Adding the first platinum watch to my collection. This is such a dainty and classy watch and I instantly fell in love with the style of it. I have not been able to find an ad for it yet.
It has a platinum case and 24 diamonds. There are five diamond on each side and seven on top and seven on the bottom. The dial is in amazing condition for the age. The movement has a 1939 date stamp and is a 5AB with 17 jewels.
Crowns that I've seen from this era are usually gold filled.
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That is what I was thinking but was curious to see if anyone knew. Thanks
A filled crown would be normal, but this is not a normal watch. There is no such thing as Platinum fill, so the crown would have been solid.
Platinum is commonly alloyed with Iridium to make the metal 'Whiter', otherwise it can tend to look too much like stainless steel.
Another common alloy for Platinum would be Cobalt, but this gives a faint bluish tinge, in which case the metal is then usually plated with Rhodium.
In reply to A filled crown would be by Reverend Rob
Thank you for explaining that Rob.
I should also mention that with watches like this- where the purchase price is higher than normal, tend to get well taken care of. The many service marks are likely an indicator of this, and the lack of wear and tear probably means it was only worn on special occasions.
In reply to I should also mention that by Reverend Rob
That does make perfect sense, Rob.
In reply to I should also mention that by Reverend Rob
Yes you are probably right on that. I think this watch as the most service marks of any watch I have purchased so far.