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<p>[QUOTE="Bakersgma, post: 591022, member: 59"].800 silver is most often European or South American and the key to determining which will be seeing closer views of the teeny tiny punches above and below the 800 on the right side of the last picture Maria posted. </p><p><br /></p><p>The watch itself bears Avance and Retard, French for "advance" (meaning speed up) and "retard" (meaning slow down.) I would guess a Swiss made movement. The case might also have been made there, and silver marks are compulsory on Swiss-made watch cases.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bakersgma, post: 591022, member: 59"].800 silver is most often European or South American and the key to determining which will be seeing closer views of the teeny tiny punches above and below the 800 on the right side of the last picture Maria posted. The watch itself bears Avance and Retard, French for "advance" (meaning speed up) and "retard" (meaning slow down.) I would guess a Swiss made movement. The case might also have been made there, and silver marks are compulsory on Swiss-made watch cases.[/QUOTE]
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