Aaron Lufkin DennisonĪaron Lufkin Dennison was born in the USA on 6 March 1812 in Freeport, Cumberland County, Maine, the son of Colonel Andrew Dennison and Lydia Lufkin. After initiating a revolution in watchmaking, Dennison set up a company in Birmingham, England, to make watch cases, and many collectors will have watches with cases made by the Dennison watch case company. 189190 Clamshell Waterproof WatchĪaron Dennison was an important pioneer in watchmaking by machinery in fact it could be said that he was the most important pioneer, in that it was his ideas that started the mass production of watch movement parts by machinery in America, which had major knock-on effects on watchmaking in Switzerland and England. Bocks and Rams: IWC and Stauffer Trademarks.New product: Leather and Sterling Alberts.Savonnette and Lépine Watches and Cases.Converted Wristwatches - Transitional? No.Bears Galore! Three Bears and 0♹35 Silver.Borgel 2: Taubert & Fils and Taubert Frères.Borgel 1: François Borgel and Louisa Borgel.It also has the second dial above the six o’clock.Straps for Vintage Fixed Wire Lug Trench Watches or Officer's Wristwatches The dial of the watch has roman numerals and blue hands. 9 carat hallmark “9 375” and DQ for Dennison Quality There is also a stamp of DQ meaning Dennison Quality. Inside the back-case there is full British hallmark for 9ct goldīelow the crown there is a hallmark of “9 375” for 9ct gold. His son, Franklin Dennison, took over the company in 1905 and created Dennison Watch Case Co Ltd. He then moved to Birmingham – England in 1871 and created A.L.D trademark in 1872. ALD hallmark on topĪccording to Dennison watches website, Aaron Lufkin Dennison is an American watchmaker who founded Waltham Watch Company, a prestigious American watch brand, in 1850. The case of the watch is made in England by Dennison Watch Case Co Ltd and it has a hallmark of ALD referring to Aaron Lufkin Dennison. The case has 9ct hallmark of Birmingham with serial number 230261. I have not measured the weight, but I think it is around 75-80 grams. The diameter of the watch is approximately 44mm. The movement is made in Switzerland by Record Watch Company. This is a 9ct Record pocket watch circa 1920s.
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