![]() It appears that Dennison may have left the company at this time. The name of the company was changed in February 1874 to The English Watch Company, presumably indicating an intention to try selling watches to the British market. These watches were understandably American in nature, with going barrels rather than fusees, and the initial products, uncased movements, were sent to America for sale, but there was little demand because of a financial recession at the time meaning that the market was over supplied already. The American company ran into financial problems in 1870, and in 1871 Dennison moved from Zurich to Birmingham, England, where he set up The Anglo-American Watch Company to assemble watches using parts he had already purchased in Switzerland and plates ordered from Tremont. not the serial number on the external case. Your movement serial number may not be in exactly the same location as the one in the photo, but you are looking for the serial number that is on the watch mechanism itself. You usually have to take the back off the watch case to see the movement serial number which may appear anywhere on the watch movement. Cases and watches were often made by different companies and each usually has its own serial number. not the serial number from the watch case. the working part with the wheels and gears. ![]() ![]() You must use the serial number from the MOVEMENT of the watch.
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