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Hello guys,

i have just found this Herbert Wolf Magno pocket watch and got it so I can practice.

However I am a little concerned about its authenticity since it’s a UK watch with a Made in france on dial.

I know this kind of situation was very comom (assembly in a country, inported to another one), but I couldn’t find this situation regarding Herbert Wolf watches (all watches I found on internet are fraved with swiss made).

Does anyone have any idea about this one?

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Herbert Wolf Magno, more likely an importer, I can't find his name in Watch and clockmakers of the world vol 1 or in vol 2. Looking on the net and finding swiss watch movements even one that was in a 9ct Dennison case with a very high class movement. The names on your dial tells us he had shops or outlets in those towns and LTD tells us it was a company.

The watch movement you have is at the low end of the market, very few jewels only for the escapement and not the train.  Looks like a gun metal case. The movement fits the case and dial perfectly. With movements that are not fully jeweled look out for wear in the pivot holes and the pivots.   

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