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<p>[QUOTE="Pat P, post: 115222, member: 201"]Af, looks like you were right on. It *is* marked Cuivre inside, which I understand is French for copper. I found another example of this watch online, plus a couple of others that were very similar, and all were attributed to the late 1800s. </p><p><br /></p><p>Oh, and I found out the mark is a squirrel. What the squirrel stands for seems to be interpreted differently by different people. Does anyone have any knowledge about it?</p><p><br /></p><p>Below are photos of the inner cover and the works. It's hard to make out, but the "CUIVRE" is right above the numbers.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]28977[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]28978[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Pat P, post: 115222, member: 201"]Af, looks like you were right on. It *is* marked Cuivre inside, which I understand is French for copper. I found another example of this watch online, plus a couple of others that were very similar, and all were attributed to the late 1800s. Oh, and I found out the mark is a squirrel. What the squirrel stands for seems to be interpreted differently by different people. Does anyone have any knowledge about it? Below are photos of the inner cover and the works. It's hard to make out, but the "CUIVRE" is right above the numbers. [ATTACH=full]28977[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]28978[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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