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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;afantiques, post: 311553, member: 25&quot;]To elaborate a little on the previous answer,there was a period in the 1960s and 70s when some watch manufacturers went mad with the jewel count. A decent lever movement typically has 15 or 17 jewels, and an automatic often had 19, 21 or 23 jewels,, the extra jewels being for the rotor bearings. Really expensive top class watches might have 26 jewels, placing capstones on all pivots, but there was really&nbsp; no need for more.</p><p>The public equated more jewels with a better watch so some makers introduced non functional jewels just to boost the jewel count. I have seen a 50 jewel watch with the rotor studded with useless jewels. </p><p>The fad died out, jewel counts went back to normal and then about the same time along came electronic and quartz watches to make it all more or less irrelevant, although you will still find some jewelling on good quality quartz analogue movements.</p><p><br /></p><p>The name and jewel count make this one of those wanna-be watches, which are basically routine examples. </p><p>Depending on condition and design, the value would be similar to any random unknown maker watch of the period. Not nothing but not very much. Actual numbers would depend on where you are, the condition of the watch and where you sell it. These are all unknown to us.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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