Alex
Posted April 15, 2026 - 3:14am
Dear KarinEg, thank you for sharing your wonderful story about your grandmother and this watch. The first name this watch received was “Patria” in a newspaper campaign launched in December 1924 and got confirmed in a full page ad in the Saturday Evening Post of September 1925. In December 1925 the name changed to Pater. Given your watch with case serial number 5009226 is from early 1925, I classify this watch as the Patria. A wonderful heirloom! The 16 jewel movement was introduced to avoid the high import tariffs on 17-jewel movements.