Fahys Watch Case Co.
Senior

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Note: Case manufacturers modified markings over time. As a result, the image above is simply a representation of one particular marking used by the company. Your case marking may differ based on the production era and other parameters.

Senior

The "Junior" case was sold by Fahys in the late 1880s and it is assumed that the "Senior" case was introduced around the same time.

Most, if not all, are marked with patent dates such as "Apr.5.1881," Apr.22.1884," and/or "July 1 [1884]".

March 1887, The Jewelers' Circular and Horological Review: "Joseph Fahys & Co., having discontinued the manufacture of their inlaid initial cases, because of the growth of other departments of their business; S.F. Myers & Co., purchased their entire stock of gold inlaid cases and now offer them to the trade. The stock consisted of some six thousand cases in Junior dust proof, Senior dust proof and screw bezel styles."

The "Senior" and "Junior" cases are very similar. The 1887 Busiest House In America catalog described the "Senior" as "Made with 5 Gold Section Joints, and Albata Caps." The "Junior" is described as "Made with Silver Joint and Albata Cap." The case illustrations published in the catalog show the "Senior" case hinged at hte 9:00 position while the "Junior" is a two-piece "pair case" style.

Database ID:	PWDB-667
Case Grade:	Senior
Material:	Coin Silver
Introduced:	1884
Discontinued:	1887
Note:	Many of the "Senior" cases are distinguished by a variation of Colby's 1881 patented case design. Some cases feature a hidden key disguised as the "pusher." 1887BHIA: "Made with 5 Gold Section Joints, and Albata Cap."
Patents:	#239732
Marking Variants: (Not Intended to be Comprehensive)	Image Provided by Brett Hays
Original Advertisements:	Oppenheimer Bros. & Veith Ad Source: The Jewelers' Circular, 1884 Joseph Fahys & Co. Ad Source: The Jewelers' Circular, 1884
Catalog Sources:	1877DFC 1878CYC 1880GHR 1880JAB 1880NHW 1882SFM 1883GHR 1883UNK 1884LSS 1885OY 1886HMS 1886RA 1887BHIA 1887LAM 1888BA 1888OY 1889BAM 1889EVR 1890AP 1890BA 1890CHK 1890JC05 1890OY 1890SFM 1891RR 1891SAC 1892ACR 1892BAC 1892CPS 1892WES 1893BFNA 1893BHIA 1893MCE 1893SAC 1894BA 1894BATM 1894NRC 1895OY 1895SFM 1896MF 1896OY 1897BB 1898MLMF 1899ACB 1899BHIA 1899SAC 1900BA 1900BHIA 1900LMC 1900NHW 1901BAC 1901OY 1902ACB 1902BATM 1902BB 1902MF 1903ACB 1903BAC 1903FDW 1903N76 1903ON 1904ACB 1904BA 1904LB 1904PWC 1905ACB 1905BAC 1905DH 1905FNCS 1905ON 1906ON 1906SRC 1907ACB 1907JVF 1907NAC 1907NBC 1907OY 1907SFM 1908ACB 1909BAC 1910ACB 1911NG 1911OY 1911WJJ 1912COC 1912HA 1912NG 1912SFM 1912WJJ 1913FDW 1914ELD 1915ACB 1915ON 1915PWE 1916LCM 1917BA 1923CBN 1923ON 1925ASJ 1925CPS 1928ON 1932ON 1942WAG