After a closer examination, I discovered that the bezels are actually friction-fit snap-on ones (rather unusual for a railroad watch, I thought?)....
I wish I could, but the bezels are well and truly stuck on. Going to take it to my watchmaker next week to see what he can do with it.
That's how they would've been made, in-factory.
Here's somethin' really special! [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] This is a 1927 Hamilton 992 railroad chronometer, one of the most famous railroad...
I am muchly jealous of those candlesticks... :o
You can have the thread deleted if you don't think it's an antique. It doesn't bother me.
They're not exactly common machines. But they are cute :)
It's definitely a chandelier. Probably gilt brass or bronze. But that's just a guess.
I just love it. It's so cute. I have four or five other beakers similar to this which I'm selling off as recompense for the expenditure on this one :P
Recent win at auction. I think it may be a Kiddush beaker or something like that. Very cute. Has gilt interior and "STG. 925" on base. I bought it...
Without seeing them, it's impossible to say what they're worth.
It's my experience that Dutch silverware is usually pretty extensively marked. I'd be VERY surprised if that was the only mark on it.
Looks like you don't need me anymore, but thanks for the tag, anyway.
It's very cute, but it's not a watch-chain, that much I'm sure of.
Coming from Oz, I can attest to the fact that some thrift-shops over here overprice their stuff to the point of insanity.
Had a couple of dents in it which I was able to press out. Otherwise, great condition, considering... [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
It's a B, E, R...F...? I dunno. Something like that. On closer inspection, definitely not an A. [ATTACH]
I'm fairly sure this is Amsterdam, but I'm not entirely sure... [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Not sharp enough to be a toothpick, not concave enough to be an earpick. INH - you're thinking of a tobacco tamper. Might be, but I'm fairly...
"I vaaant to polische your silvah! Aah-aah-aah!!" ...I'll leave now.
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