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<p>[QUOTE="afantiques, post: 145005, member: 25"]The push piece mechanism is exactly the same as a watch of the period, used to release a hunter or half hunter case, or the back cover. Pretty well all non-stem wound watches have a similar push piece unless they have screw off backs.</p><p><br /></p><p>The sovereign case was usually worn on the other end of a double albert watch chain, watch in one waistcoat pocket, fob or vesta case or coin holder in the other waistcoat pocket.</p><p><br /></p><p>The very practical reason was the value of the coins carried, Even a half sovereign was a good chunk of change in those days. Think of it as the equivalent of a wallet for your high value bills.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="afantiques, post: 145005, member: 25"]The push piece mechanism is exactly the same as a watch of the period, used to release a hunter or half hunter case, or the back cover. Pretty well all non-stem wound watches have a similar push piece unless they have screw off backs. The sovereign case was usually worn on the other end of a double albert watch chain, watch in one waistcoat pocket, fob or vesta case or coin holder in the other waistcoat pocket. The very practical reason was the value of the coins carried, Even a half sovereign was a good chunk of change in those days. Think of it as the equivalent of a wallet for your high value bills.[/QUOTE]
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