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<p>[QUOTE="Gus Tuason, post: 3058839, member: 10012"]The one that you are looking at is definitely not a RR watch. A RR watch would have 15+ jewels; adjusted to five positions: have arabic numerals; be lever set; be 16 size or greater; and open faced. To set the watch the bezel would have to be unscrewed to access the lever. Most of the working models were encased in a plain nickel case. The RR's usually had a list of the makers and models acceptable to their lines. Upon retirement a worker many times would have his watch re-cased to something fancier. To make matters worse the manufacturers would sell to the public "RR grade" watches. A "good" RR watch sells from $300 to $1000. An excellent one can be had for about $500. To qualify my comments I must say that these are the qualifications for the U.S.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Gus Tuason, post: 3058839, member: 10012"]The one that you are looking at is definitely not a RR watch. A RR watch would have 15+ jewels; adjusted to five positions: have arabic numerals; be lever set; be 16 size or greater; and open faced. To set the watch the bezel would have to be unscrewed to access the lever. Most of the working models were encased in a plain nickel case. The RR's usually had a list of the makers and models acceptable to their lines. Upon retirement a worker many times would have his watch re-cased to something fancier. To make matters worse the manufacturers would sell to the public "RR grade" watches. A "good" RR watch sells from $300 to $1000. An excellent one can be had for about $500. To qualify my comments I must say that these are the qualifications for the U.S.[/QUOTE]
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