14K / Stainless Steel. Dial condition; Vintage condition real nice. See pictures. Dial Color: Off White. Dial reads: OMEGA AUTOMATIC CHRONOMETER OFFICIALLY CERTIFIED. Dial Hands: Skeletonized. Raised Gold Marks Numerals. Case Brand: OMEGA polished nicely by our watchmaker. Crystal: New Old Stock (NOS) Crystal installed by our watchmaker. Crown: Generic Polished Aftermarket. Bracelet is complimentary omega gold filled ultrasonic by our watchmaker. Weight: 72 [grams]. Movement needs cleaning and fresh oil as well as a new home. Moreover, it can be used for enjoyment – a little project to work on, training, hobby etc. We combined shipping with no additional charge per item. Happy bidding ❤️☺️. Disclaimer: Please understand, description typically mentions whether or not the watch / movement runs, however there is no 100% guarantee nor time accuracy due to the article age. Ideal & useful Gift for your loved one or for yourself. Perhaps, it should be handled with care and treated as an antique item.
Authentic Timepiece Details Produce by Manufacturer: Omega Timepiece Circa: 1963’s Serial #: 20, XXX, XXX Diameter & Thickness: 34 [mm] diameter, 11 [mm] thick Jewels: 24 Case Type: Open Face Wristwatch polished nicely by our watchmaker Case Metal: GOLD CAP Yellow 14K / Stainless Steel Dial: Vintage condition real nice. See pictures. Hands: Skeletonized Dial marks: OMEGA AUTOMATIC CHRONOMETER OFFICIALLY CERTIFIED Cristal: New Old Stock (NOS) Crystal installed by our watchmaker. Overall Weight: 72 [grams] Movement Type: stem sets & winds
Tachometer: A revolution counter, usually graduated in revolutions per minute, used for indicating the speed of rotation of shafting, motors, etc., driving machinery: an instrument such as a chronograph or timer calibrated to measure velocity, usually miles (or kilometers) per hour. Another version of different application is calibrated to act as a production meter.
Thank you; Je vous remercie; Go raibh maith agat; Vielen Dank; Tack; Dank je; ありがとうございました; Спасибо;Ευχαριστώ; Gracias; 謝謝; Paldies; Дякую; Mahalo; 고맙습니다; tak skal du have ❤️☺️ Yours, History In Your Hands eBay Account Guaranteed: The pricy HSN & QVC TV channels combined won’t ever reach the quality and authentic items offered here on eBay by us and by our wonderful colleagues eBay sellers. WYSIWYG – What You See Is What You Get – All pictures present your item you bid on & which will be delivered to you. Please note, we have only a single item of that kind and once it is purchased, we do not have another one identical to offer. Sorry about that. As you know, authentic antique & vintage items production discontinued decades back, and no longer produced by their original manufacturers (most of original manufacturers closed their doors, and no longer exist in the marketplace.) As you know, most antique & vintage items are preowned. Should you have any question, please do not hesitate to email, and we will do our best to help you out. We love our customers & we accept returns. No stocking fees or any surcharges will be applied to any of our amazing customers ever, hence please bid w/ confidence. We work hard for you securing your purchased items during shipping w/ adequate packaging. No manual intervention when we print the postage directly from PayPal website using a high-quality printer, hence please make sure your PayPal shipping address is validated as well as accurate along w/ your zip-code which is mandatory in the USA and will be printed on your postage, as it should.) In order to benefit our customers w/ relatively low price, we do not use watchmaker services for antique and vintage authentic timepieces. However, for optimum timekeeping and accuracy we advise an overhaul at buyer's expense. With that said, sometimes we may offer authentic antique & vintage timepieces which also used professional watchmaker servicing and such timepieces would be explicitly marked in the description pointing out the servicing etc. as well as typically comes w/ a professional certificate from the watchmaker for 1-year warranty. Upon request, post auction, we should be able to refer you directly to our professional watchmaker who located in California at buyer's expense. We have worked w/ them for many years now, they are professionals & very honest, we’re very pleased to say. We’re eBay & PayPal’s USA Verified Seller.
Shipping Notes from eBay: We were requested by eBay to update all our amazing oversees customers regarding extra fees by your countries which need to be handled by customer. Due to insurance payments, the purchased amount of the items will be disclosed on the postage. Please do not hesitate to email, should you have any question about shipping, purchased item etc. We’ll be more than happy to help.
HOW TO IDENTIFY HIGH QUALITY GRADES: American watch companies make dozens of pocket watches grades – for instance: The Illinois watch Co. make a total of 264 different movement Grades w/ from 7 to 26 jewels. The term Grade use to distinguish between movements of differing quality. Differences between grades range from indiscernible to obvious but the collector the differences in quality are the greatest importance because, other things being equal, quality determine value. Back in the day 1900’s a 24K gold 1 troy ounce bullion worth $18 USD. (The daily average salary was: $2.5 USD and 1 ounce worth 7.2 working days.) Today a 24K gold 1 troy ounce bullion worth ~ $1400.00 USD. The ratio is: 1440 / 18 = ~ 77. According to that calculation, a pocket watch sold back then for $40 USD, would be cost today more than $3, 000.00 USD (40 * 77 = 3, 080) On eBay it would be sold for fraction of that amount, as you know. (**today we take it for granted that everyone owns a watch, but there was a time when watches were expensive and were simply not something the average person could afford. The average wage for skilled workers in the United States in 1880 was around 25-cents an hour*, so a $50 USD watch could represent more than a month's wages for the average worker! Not to mention some of the fine railroad-grade pocket watches which sold for the unbelievable sum of $100 USD or more! A fine pocket watch was truly an outlay that only a wealthy person could afford) As a general rule, the quality of a movement is a direct result of two things: (1) labor and (2) precious material that have gone into its manufacture. The amount of labor is measured by such things as the number of adjustments indicated on the movement plates typically; the use of screws to hold jewel settings in place and the quality and degree of the finishing that has been applied to the steelwork and movement plates. For example: screws w/ chamfered heads and cornered slots, polished steelwork, particularly under the dial, and the elaborateness of damaskeening (although there are exceptions.) Precious material is measured by such things as solid gold balance screws, jewel settings, banking pins and train wheels; use of diamond cap jewels and ruby hole jewels, and solid nickel movement plates and double sunk glass enamel dials. Quality can be measured in an absolute or a relative sense. However, we when used in a relative sense to compare two watch movements it is important to take under consideration the improvements in technology that occurred as the watchmaking industry developed. Hence, for example, the labor required to make an early gilt keywind keyset movement might exceed that required to make a late grade “Bunn Special” however, the quality of the latter greatly exceeds that of the keywind keyset gilt movement. Consequently, quality comparisons are of greatest usefulness when confined to movements which were made during the same period of the company’s development. Beyond these basic considerations, judging the quality of American movement Grades is mostly a matter of examining the movements and / or reading the advertisements for the various Grades which appeared in the trade publications and wholesaler’s catalogs of the period , and from these sources of information making a judgement as to quantities of the labor and precious material that are represented. To illustrate the importance of the advertising information, consider the use of the word “ADJUSTED” as it was used as it was used on the early gilt movements. If we examine two early keywind pocket watches Grades for instance: one pocket-watch movement marked “Bunn” and one pocket watch movement marked “Stuart, ” both of which are marked ADJUSTED it would appear that they are equal quality. However, the advertisements for these Grades which appeared in an 1875 catalog state that the “Stuart” was adjusted to TEMPERATURE and ISOCHRONISM while the “Bunn” was adjusted only to TEMPERATURE. Consequently, the “Stuart” represents a greater investment of labor vs. the “Bunn” and is of higher quality. **ISOCHRONOUS Moving in equal time i.e. when the watch keeps the same time whatever the extant of the arc of vibration of the balance wheel. Hence, ideally, the watch keeps accurate time when fully wound and at any period throughout its going until the mainspring is unwound, it is said to be isochronous. In practice it works that way toward the end of the unwound mainspring – perhaps several hours prior, depend on manufacturer specifications for each movement Grade. On the same basis, back in the day, the “Stuart” was being sold for $70 USD (today $5, 390.00 USD) while the “Bunn” sold for $52.00 USD (today $4004.00 USD) This fact suggests another way of determining relative quality, but it must be used w/ caution because watches were sold at a variety of different prices at different times, depending on conditions that also varied. Discounting was widely practiced so price comparisons are most valid when made within a single advertisement or, if that not possible, at least between advertisements from the same year. Another technique that can be used to normalize prices is to compare the prices of the same Grade in two advertisements. If these are the same, then other Grades probably can be evaluated on the basis of price. If the same Grade is priced differently than the ratio of prices can be used as a basis for normalizing the prices of the other Grades. For example, if the Grade “Stuart” is priced at $70 in list A and $35 in list B, then the prices of all other list B watches should be doubled before comparing them to other Grades in list A. High quality grades always come w/ high quality dials. However, dials are fragile and often were changed legitimately as a result of damage during the active life of a pocket watch. Therefore, knowing the relative quality of dials is of more practical value in determining the quality of that movement. In this regard, advertisement again can be helpful because the dial is frequently mentioned. Seasoned collectors will have little or no difficulty judging the quality of the of American & Swiss watches but to aid the beginner we have listed below some of the more easily observed quality-determining features to look for. In each case the highest quality representation comes first and the lowest last. BALANCE WHEEL: Expansion with gold screws and four meantime screws. Expansion with gold screws and two meantime screws. Expansion with brass screws and four meantime screws. Expansion with brass screws and two meantime screws. Expansion with brass screws and no meantime screws. Half-cut (expansion type) with screws. Uncut with screws. Flat nickel without screws. TRAIN WHEEL: Gold beveled and polished wheels with rounded spokes. Gold beveled and polished wheels. Gold center wheel. Gold top center wheel and rounded arm train wheels. Gilt train wheels with rounded arms. Gilt train wheels. JEWELS: Plates marked: Diamond ruby & Sapphire jewels. Plates marked: Ruby jewels. Plates marked: Jewels. JEWEL SETTINGS (marked plates): Raised gold settings held by screws. Flush gold settings held by screws. Composition settings held by screws. JEWEL SETTINGS (unmarked plates): Composition Settings held by screws. Imitation settings with screws Jewels bezel-set directly in plates. REGULATOR: Precision micrometric (patent) regulator. Simple regulator. STEEL WORK: Highly polished and damaskeened. Highly polished. Matte finish. (look at the steelwork under the dial.) SCREWS: Highly polished with chamfered or oval heads and cornered slots. Polished with flat heads. Blued with oval heads. Blued with flat heads. (Gilt screws used in movements are slightly higher in quality than equivalent steel screws.) DIALS (enamel): Double sunk glass enamel. Double sunk hard enamel. Single sunk seconds inner-circle hard enamel Single sunk seconds hard enamel Unsunk hard enamel (Tenth model Sangamo Special Grade was offered only with choice of sunk-seconds glass enamel or non-tarnishing silver metal dial.) DIALS (metal): Hand-Craved center with raised solid gold figures. Sterling silver hand-craved or etched center with inlaid enamel or etched figures. Engraved or etched center. Embossed raised figures. Inlaid enamel figures. ADJUSTMENTS: Adjusted temperature, 6 positions, isochronism. Adjusted temperature, 5 positions, isochronism. Adjusted four positions. Adjusted three positions. Adjusted temperature and positions. Finely adjusted. Unadjusted. (Adjustment marking and their meaning changed with time and cannot be used indiscriminately to compare watch from different periods.) DAMASKSEENING: All-over gold inlaid damaskeened nickel. Gold inlaid damaskeened nickel. Damaskeened nickel and silver plated. Damaskeened nickel. Damaskeened nickel and gold plated. Frosted gild and damaskeened. Damaskeened gilt.
Notes: We appreciate, respect & love our customers ❤️☺️. Thanks ever so much for looking! Please note, eBay system may react erratically when bids placed toward the end if the auction, hence we’d suggest placing bids prior. We can’t amend auctions outcomes when auctions end, and eBay policies would be applied, as it should. On eBay, winning an auction ❤️☺️ is better & happier vs. gambling in a Casino (where in casinos 🙄... maybe 1 win and others let their money go…😡😢) On eBay, 1 truly successful winner ❤️☺️ and all the other wonderful bidders keep their money for next eBay’s auctions. SP save your gambling money to eBay’s auctions❤️☺️
Item Description: The current antique Open Face Wristwatch in needs of a new cozy home & a little love. We're handing the torch to someone who will love this beauty history timepiece as much as we have. CONDITION: Swiss made. A vintage Omega Constellation Automatic Pie Pan Dial GOLD CAP Yellow 14K / Stainless Steel. High grade movement adjusted 5 Positions Temperature 24 Jewels. Our watchmaker installed a New Old Stock (NOS) Crystal, polished the case and ultrasonic the bracelet. To keep the wristwatch affordable, movement left untouched by our watchmaker. More details about the authentic history timepiece:(Please see pictures which are part of the description, as well) Condition Notes: All in all, a high grade real nice artwork. Back in the day, the timepiece passed the restricted quality control testing by Omega company, QC department, prior it sold and faced the marketplace. Original Omega dial never refinished. Open Face Wristwatch Pocket Watch. The Handmade Mechanical Manual Winding Movement is running strong. Perhaps, please note, for ultimate timekeeping accuracy we suggest an overhaul at buyers’ expense, using servicing by a professional watchmaker (details below). Manufactured by Omega. Time Set & Wind: stem sets & winds. Circa: 1963’s Movement Size: 34 [mm] diameter, 11 [mm] thick. Movement reads: OMEGA WATCH Co. SWISS Adjusted FIVE (5) POSITIONS AND TEMPERATURE TWENTY-FOUR 24 JEWELS. Serial Number: 20, XXX, XXX. Overall Jewels Count: 24. Case condition; Displays minor wear polished nicely. Metal: GOLD CAP Yellow 14K / Stainless Steel. Dial condition; Vintage condition real nice. See pictures. Dial Color: Off White. Dial reads: OMEGA AUTOMATIC CHRONOMETER OFFICIALLY CERTIFIED. Dial Hands: Skeletonized. Raised Gold Marks Numerals. Case Brand: OMEGA polished nicely by our watchmaker. Crystal: New Old Stock (NOS) Crystal installed by our watchmaker. Crown: Generic Polished Aftermarket. Bracelet is complimentary omega gold filled ultrasonic by our watchmaker. Weight: 72 [grams]. Movement needs cleaning and fresh oil as well as a new home. Moreover, it can be used for enjoyment – a little project to work on, training, hobby etc. We combined shipping with no additional charge per item. Happy bidding ❤️☺️. Disclaimer: Please understand, description typically mentions whether or not the watch / movement runs, however there is no 100% guarantee nor time accuracy due to the article age. Ideal & useful Gift for your loved one or for yourself. Perhaps, it should be handled with care and treated as an antique item.
Authentic Timepiece Details Produce by Manufacturer: Omega Timepiece Circa: 1963’s Serial #: 20, XXX, XXX Diameter & Thickness: 34 [mm] diameter, 11 [mm] thick Jewels: 24 Case Type: Open Face Wristwatch polished nicely by our watchmaker Case Metal: GOLD CAP Yellow 14K / Stainless Steel Dial: Vintage condition real nice. See pictures. Hands: Skeletonized Dial marks: OMEGA AUTOMATIC CHRONOMETER OFFICIALLY CERTIFIED Cristal: New Old Stock (NOS) Crystal installed by our watchmaker. Overall Weight: 72 [grams] Movement Type: stem sets & winds
Tachometer: A revolution counter, usually graduated in revolutions per minute, used for indicating the speed of rotation of shafting, motors, etc., driving machinery: an instrument such as a chronograph or timer calibrated to measure velocity, usually miles (or kilometers) per hour. Another version of different application is calibrated to act as a production meter.
Thank you; Je vous remercie; Go raibh maith agat; Vielen Dank; Tack; Dank je; ありがとうございました; Спасибо;Ευχαριστώ; Gracias; 謝謝; Paldies; Дякую; Mahalo; 고맙습니다; tak skal du have ❤️☺️ Yours, History In Your Hands eBay Account Guaranteed: The pricy HSN & QVC TV channels combined won’t ever reach the quality and authentic items offered here on eBay by us and by our wonderful colleagues eBay sellers. WYSIWYG – What You See Is What You Get – All pictures present your item you bid on & which will be delivered to you. Please note, we have only a single item of that kind and once it is purchased, we do not have another one identical to offer. Sorry about that. As you know, authentic antique & vintage items production discontinued decades back, and no longer produced by their original manufacturers (most of original manufacturers closed their doors, and no longer exist in the marketplace.) As you know, most antique & vintage items are preowned. Should you have any question, please do not hesitate to email, and we will do our best to help you out. We love our customers & we accept returns. No stocking fees or any surcharges will be applied to any of our amazing customers ever, hence please bid w/ confidence. We work hard for you securing your purchased items during shipping w/ adequate packaging. No manual intervention when we print the postage directly from PayPal website using a high-quality printer, hence please make sure your PayPal shipping address is validated as well as accurate along w/ your zip-code which is mandatory in the USA and will be printed on your postage, as it should.) In order to benefit our customers w/ relatively low price, we do not use watchmaker services for antique and vintage authentic timepieces. However, for optimum timekeeping and accuracy we advise an overhaul at buyer's expense. With that said, sometimes we may offer authentic antique & vintage timepieces which also used professional watchmaker servicing and such timepieces would be explicitly marked in the description pointing out the servicing etc. as well as typically comes w/ a professional certificate from the watchmaker for 1-year warranty. Upon request, post auction, we should be able to refer you directly to our professional watchmaker who located in California at buyer's expense. We have worked w/ them for many years now, they are professionals & very honest, we’re very pleased to say. We’re eBay & PayPal’s USA Verified Seller.
Shipping Notes from eBay: We were requested by eBay to update all our amazing oversees customers regarding extra fees by your countries which need to be handled by customer. Due to insurance payments, the purchased amount of the items will be disclosed on the postage. Please do not hesitate to email, should you have any question about shipping, purchased item etc. We’ll be more than happy to help.
HOW TO IDENTIFY HIGH QUALITY GRADES: American watch companies make dozens of pocket watches grades – for instance: The Illinois watch Co. make a total of 264 different movement Grades w/ from 7 to 26 jewels. The term Grade use to distinguish between movements of differing quality. Differences between grades range from indiscernible to obvious but the collector the differences in quality are the greatest importance because, other things being equal, quality determine value. Back in the day 1900’s a 24K gold 1 troy ounce bullion worth $18 USD. (The daily average salary was: $2.5 USD and 1 ounce worth 7.2 working days.) Today a 24K gold 1 troy ounce bullion worth ~ $1400.00 USD. The ratio is: 1440 / 18 = ~ 77. According to that calculation, a pocket watch sold back then for $40 USD, would be cost today more than $3, 000.00 USD (40 * 77 = 3, 080) On eBay it would be sold for fraction of that amount, as you know. (**today we take it for granted that everyone owns a watch, but there was a time when watches were expensive and were simply not something the average person could afford. The average wage for skilled workers in the United States in 1880 was around 25-cents an hour*, so a $50 USD watch could represent more than a month's wages for the average worker! Not to mention some of the fine railroad-grade pocket watches which sold for the unbelievable sum of $100 USD or more! A fine pocket watch was truly an outlay that only a wealthy person could afford) As a general rule, the quality of a movement is a direct result of two things: (1) labor and (2) precious material that have gone into its manufacture. The amount of labor is measured by such things as the number of adjustments indicated on the movement plates typically; the use of screws to hold jewel settings in place and the quality and degree of the finishing that has been applied to the steelwork and movement plates. For example: screws w/ chamfered heads and cornered slots, polished steelwork, particularly under the dial, and the elaborateness of damaskeening (although there are exceptions.) Precious material is measured by such things as solid gold balance screws, jewel settings, banking pins and train wheels; use of diamond cap jewels and ruby hole jewels, and solid nickel movement plates and double sunk glass enamel dials. Quality can be measured in an absolute or a relative sense. However, we when used in a relative sense to compare two watch movements it is important to take under consideration the improvements in technology that occurred as the watchmaking industry developed. Hence, for example, the labor required to make an early gilt keywind keyset movement might exceed that required to make a late grade “Bunn Special” however, the quality of the latter greatly exceeds that of the keywind keyset gilt movement. Consequently, quality comparisons are of greatest usefulness when confined to movements which were made during the same period of the company’s development. Beyond these basic considerations, judging the quality of American movement Grades is mostly a matter of examining the movements and / or reading the advertisements for the various Grades which appeared in the trade publications and wholesaler’s catalogs of the period , and from these sources of information making a judgement as to quantities of the labor and precious material that are represented. To illustrate the importance of the advertising information, consider the use of the word “ADJUSTED” as it was used as it was used on the early gilt movements. If we examine two early keywind pocket watches Grades for instance: one pocket-watch movement marked “Bunn” and one pocket watch movement marked “Stuart, ” both of which are marked ADJUSTED it would appear that they are equal quality. However, the advertisements for these Grades which appeared in an 1875 catalog state that the “Stuart” was adjusted to TEMPERATURE and ISOCHRONISM while the “Bunn” was adjusted only to TEMPERATURE. Consequently, the “Stuart” represents a greater investment of labor vs. the “Bunn” and is of higher quality. **ISOCHRONOUS Moving in equal time i.e. when the watch keeps the same time whatever the extant of the arc of vibration of the balance wheel. Hence, ideally, the watch keeps accurate time when fully wound and at any period throughout its going until the mainspring is unwound, it is said to be isochronous. In practice it works that way toward the end of the unwound mainspring – perhaps several hours prior, depend on manufacturer specifications for each movement Grade. On the same basis, back in the day, the “Stuart” was being sold for $70 USD (today $5, 390.00 USD) while the “Bunn” sold for $52.00 USD (today $4004.00 USD) This fact suggests another way of determining relative quality, but it must be used w/ caution because watches were sold at a variety of different prices at different times, depending on conditions that also varied. Discounting was widely practiced so price comparisons are most valid when made within a single advertisement or, if that not possible, at least between advertisements from the same year. Another technique that can be used to normalize prices is to compare the prices of the same Grade in two advertisements. If these are the same, then other Grades probably can be evaluated on the basis of price. If the same Grade is priced differently than the ratio of prices can be used as a basis for normalizing the prices of the other Grades. For example, if the Grade “Stuart” is priced at $70 in list A and $35 in list B, then the prices of all other list B watches should be doubled before comparing them to other Grades in list A. High quality grades always come w/ high quality dials. However, dials are fragile and often were changed legitimately as a result of damage during the active life of a pocket watch. Therefore, knowing the relative quality of dials is of more practical value in determining the quality of that movement. In this regard, advertisement again can be helpful because the dial is frequently mentioned. Seasoned collectors will have little or no difficulty judging the quality of the of American & Swiss watches but to aid the beginner we have listed below some of the more easily observed quality-determining features to look for. In each case the highest quality representation comes first and the lowest last. BALANCE WHEEL: Expansion with gold screws and four meantime screws. Expansion with gold screws and two meantime screws. Expansion with brass screws and four meantime screws. Expansion with brass screws and two meantime screws. Expansion with brass screws and no meantime screws. Half-cut (expansion type) with screws. Uncut with screws. Flat nickel without screws. TRAIN WHEEL: Gold beveled and polished wheels with rounded spokes. Gold beveled and polished wheels. Gold center wheel. Gold top center wheel and rounded arm train wheels. Gilt train wheels with rounded arms. Gilt train wheels. JEWELS: Plates marked: Diamond ruby & Sapphire jewels. Plates marked: Ruby jewels. Plates marked: Jewels. JEWEL SETTINGS (marked plates): Raised gold settings held by screws. Flush gold settings held by screws. Composition settings held by screws. JEWEL SETTINGS (unmarked plates): Composition Settings held by screws. Imitation settings with screws Jewels bezel-set directly in plates. REGULATOR: Precision micrometric (patent) regulator. Simple regulator. STEEL WORK: Highly polished and damaskeened. Highly polished. Matte finish. (look at the steelwork under the dial.) SCREWS: Highly polished with chamfered or oval heads and cornered slots. Polished with flat heads. Blued with oval heads. Blued with flat heads. (Gilt screws used in movements are slightly higher in quality than equivalent steel screws.) DIALS (enamel): Double sunk glass enamel. Double sunk hard enamel. Single sunk seconds inner-circle hard enamel Single sunk seconds hard enamel Unsunk hard enamel (Tenth model Sangamo Special Grade was offered only with choice of sunk-seconds glass enamel or non-tarnishing silver metal dial.) DIALS (metal): Hand-Craved center with raised solid gold figures. Sterling silver hand-craved or etched center with inlaid enamel or etched figures. Engraved or etched center. Embossed raised figures. Inlaid enamel figures. ADJUSTMENTS: Adjusted temperature, 6 positions, isochronism. Adjusted temperature, 5 positions, isochronism. Adjusted four positions. Adjusted three positions. Adjusted temperature and positions. Finely adjusted. Unadjusted. (Adjustment marking and their meaning changed with time and cannot be used indiscriminately to compare watch from different periods.) DAMASKSEENING: All-over gold inlaid damaskeened nickel. Gold inlaid damaskeened nickel. Damaskeened nickel and silver plated. Damaskeened nickel. Damaskeened nickel and gold plated. Frosted gild and damaskeened. Damaskeened gilt.
