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Auburndale Watch Co. Timer
Serial #5071
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| Manufacturer | Auburndale Watch Co. |
| Grade | Timer |
| Serial Number | 5071 |
| Size | 18s |
| Model | Wales |
| Jewel Count | 5j |
| Setting | Key |
| Finish | Nickel |
| Case Material | Nickel |
| Case Manufacturer | Thiery Watch Case Co. |
| Case Grade/Model | |
| Case Serial # | A |
| Case Details | The case is a standard Auburndale Timer case that was made by the Thierry Watch Case Company. The case has Thierry's patent dates stamped on the inner edge of the case. The case does not have a serial number, and is simply stamped with an "A" on the inside. |
| Dial Material | Enamel |
| Dial Type | Flat |
| Dial Style | |
| Dial Signing Name | |
| Dial Details | A very late production example, the most unique feature about this timer is that it has a power reserve indicator. A strange feature, considering that it doesn't have any numbers for a visual cue of when to rewind the watch, and that the Auburndale timer was used to time short events such as horse racing, and was never meant to run for long periods of time to begin with. This Auburndale Timer beats in quarters of a second and has three stamped patent dates on the inside of the movement. It also has the name and address of a watchmaker scratched into the plate, right under the added wheel of the power reserve. An exact match was found to the name and address belonging to a German watchmaker by the name of John G. Schaefer, who worked at 414 D. Ave. in the town of Cedar Rapids in Linn County, Iowa. Mr. Schaefer likely did the modification and signed his work. |
| Movement Markings | Auburndale, Mass. Timer Pat May 28th 1878 June 24th 1879 Sept. 30th 1879 |
Contributed to the database by AIexander on December 6, 2024.
This collection record was most recently edited on December 8, 2024.
This collection record was most recently edited on December 8, 2024.