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Looks a little old to be battery operated.. Are you sure it takes a battery and not a wind up ?

Dec 18th, 2011 at 6:14:37 AM PST by

I am popping the back off now and will update the information.

Dec 18th, 2011 at 1:23:00 PM PST by

Great time peice

Dec 18th, 2011 at 10:13:59 AM PST by

Thank you!

Dec 18th, 2011 at 1:22:26 PM PST by

Would still like to confirm if it takes batteries, and also.. Can you give me an idea of what size wrist it would fit without being stretched out any.. ?

Thanks !

Dec 18th, 2011 at 1:03:37 PM PST by

The band is not expandable and my husband is a medium built man so it's a decent size. I will measure the length and post.

Dec 18th, 2011 at 1:21:59 PM PST by

I have taken the back off of the watch in order to confirm that the watch takes a battery. It does. But I also discovered that the likelihood of the watch being authentic is slim. I worked for a watch maker when I was younger and was taught how to determine fakes. One being a plastic movement....which this has... Second, a watch is made valuable by how many jewels are in the movement. This has none. As such I will unlist the watch unless you are still interested.

Dec 18th, 2011 at 1:32:19 PM PST by

Ok on the battery.. As for it being fake, it sure looks like the real deal.. I found one just like it on eBay.. Odd that any watch would have plastic moving parts !
Thanks for the info, and I still may bid on it !

Dec 18th, 2011 at 2:11:04 PM PST by

The moving parts are not what is plastic. It is what holds the movement. But I assure you this watch has no real collectors value because of the lack of jewels in the movement. You may bid. Just wanted everyone to know.

Dec 18th, 2011 at 2:19:31 PM PST by

Generally, quality movements have 7 or more jewels and the more jewels the better. Anywhere in a watch where metal rubs against metal, there is going to be wear. Typically better grade movements have tiny man made rubies or sapphires at these wear points. Movements usually have 7, 11, 15, 17, 21, or 23 jewels.

***Cited from http://www.17jewel.com/history.html

So let’s look at jewel counts for simple watches and what the jewels are:
7 jewels (common in older pocket watches, but unheard of now) – this is simply a jewelled escapement – two hole jewels and two cap jewels (one each for each end of the balance wheel shaft), two pallet jewels and a roller jewel.
15 jewels – the 7 from above plus hole jewels for the high speed elements of the running train (it’s not needed on minute or hour wheels).
17 jewels – about the minimum in a decent watch today add hole jewels to each end of the centre wheel
19 jewels – adds cap jewels to the escape wheel
21 jewels – cap wheels to the pallet fork
23 jewels – mainspring barrel jewels (more common in pocket watches than wrist watches)

***Cited From http://www.breitlingsource.com/articles_roff_jewels.shtml

Dec 18th, 2011 at 2:24:41 PM PST by

I'm an honest person and do not want to mislead anyone. Thus the information above.

Dec 18th, 2011 at 2:25:34 PM PST by

Thanks again ... I just like the old style watches like this one. Looking for one for myself.. I am watching... !
Great info.. Thanks again !

Dec 18th, 2011 at 2:36:51 PM PST by

Anytime.

Dec 18th, 2011 at 2:47:52 PM PST by

fanned & watching

Dec 18th, 2011 at 5:42:34 PM PST by

Fanned you back! Thank you.

Dec 18th, 2011 at 6:14:13 PM PST by

fanned you back

Dec 19th, 2011 at 6:48:00 PM PST by

Thank you!

Dec 19th, 2011 at 6:53:51 PM PST by

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