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    Help Identifying A "BOREA" Pocket Watch

    Hi, I found this pocket watch at a garage sale and have attempted to research the name the on the dial, "BOREA", but am unable to find any information at all. I don't want to risk damaging the watch by trying to open it up myself to look at the movement, so I am hoping one of you amazingly knowledgable persons on this forum can help shed some light on exactly what I have found. The crystal is somewhat cloudy, so in case you cannot read it on the photograph, it says "Borea" "ANTIMAGNETIC" & "SWISS MADE". Thanks so much!



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    Re: Help Identifying A "BOREA" Pocket Watch

    My guess is that the case screws apart along the center seam, and that there's a BFG or similar low-quality pin-lever movement inside. If there was anything better, it would probably say on the dial. Borea shows up as a trademark of "Stroun Freres SA / Camy Watch SA / Cronel Watch SA", and was registered in 1935, but I doubt this is that old. Mikrolisk shows 84 different trade names owned by these guys ranging in date from the early 30's to the mid 60's. You can find a few Camy watch threads on here; some of them were decent. But like I said, they made a point of advertising their qualities on the dial, so if this just says "antimagnetic", there's probably not a lot going for it inside.
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