Dad's Failure At Car Boot Sales

[ro63rto]

Told him to be careful. Bought this a while back and hid it. Found it while searching for his Eberhard watch.

I presume it is a fake?

[WillFly]

That looks OK to me. And it's not the sort of watch that gets faked.

[ro63rto]

Really? Thought it was fake as movement says Kent Watch Co but dial says Swiss Made.

[carl]

I agree with Will. It looks ok.  Jewellers and stores often had their own brands of watches which they imported from Switzerland and marketed under their own name. I understand that Kent Watches were one that did this. I have come across watches where the movement has been replaced at some point with a another supplied to an in house brand.  

 

I was looking at fleabay and came across this. The movement looks very much like the one in your picture. 

 

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-CORTEBERT-POCKET-WATCH-LOCOMOTIVE-HAND-WINDING-VERY-NICE-YELLOW-DIAL-/321469839753?pt=Pocket_Watches&hash=item4ad9187989

[ro63rto]

Cheers guys.

[Marc]

The movement looks very like a Unitas (ETA) 6497; a very reliable Swiss movement.

[bobm12]

I can't see the picture...is there one in this thread?

[Geo]

I can't see the picture...is there one in this thread?

No, there's four!

[bobm12]

Sorry but it doesn't show in my computer. I went by the ebay link to figure out what was it all about! If it is a 6497 (small seconds at 9) or a 6498 (small seconds at 6) it is a heck of a movement. Very strong and dependable! Although Unitas made it, once it became Swatch Group (or something), it is now ETA 64XX, just the name changed a little.

[ro63rto]

bobm12, try this.

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c157/ro63rto/Watches/IMG_20140819_110419.jpg

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c157/ro63rto/Watches/IMG_20140819_110754.jpg

Edited August 19, 2014 by ro63rto

[bobm12]

Thanl you ro63rto, I think is my work computer that doesn't allow the photobucket site. Oh well, maybe when I get home...

[ro63rto]

Could be, had similar probs at work.

[RosscoInOshawa]

Blocked on my work computer but I can see it at home.  "Websense" is the application blocking the pictures at work, at least for me.

[bobm12]

Yeah, I can see them now at home! Nice watch!

[ro63rto]

Might have to commandeer this [emoji48]