Help needed ID'ing a watch brand.

Remmy

Hi guys,

So I was cleaning out the office today and I found a watch my Grandfather had gave me to fix ages back because clasp on the strap was broken.He has since died and I was just interested to know where he might have bought it back in the day. I have tried a few google searches but they have turned up nothing. Im assuming he bought it quite cheap somewhere and it's some no-name brand but if there was some interesting history behind it that would be cool too.:D


It is a 'gold' watch with a clasp strap.The only identifying markings on it is 'DON' on the centre of the face and underneath that 17 jewels. Also it's a daily wind watch. Does that ring any bells with anyone? I can stick up a picture later on if that is very vague.

Thanks in advance guys

MiCr0

If you can post pictures it'll help

Remmy

The chintzy watch strap was added on when untill the clasp was fixed and I never remembered to put the original strap back on. It's also surprisingly hard to take a good pic of a watch when the flash bounces off the face


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Wibbs

Nice watch. I'm drawing a blank on the make I'm afraid. It looks 1960's to me in design.

peasant

My guess would be that this is some kind of "own brand" watch from a retailer/importer.

Like Russian watches could be sold as Sekonda, Cornavin, Velma, Corsar (and many others) or Ruhla watches ended up as Saxons or GDR Glashuette were sold by a western catalogue chain as "Meister Anker".

The same happend with some Swiss watches where a manufacturer would do a deal with a retailer and produce a few specially branded watches.

If you have nothing better to do ...plough through vintage ebay watches until you find a watch exactly like yours bar the branding ...you might just find the original branded ones.


A movement shot would also help with identification (if it's not a totally obscure one...and there were many of those made in Switzerland)

Remmy

peasant wrote: »

My guess would be that this is some kind of "own brand" watch from a retailer/importer.

Like Russian watches could be sold as Sekonda, Cornavin, Velma, Corsar (and many others) or Ruhla watches ended up as Saxons or GDR Glashuette were sold by a western catalogue chain as "Meister Anker".

The same happend with some Swiss watches where a manufacturer would do a deal with a retailer and produce a few specially branded watches.

If you have nothing better to do ...plough through vintage ebay watches until you find a watch exactly like yours bar the branding ...you might just find the original branded ones.


A movement shot would also help with identification (if it's not a totally obscure one...and there were many of those made in Switzerland)

Thanks for that peasant!That atleast helps me narrow it down a bit more.

Excuse the ignorance but what do you mean by a movement shot? Is that just a video clip of the hands revolving? How would that help you identify it? I must say this forum has piqued my interest in watches over just the usual generic dress watch and everyday watch:)

Mycroft H

Crack open the back if you can and get a macro picture of the movement