This Yankee Clipper watch is harder to find since it comes with black dial and less were produced. Most Yankee Clipper came with a white/silver dial.
I'd say its part of the Clipper family, but I'm not sure its neccessarily part of the Yankee Clipper range. There are a number of different Clipper variants that this could belong to.
I'm at unknown at the moment.
The dial is very similar to the white Yankee Clipper, as well as the Midnight Clipper, but the case does not match and I don't see any reference to a black dial Yankee Clipper. There are black dial models listed in the pricelists for Sea Clippers and Jet Clippers, but I can't find any matches so far.
Hello again shubaj, another black and gold beauty. The advert below is 1959, the hands are a bit different but I think it looks pretty close, the dial markings, case and the lugs seem to match. I would say this is a Clipper.
Looks refinished to me, there is some "lapping" of the paint up the sides of the numerals/markers. This can be seen under zoom, looking at the side-on view of the dial.
I'm good with Clipper, but hoping I can run down an ad which ID's it further. No biggie on the black redial, as there may have been a black dial variant anyway. I saw what appeared to be the "lapping", and black seems to be a very popular color for redials. I love the black and gold color scheme!
Edit: I think its the other black dial pending review on which I see the lapping. I'm not seeing it on this one, but my screen is not displaying correctly.
Thanks for all the info in few days I will add another picture of the dial pulled from the case. I did not recall seeing any paint up the sides of the numerals/markers but my memory fails me at times so I will take a picture and look under a loop to see
In reply to Thanks for all the info in by shubaj
Sorry I think I threw you a curve ball on the redial. It was your other watch on which I thought I saw the "lapping", not this one.
redial Clipper is my vote
If it's a re-dial, it's a good one. Black is, after all the most common re-dial colour.
I'm seeing slightly different hour markers on the advert, and that with the hand difference makes me think we have a Clipper, but probably a more specific name than that.
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The dial and hands are a dead ringer for Andersok's 1964 Midnight Clipper, which also has a lapping paint effect on the hour markers.
In reply to If it's a re-dial, it's a by Reverend Rob
The black paint is definately on the sides of the markers; as far as I know or can tell it has not been re-dialed; there is a small indent at 3:00 but not a sharp cutout notch.
So, does subject watch have a dial from a Midnight Clipper housed in a different case, possibly from another Clipper model? The ad above is Canadian and appears to have some inconsistent prices, it appears to show the $49.50 American Clipper as just the Clipper, but next to it is a $69.50 Royal Clipper which was not available at that price according to the pricelists.
I think it is a Clipper, but which model, and were the dial and case always together?