I am not aware of any factory casing using Philadelphia cases, so most of these would have been supplied by the retailer. Marks made in the case by case screws from different movements are a tell-tale sign that the case is not original. ![]() The important thing is to be aware of what the general popular case styles were for the different eras and look for appropriate pairings. As a result, either the movement or the case may have been in stock longer than the other and thus the movement and case are likely of slightly different ages. Some watches were cased at the factory and may still have the licenses/cards/certificates that indicate which case came with which movement, but there are no compiled records of these pairings.Įxcept for those factory-cased watches, most (especially in the earlier years) were cased by the retail jeweler to suit the taste of the customer. ![]() Some excellent research has been done by a few collectors to establish the approximate dates for certain railroad watch cases and for some of the smaller case makers, but for the big case companies there is little to go on. As Bill has indicated, for most case companies there are no records.
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