A.L.D. Dennison info wanted.

[Mr. Lea Hudson]

Hi,
I would like some info on the company A.L.D. Dennison Watch Case Co.
I just bought a pocket watch (open face) containing "Moon Trade Mark"
and the makers company. It is 10k gold plate and has the number
292182 engraved in the case. The movement is "Limit" but I'm not
convinced that it is the original. Basically, I just wondered about
the possible age of the watch or case, and any details about the
comany.
I'm a newbie to horology so forgive me if this is a stupid request.

Thanks,

Lea Hudson ;-)
Mail: loc...@inorbit.com

[UKWATCHES]

Hi Lea;
You said<<I'm a newbie to horology so forgive me if this is a stupid
request.>>

There are no stupid questions!!
Aaron Lufkin Dennison (don't you just love those names!!) was a member of
the Swedenborgian religious sect who was born in the Boston area and who
was instrumental in setting up or running such famous American watch
companies as Howard, Waltham and the American Watch company. Despite his
successes he was a terrible businessman and either bankrupted or was
forced out of all the companies. He retreated to Birmingham, England in
the late 1860s and after several false starts founded the Dennison Watch
Case company in 1874 and it proved to be his lasting legacy for the
company almost made its century; finally closing its doors in 1967.
During its heyday (1890 to 1950) the company made cases for about every
pocket and wrist watch company trading in the UK, although Omega and Rolex
seem to be the most common in WWs. They made cases in gunmetal, nickle,
steel, silver and gold and in 1895 introduced gold filled cases to
Britain. These came in 3 qualities "Star"; which was guaranteed for 10
years and had an outer skin of 9k gold just 0.036mm thick; "Crescent moon"
which was made from 0.072mm 10k gold and guaranteed for 20 years and "Sun,
Moon & Star" cases which were made of 14k gold of the same thickness and
were warranted for 25 years.
I hope this has been of some help and if you need more info, please ask.

Good luck
James Dowling
Co-author "The Best of Time; Rolex wristwatches" ISBN 0-7643-0011-3
"Tis with our judgements as our watches:
None go just alike, yet each believes his own."
Alexander Pope (1688..1744)

[Lea Hudson]

On 24 Feb 1997 00:49:57 GMT, ukwa...@aol.com (UKWATCHES) wrote:

I just want to say thanks for the info. Much appreciated :-)))))

Lea ;-)
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APOLOGY IS POLICY

[bridgo...@gmail.com]

On Sunday, February 23, 1997 at 7:00:00 PM UTC+11, Mr. Lea Hudson wrote:
> Hi,
> I would like some info on the company A.L.D. Dennison Watch Case Co.
> I just bought a pocket watch (open face) containing "Moon Trade Mark"
> and the makers company. It is 10k gold plate and has the number
> 292182 engraved in the case. The movement is "Limit" but I'm not
> convinced that it is the original. Basically, I just wondered about
> the possible age of the watch or case, and any details about the
> comany.

> I'm a newbie to horology so forgive me if this is a stupid request.
>

> Thanks,
>
> Lea Hudson ;-)
> Mail: loc...@inorbit.com

Hi there have you any ideas as to how much these watches are worth?..i have a moon gold and it has a number 640348 in it..regards Bridget

[Mark Kinsler]

As far as I know the only way to find out anything about the worth of a timepiece (besides checking on eBay, a major resource for price discovery) is to consult the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors, NAWCC.org. They have two tiers of message boards: the first is free, and covers all aspects of clock and watch collecting (including clock repair, which is what I do) but does not accept inquiries involving monetary value. The second tier is supposed to host discussions on monetary worth, but I think you have to be an NAWCC member to participate.

I'd recommend such a membership if you are indeed a watch or clock collector. I'm not: I just fix the things.

M Kinsler