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How to Date VCs by Caliber No.?

 

Dear Bill and all Members:

I hope my pic posts of my VC have reached you.  I appologise for the poor quality.

Assuming that a Caliber V434 is a 1938 VC...  and a Caliber V454 is a 1943 VC; would it be logical to assume that my VC's Caliber 453 was crafted and produced between 1938 - 1943?  There seems to be a collolation between two corolaries, i.e., Date and Caliber.  Perhaps my VC is a Vintage piece (whatever that means... maybe a franken or just a Knock-off!).  

I intend to follow the underside case back etchings' history.  I'm surprised that so many of the "pristine" vintage VC pieces presented do not possess such hallmarks. 

My VC is not pristine... I allowed a "servicer" to loose the winding stem and replace it w/ an Omega one.  Is it now franken (certainately, not "born-on" - like I like my beer!)? ... less than that a bastard? ... if VC replaces it with a new/replacement stem... what then?; perhaps refurbished?  

No matter... I'll leave it to the next generation to determine my VC's value.

Thanks in advance for the consideration.

bandit  

This message has been edited by WHL on 2008-05-03 18:56:34

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By: bandit : May 1st, 2008-01:04
Greetings to all, I have a VC whose history I seek. I went to the VC forum... and unfortunately, I was black-balled from their site. I'd like to post my VC pics, but am finding it difficult. When I use the "insert image" button: my PC gets a pop-up, which... 

Welcome to the forum....

 
By: WHL : May 1st, 2008-20:57
Hi bandit, I hope I can be of help. The photo uploading window does work, and safely, and saves you from having to do coding and your own picture hosting. If you are still uncomfortable with it then you can send the pictures to me and I'll load them for y...  

What is a reference number (RN)?

 
By: bandit : May 2nd, 2008-22:04
Thank you, Bill: Where does one find the RN?: on the movement itself? Is calibre the same as movement stamping (in my case V453)? Yet to read Landes' or Gould's pubs. I'm feeling the dolt. I've tried to copy pics from Vista photo galleries of my VC; but m... 

Here is a picture you sent me...

 
By: WHL : May 3rd, 2008-17:25
Just so everyone knows what the watch we are talking about is: The reference number would be a four digit number on the inside of the case back in a watch from this time period. The annoying thing is that VC was very inconsistent in engraving the referenc...  

Same VC watch from 1940s

 
By: e_thirty3 : May 21st, 2008-17:09
Hi i realised that i do have a exact same watch as the one shown in the picture. Its from 1940s and manual winding. Funny thing is that when i wind it, it feels like a pocket watch movement. ( can feel the tension and "loud" clicking sound). Is it the sam...