Mark

[Neubyfly]

Please help me identify this watch.   I find nothing about Julius Ewoldt watches.  I can't get the back open.  I've tried but ii feel like I'm damaging it.

[wls1971]

The name on the watch is probably just a retailers name, there was a jeweler registered around 1900 in New York of that name, pictures of the back of the watch would help, some watch cases are screw on.

[Neubyfly]

I got the case open!   It was pretty gunked up and just needed extra coaxing. 

Anyway, the movement is engraved with the same Julius Ewoldt New York. There is a movement serial number of 1666774 and, on the regulator cap is a swiss cross and the numbers 1683. That's it for markings.  I agree that the jeweler of the same named makes perfect sense.   We have long ties to 1800s NYC.  

 

[wls1971]

Hi,

The movement is a Longines Cal 19.75 the patent refers to the regulator and was filed in February 1899, so the watch you have is a private label Longines signed both on the movement and dial by the retailer, the serial number of the Longines movement dates it to between 1904 and 1905.

[FLwatchguy73]

16 hours ago, wls1971 said:

Hi,

The movement is a Longines Cal 19.75 the patent refers to the regulator and was filed in February 1899, so the watch you have is a private label Longines signed both on the movement and dial by the retailer, the serial number of the Longines movement dates it to between 1904 and 1905.

Not to knock your knowledge, but it looks as if the cal. 19.75 movement has a single bridge plate for the train, whereas the cal. 19.71 has the 3 separate bridges for each gear in the train. If I'm wrong, I'll retract this post.

 

[wls1971]

Yes you are correct its not a 19.75