Pocket Watch Database

Star Watch Case Co. Defiance : Variant 1
Watch Case Marking for Star Watch Case Co. Defiance: Defiance

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Defiance

Database ID:PWDB-171
Case Grade:Defiance
Material:Gold-Filled
Gold Content:10K
Guarantee:10-Year
Introduced:c.1908
Note:Advertised as early as 1908 as "Warranted 10 Years" [JC].
Marking Variants:
(Not Intended to be Comprehensive)
Watch Case Marking Variant for Star Watch Case Co. Defiance: Defiance [in Pointed Banner]
Warranted
Ten Years

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Watch Case Marking Variant for Star Watch Case Co. Defiance: Gold Filled
Ten Karat [in Circle with Wheel Spokes]
Defiance [in Pointed Banner]
Warranted
Ten Years

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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 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
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Star Watch Case Co. Defiance : Variant 2
Watch Case Marking for Star Watch Case Co. Defiance: Definance

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Defiance

Database ID:PWDB-403
Case Grade:Defiance
Material:Stainless Steel
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Star Watch Case Co. Defiance : Variant 3

Defiance

Database ID:PWDB-712
Case Grade:Defiance
Material:Base Metal
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2 Admirations
Serial No.: #13394258
Manufacturer:Elgin
Grade:336
Size:18s
Model:5
Jewels:17j
Setting:Pendant
Finish:Nickel
Est. Date:1908
Case Model:Defiance
Case Material:Basemetal
Case Serial:3462387
Added By:billreid Profile Image billreid
4 Admirations
Serial No.: #2332620
Manufacturer:Illinois
Grade:185
Size:16s
Model:5
Jewels:19j
Setting:Lever
Finish:Nickel
Est. Date:1911
Case Model:Defiance
Case Material:Basemetal
Case Serial:3655040
Added By:winterwolf Profile Image winterwolf
2 Admirations
Serial No.: #14070064
Manufacturer:Waltham
Grade:No. 85
Size:18s
Model:1883
Jewels:17j
Setting:Pendant
Finish:Gilt
Est. Date:1904
Case Model:Defiance
Case Material:Sterlingsilver
Case Serial:3709526
Added By:bsheets Profile Image bsheets
7 Admirations
Serial No.: #291767
Manufacturer:Columbus Watch Co.
Grade:Unknown
Size:18s
Model:2
Jewels:15j
Setting:Lever
Finish:Nickel
Est. Date:1894
Case Model:Defiance
Case Material:Basemetal
Case Serial:3709931
Added By:kansasbeals Profile Image kansasbeals
6 Admirations
Serial No.: #408482
Manufacturer:Hamilton
Grade:940
Size:18s
Model:1
Jewels:21j
Setting:Lever
Finish:Gilt Damaskeened
Est. Date:1903
Case Model:Defiance
Case Material:Nickelsilver
Guarantee:10
Case Serial:3711314
Added By:Jstork69 Profile Image Jstork69
2 Admirations
Serial No.: #10039973
Manufacturer:Waltham
Grade:P.S. Bartlett
Size:18s
Model:1883
Jewels:17j
Setting:Pendant
Finish:Gilt
Est. Date:1900
Case Model:Defiance
Case Material:Basemetal
Case Serial:3711866
Added By:MoratLv2 Profile Image MoratLv2
3 Admirations
Serial No.: #1842486
Manufacturer:Illinois
Grade:255
Size:12s
Model:2
Jewels:17j
Setting:Pendant
Finish:Nickel
Est. Date:1907
Case Model:Defiance
Case Material:Basemetal
Case Serial:3719924
Added By:Elguapowho Profile Image Elguapowho
Serial No.: #16459723
Manufacturer:Elgin
Grade:312
Size:16s
Model:6
Jewels:15j
Setting:Pendant
Finish:Nickel
Est. Date:1912
Case Model:Defiance
Case Material:Nickelsilver
Case Serial:4136550
Added By:Reaganlee Profile Image Reaganlee
2 Admirations
Serial No.: #378712
Manufacturer:Hamilton
Grade:974
Size:16s
Model:1
Jewels:17j
Setting:Lever
Finish:Nickel
Est. Date:1907
Case Model:Defiance
Case Material:Basemetal
Case Serial:4380681
Added By:RMRUDE Profile Image RMRUDE
2 Admirations
Serial No.: #2560187
Manufacturer:Hamilton
Grade:974 Special
Size:16s
Model:2
Jewels:17j
Setting:Lever
Finish:Nickel
Est. Date:1931
Case Model:Defiance
Case Material:Basemetal
Case Serial:5778010
Added By:DandyEconomy71 Profile Image DandyEconomy71
15 Admirations
Serial No.: #799922
Manufacturer:Hamilton
Grade:954
Size:16s
Model:1
Jewels:17j
Setting:Lever
Finish:Nickel
Est. Date:1911
Case Model:Defiance
Case Material:Basemetal
Case Serial:6022761
Added By:Mobilaero Profile Image Mobilaero
3 Admirations
Serial No.: #2764830
Manufacturer:Elgin
Grade:104
Size:16s
Model:5
Jewels:7j
Setting:Pendant
Finish:Gilt
Est. Date:1888
Case Model:Defiance
Case Material:Basemetal
Case Serial:6599459
Added By:1whatever Profile Image 1whatever
7 Admirations
Serial No.: #3312361
Manufacturer:Illinois
Grade:806
Size:16s
Model:9
Jewels:19j
Setting:Lever
Finish:Nickel
Est. Date:1918
Case Model:Defiance
Case Material:Basemetal
Case Serial:6613772
Added By:esoxhunter Profile Image esoxhunter
2 Admirations
Serial No.: #29240322
Manufacturer:Waltham
Grade:No. 1621
Size:16s
Model:1908
Jewels:21j
Setting:Lever
Finish:Nickel
Est. Date:1937
Case Model:Defiance
Case Material:Nickel
Case Serial:6614378
Added By:okiejohn Profile Image okiejohn
Serial No.: #1267695
Manufacturer:Hamilton
Grade:978
Size:16s
Model:2
Jewels:17j
Setting:Lever
Finish:Nickel
Est. Date:1917
Case Model:Defiance
Case Serial:6774884
Added By:Jbohon Profile Image Jbohon
2 Admirations
Serial No.: #700729
Manufacturer:U.S. Watch Co. (Waltham, Mass)
Grade:105
Size:16s
Model:1895
Jewels:15j
Setting:Lever
Finish:Nickel
Est. Date:1902
Case Model:Defiance
Case Material:Basemetal
Case Serial:6778377
Added By:1whatever Profile Image 1whatever
3 Admirations
Serial No.: #1883199
Manufacturer:Illinois
Grade:174
Size:16s
Model:5
Jewels:17j
Setting:Lever
Finish:Nickel
Est. Date:1907
Case Model:Defiance
Case Material:Basemetal
Case Serial:6784703
Added By:mjdevo31 Profile Image mjdevo31
2 Admirations
Serial No.: #996078
Manufacturer:Elgin
Grade:10
Size:18s
Model:3
Jewels:11j
Setting:Lever
Finish:Gilt
Est. Date:1882
Case Model:DEFIANCE
Case Material:Goldfilled
Gold Karat:10
Guarantee:10
Case Serial:6825181
Added By:SteveO1 Profile Image SteveO1
2 Admirations
Serial No.: #18038269
Manufacturer:Waltham
Grade:Canadian Pacific Railway
Size:18s
Model:1908
Jewels:17j
Setting:Lever
Finish:
Est. Date:1910
Case Model:Defiance
Case Serial:7048443
Added By:darky2001 Profile Image darky2001
12 Admirations
Serial No.: #16308279
Manufacturer:Elgin
Grade:372
Size:16s
Model:15
Jewels:19j
Setting:Lever
Finish:Nickel
Est. Date:1912
Case Model:Defiance
Case Material:Basemetal
Case Serial:7048583
Added By:Mobilaero Profile Image Mobilaero