Seeland Watch Serial Number
How old is my watch? This is probably the most common question watch collectors have. Sometimes it is easy to answer, and sometimes it is impossible. The reason: There have been a lot of watch manufacturing companies that have come and gone over the years. Many have gone out of business, while others destroyed records to save space. Some companies (as with the Gruen Watch Company), even lost rocords to fire or other natural disaster.
Date your IWC International Watch Company by serial number using this list of serial numbers production dates from 1880 until 1975 at Brittons Watches. 2007-1-22 I have an interesting Seeland Watch Company SW/SS pocket watch which I guess to be from the 1880's in a beautiful silver case - with the serial number.
The companies are not to blame. I am sure they had no idea that their timepieces would someday be collected.
There are several ways to get an idea of when your watch was made. You will notice that there are many numbers stamped at various locations inside and outside your watch. They all mean different things. Wpe Pro Wpe Pro Download on this page. (See my section on to learn how to get inside your watch). With the exception of BULOVA, the numbers on the inside and outside of the CASE ITSELF are ONLY for identification purposes - they mean nothing. The number you need is the serial number stamped on the MOVEMENT (i.e the inner workings). Write this number down and compare it to the charts on this website.
Aplikasi Untuk Menangkap Wifi Pc here. This will give a good idea of the manufacture date. It will NOT tell you the actual date the watch was acquired. Many watches spent years in warehouses before being sold. Keep this in mind. In the 1930's there was a style change from highly engraved cases to smoother cleaner lines.
Notice that the watches from the early 1930's still have engraved cases. By the late 1930's mens watches were more masculine. Thin tank watches became fashionable. This was made possible by the advent of square movements. Until then all movements were round, limiting the designs. The Bulova and Hamilton stepped cases shown here on the left are a perfect example of this.