Case: 14K Rolled Gold Plate - Rose Colored Bezel - Case Serial Number on Stainless Steel Back Movement: 8AD 17j Swiss Unadjusted - Movement Symbol J9 Reference: Complete Price Guide To Watches, page 714 Top Left Column Restoration by Shawn Bourget-bourg01 on ebay New Owner 12-15-2010: Given to Heather Michaels for Her 20th Birthday-Wear it in good health Love Grampa ECO STYLE TANKER.
In reply to Grampa, I have the same model by FifthAvenueRes…
In reply to Grampa, I have the same model by FifthAvenueRes…
Mark
When I got that watch & with the 8AD movement with J9 date stamp, I was thinking backward like a 5th grader. N=1970, M=1960, L=1950, K=1940, J=1930. The date code J9 was added for 1949 after I had entered the watch in the data base. Then yesterday in your Grampa note above, you stirred the pot a little & I checked the date codes and saw J9 for 1949. So I agreed with you yesterday. Today thinking like a 5th grader again, I looked at the movement again and it's an 8AD.
Yesterday I happened to buy a 1941 Senator from Shawn Bourget and it has an 8AE. Now this 5th grader stuff, 8AD comes before 8AE.
I believe the Senator with the 8AD J9 date stamp is 1939.
Wayne
In reply to Neat site Mark, never been by Wayne Hanley
Hi All,
For what it's worth, I've seen this Senator model with the 8AC,8AE,8AD,8AH and now I have one with the 7AP movement. So I think this could relate to the different years this was produced.
IE, the 7Ap and 8AE models I have are both dated 1942, the 8AH is dated 1945, and an 8AD dated for 1949. I have also seen this movement stamped with both, J9 and 49 togeteher so I am pretty certain that it's for 1949.
Now if you look at the 8AE in the Senator Wayne bought off me it has 3 date stamps, for 1941,1942 and 1943. Now try figuring that one out!! Something like that is very rarely seen and in retrospect I think I should have kept that one and sold one of my others with a single date code.
For what it's worth Wayne, hold onto that one because I really do believe it's very rare, like a misprinted stamp. Enjoy
In reply to Hi All, For what it's worth, by bourg01
YES, I believe that it is. If you stop to consider that the date stamp is sopposed to denote the production year of the movement it should have only 1 stamp. Yours shows 1937,1938, and 1939, rather odd don't you think? Also, this is not something that is commonly seen. I'd say in 8 years I've only seen a small handful, less than a half dozen.