Case maker riddle has been solved! “Barnett Esh, a talented bench jeweler, and Rachael Kaspar, a dynamic saleswoman, met in 1916 and became partners – in business and, eventually, in life. Kaspar & Esh’s very first pieces were made by Barnett in the kitchen of his small apartment. As the business de...

I’ve been doing a deep dive on who might of done the casing but I’ve turned up empty handed at all fronts which is a bummer.

zafbasha wrote: ↑

Thu May 09, 2024 10:59 pm

If the JLC paperwork gave you a serial number I can date the watch.

I think it’s just a generic serial number as it’s on all the paperwork as “JWA999999” which screams generic/unknown or such. Wish I could read the other number with the case back off on the movement but very difficult to.

The stamping on the back is the manufacturer of the case. I'm not sure off the top of my head who that is. I'll post if I run accross it. Most USA market cases were made by U.S. case contractors, in particular when the cases were made of 14k or gold filled. Thanks again, Zafbasha! I am really diggi...

This appears to be it. "Diamond Royale" model. The catalog is from 1968, original retail without the bracelet was $295.00. Holy smokes! I cannot believe you were able to dig this up! This is crazy to me to see this, I mean very crazy! Thank you so much for everything! It appears in catalog it came ...

My Grandfather left me this watch over two decades ago now. I'd not ever really thought of servicing this or anything like that. Finally as of last year I decided to take it in to be looked at. Long story short, off it went to the JL factory for servicing. It had not ever been opened before. All par...