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<p>[QUOTE="Fid, post: 2504317, member: 7724"]still not worth more than those 25 $. </p><p>the stamp "argent doré" shows that it had "vermeil" surfaces originally which seems to have gone by daily use. the stamp was also of importance for the customs controls because it was treated as precious metal.</p><p>the 935 doesn't mean exact 935 but was used for watch housings to circumvent export problems especially with England. nobody would have tested the massproduced housings individually, but in this way it was certainly the religously defended 925.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Fid, post: 2504317, member: 7724"]still not worth more than those 25 $. the stamp "argent doré" shows that it had "vermeil" surfaces originally which seems to have gone by daily use. the stamp was also of importance for the customs controls because it was treated as precious metal. the 935 doesn't mean exact 935 but was used for watch housings to circumvent export problems especially with England. nobody would have tested the massproduced housings individually, but in this way it was certainly the religously defended 925.[/QUOTE]
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