Pocket Watch Database

Keystone Watch Case Co. Boss 10K Yellow GF : Variant 1
Watch Case Marking for Keystone Watch Case Co. Boss 10K Yellow GF: Keystone
J.Boss
10K
Gold Filled

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.

Boss 10K Yellow GF

Database ID:PWDB-254
Case Grade:Boss 10K Yellow GF
Material:Gold-Filled
Gold Content:10K
Patents:#23820
Marking Variants:
(Not Intended to be Comprehensive)
Watch Case Marking Variant for Keystone Watch Case Co. Boss 10K Yellow GF: Cased and Timed by Elgin National Watch Co.
Keystone
J.Boss
10 K
Gold Filled

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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 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
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Keystone Watch Case Co. Boss Extra : Variant 4
Watch Case Marking for Keystone Watch Case Co. Boss Extra: [Crown and Scales]
X

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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.

Boss Extra

14 2/10 K. Introduced in July 1889 when the company expanded the “Jas. Boss” product line. The "Extra" was introduced in order to make way for the new 20YR/15YR "Boss" grades. Cases were marked with the Crown/Scales symbol (identical to the 14K Boss cases), until an “X” was added under the symbol to indicate the “Extra” grade starting around May 1890.

Database ID:PWDB-102
Case Grade:Boss Extra
Material:Gold-Filled
Gold Content:14K
Guarantee:25-Year
Introduced:July 1889
Note:14 2/10 K.
Patents:#23820
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 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
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Keystone Watch Case Co. Boss Extra Permanent : Variant 5
Watch Case Marking for Keystone Watch Case Co. Boss Extra Permanent: Keystone
Watch Case Co.
[Keystone Block]
[Crown and Scales]
J.Boss
Extra

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.

Boss Extra Permanent

Database ID:PWDB-365
Case Grade:Boss Extra Permanent
Material:Gold-Filled
Gold Content:14K
Guarantee:Permanent
Patents:#23820
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 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
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Keystone Watch Case Co. Boss Patent : Variant 6
Watch Case Marking for Keystone Watch Case Co. Boss Patent: [Crown and Scales]

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Boss Patent

James Boss was originally granted a patent for his process of manufacturing gold-filled watch cases on May 3, 1859 (U.S. Patent #23820). Reese Peters was the first manufacturer to utilize Boss' patent to create gold-filled cases, guaranteeing the cases for twenty years. At the time, these cases were referred to as "stiffened gold" cases. In 1871, Boss sold the rights to his patent to John Stuckert (Philadelphia). From 1871 to 1875, Stuckert manufactured gold-filled cases using the "J. Boss" name. Following Stuckert's death in 1875, the firm of Hagstoz & Thorpe purchased the factory and the rights to the "J. Boss" name and patented process. According to advertisements published in trade magazines by Hagstoz & Thorpe, the company introduced an improved Boss case in 1879, featuring a thicker layer of gold. A few years later, in 1883, Hagstoz withdrew from the company, and soon after, the company was renamed the Keystone Watch Case Company. Under the management of the Keystone Watch Case Company, the "Boss" cases became the most popular gold-filled cases in the country. Cases manufactured after 1883 will feature the Keystone Watch Case Company logo in addition to the "Crown and Scales" mark (or other marks later introduced to indicate quality).

Database ID:PWDB-399
Case Grade:Boss Patent
Material:Gold-Filled
Gold Content:14K
Guarantee:20-Year
Introduced:1883
Discontinued:July 1889
Note:This case was offered in a single grade until July 1889, when the Keystone Watch Case Company expanded the line and this grade was repaced by the "14K/20YR" designation instead of "Boss Patent."
Patents:#23820
Marking Variants:
(Not Intended to be Comprehensive)
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 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
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Keystone Watch Case Co. Boss Scale 10K/15YR : Variant 7
Watch Case Marking for Keystone Watch Case Co. Boss Scale 10K/15YR: [Scales]

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.

Boss Scale 10K/15YR

Database ID:PWDB-37
Case Grade:Boss Scale 10K/15YR
Material:Gold-Filled
Gold Content:10K
Guarantee:15-Year
Introduced:July 1889
Discontinued:January 1898
Note:"Solid Gold Bows and Thumb Pieces" [1895SFM]. The 1895SFM catalog indicates the 6-Size is guranteed to only 10 years. However, this is likely an error since the 10K was guranteed for 15 years during this era.
Patents:#23820
Original Papers:

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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 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
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Keystone Watch Case Co. Boss Scale 10K/20YR : Variant 8
Watch Case Marking for Keystone Watch Case Co. Boss Scale 10K/20YR: Keystone
Watch Case Co.
[Keystone Block]
[Scales]
Guaranteed
J.Boss
20 Years

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.

Boss Scale 10K/20YR

Database ID:PWDB-9
Case Grade:Boss Scale 10K/20YR
Material:Gold-Filled
Gold Content:10K
Guarantee:20-Year
Introduced:January 1898
Note:Keystone added an additional five years to the guarantees starting January 1898, leading to the 10K/20YR grade.
Patents:#23820
Marking Variants:
(Not Intended to be Comprehensive)
Original Papers:

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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 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
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Keystone Watch Case Co. Boss Scale Crown 14K/20YR : Variant 9
Watch Case Marking for Keystone Watch Case Co. Boss Scale Crown 14K/20YR: [Crown and Scales]

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.

Boss Scale Crown 14K/20YR

Database ID:PWDB-31
Case Grade:Boss Scale Crown 14K/20YR
Material:Gold-Filled
Gold Content:14K
Guarantee:20-Year
Introduced:July 1889
Discontinued:January 1898
Note:Prior to July 1889, the "Boss" case was only available in one grade, 14K and guranteed for 25 Years. This grade used the same "Crown and Scale" mark as the 14K/20YR grade instroduced in July 1889. "Solid Gold Bows and Thumb Pieces" [1895SFM]
Trademark:82993
Trademark Issued:Aug 8, 1911
In Use Since:c.1875
Patents:#23820
Marking Variants:
(Not Intended to be Comprehensive)
Original Papers:

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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 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
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Keystone Watch Case Co. Boss Scale Crown 14K/25YR : Variant 10
Watch Case Marking for Keystone Watch Case Co. Boss Scale Crown 14K/25YR: Keystone
Watch Case Co.
[Keystone Block]
[Crown and Scales]
J.Boss
25 Years

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.

Boss Scale Crown 14K/25YR

Database ID:PWDB-5
Case Grade:Boss Scale Crown 14K/25YR
Material:Gold-Filled
Gold Content:14K
Guarantee:25-Year
Introduced:January 1898
Note:Keystone added an additional five years to the guarantees starting January 1898, leading to the 14K/25YR grade. "Solid Gold Bow, Crown, Joints, and Thumb Piece" [1913FD]
Trademark:82993
Trademark Issued:Aug 8, 1911
In Use Since:c.1875
Patents:#23820
Marking Variants:
(Not Intended to be Comprehensive)
Original Papers:

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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 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
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