Serial number lookups

[gatorcpa]

The IHC 185 has a excellent reference section, mostly devoted to American made pocket and wrist watches.

http://ihc185.infopop.cc/eve/forums/a/frm/f/7186009181

There are many links to specific sites scattered within the posts. Here are a few:

Hamilton serial numbers

http://www.nawcc-ch149.com/db_resch/hamilton_506.html

Elgin serial numbers

http://elginwatches.org/databases/elgin_sn_intro.html

Waltham serial numbers

http://www.nawcc-info.org/WalthamDB/LookupSN.asp

There are several other links located at the NAWCC Chapter 149 website at this address:

http://www.nawcc-ch149.com/pw_dbresearch.html

Omega has an "official" serial number table here:

http://www.omegawatches.com/cu_vintage/img/movement.pdf

Here is a an "unofficial" table with a lot more information, posted by Ryan Rooney:

http://watches.ryanrooney.com/omegasn.html

The best site that I've found for research on vintage Rolex is here:

http://www.oysterworld.de/

Here is the link for Rolex serial numbers:

http://www.oysterworld.de/dates.htm

I just found a real nice Longines information site:

http://www.vintagewatchresources.com/

Serial number lookup is here:

http://www.vintagewatchresources.com...identifier.php

I have several other sites that I can't recall right now.

This should be a good start though!

Hope this helps,
gatorcpa

[Rrryan]

Hamilton serial numbers

http://madisonwatchusa.com/hamilton/

This link seems to have gone dead and now points to a 'parked' domain with a generic advertising page.

[Eeeb]

google ... hamilton watch serial numbers ... and you will find several other sites...

[Ray MacDonald]

http://www.nawcc-ch149.com/db_resch/hamilton_506.html

[Eeeb]

Neat!

[Marrick]

Longines:

http://www.brittons-watches.co.uk/ne...e_Longines.asp

Longines showing several sources:

http://montresuisses.blogspot.com/20...er-charts.html

[gatorcpa]

Archive.org page for the Hamilton serial number lookup:

Hamilton Serial Numbers

Still works here,
gatorcpa

[MikeTheWatchGuy]

Gruen family of calibers 405 410 420 425 have been decoded:

Gruen Serial Numbers

[brustlhr]

The Pocket Watch Database: Hamilton, South Bend, Illinois & Elgin Serial Number Lookup
for
Elgin, South Bend, Hamilton & Illinois

great site

[gatorcpa]

Serial numbers for Eterna and Eterna-Matic:

Schlid - Eterna

Scroll to the bottom of the page and look for:

"Seriennummern von 1900 bis 1974"

Click on the blue bar underneath and all will be revealed, but in German.

Luckily, numbers are the universal language,
gatorcpa