WILSDORF & DAVIS LUSITANIA 9K POCKET WATCH c1908

[jaxawild]

Hi,
I have found your site to be very informative & i was wondering if you could help me.I have aquired a Wilsdorf & Davis 9ct gold pocket watch.It is hallmarked for London 1908 & it is clearly stamped on the movement Lusitania.
Is it possible that this watch was purchased on board the Lusitania?
Did W&D Rolex supply any goods to Cunard for sale on board this vessel?

This watch has been fully serviced & it is in a near mint condition.I have added a some photos of this piece & any help or info that you have regarding this watch would be greatly appreciated.Cheers.

jaxawild

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[Alcan]

Hi there, welcome aboard! :cheers:

As I'm sure you've already found out, there isn't much information or documentation of these early W&D watches.

http://mb.nawcc.org/showthread.php?p=39090

The movement looks more like an early Omega than a Hermann Aegler, who supplied W&D with most of their movements in that era. Is that a stem wind, stem set movement? Most from Aegler were stem wind, pin set. :thinking:

Something you might want to follow up on is that the movement might not have been stamped with a reference to the ship Lusitania, but the region of Portugal formerly known by that name.

Fwiw, here are a couple of pix of my own 1908 hallmarked W&D, this one in silver and just finished a complete restoration.

[jaxawild]

Hi,
Thanks for the reply.It is stem wind/stem set & it has negative set winding system.I am sure that this movement was not manufactured by Omega,although the layout is quite similar.I think that the case was made in England & maybe the dial also.I have a Rolex Falcon silver hunter from 1920 with a similar acid etched movement,which looks to have been made by the same company.I am quite busy at the moment,but when i get a chance,i will take some pics of the Falcon & let you guys have a look to see if that can get us any nearer the maker of this movement.It is a real shame,as i was hoping that this was linked to the Lusitania,as obviously then it would be worth big bucks.Cheers.

jaxawild