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Re: The Veri-Thin 'Adams' [message #16670 is a reply to message #16669]

Thu, 02 June 2022 11:01

Barney Green
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I agree that it does not make sense to place guildite on sterling so I suspect that it indeed is a guildite back and the bezel is gold plated on a sterling base.

I have one of those which has a 1943 dedication, serial number is 03xxxx and it says "STAR WATCH CASE CO. 10K G.F. BEZEL - STERLING BACK". This one clearly has a sterling back not plated and the bezel is gold plated base metal.

Regarding the model name of Jack's watch, isn't the VT Adams with it's expansion strap the same as the 1940/41 VT Nimrod with leather strap? May be Gruen needed to make some more money or thought that an expansion band sells better during war time?

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		The Veri-Thin 'Adams' By: JackW on Tue, 31 May 2022 22:52
		Re: The Veri-Thin 'Adams' By: Ephemerald on Wed, 01 June 2022 05:11
		Re: The Veri-Thin 'Adams' By: thesnark17 on Wed, 01 June 2022 19:19
		Re: The Veri-Thin 'Adams' By: timeliz on Wed, 01 June 2022 19:30
		Re: The Veri-Thin 'Adams' By: Gary on Wed, 01 June 2022 21:03
		Re: The Veri-Thin 'Adams' By: Ephemerald on Wed, 01 June 2022 21:26
		Re: The Veri-Thin 'Adams' By: JackW on Thu, 02 June 2022 02:22
		Re: The Veri-Thin 'Adams' By: Case on Thu, 02 June 2022 02:58
		Re: The Veri-Thin 'Adams' By: Case on Thu, 02 June 2022 03:15
		Re: The Veri-Thin 'Adams' By: timeliz on Thu, 02 June 2022 04:21
		Re: The Veri-Thin 'Adams' By: Barney Green on Thu, 02 June 2022 11:01
		Re: The Veri-Thin 'Adams' By: JackW on Fri, 03 June 2022 02:01
		Re: The Veri-Thin 'Adams' By: Gary on Fri, 03 June 2022 02:11
		Re: The Veri-Thin 'Adams' By: Case on Fri, 03 June 2022 03:35
		Re: The Veri-Thin 'Adams' By: Barney Green on Fri, 03 June 2022 06:18
		Re: The Veri-Thin 'Adams' By: JackW on Fri, 20 February 2026 05:17
		Re: The Veri-Thin 'Adams' By: Jenneke on Fri, 20 February 2026 19:03
		Re: The Veri-Thin 'Adams' By: Gary on Fri, 20 February 2026 23:15
		Re: The Veri-Thin 'Adams' By: Jenneke on Sat, 21 February 2026 15:21
		Re: The Veri-Thin 'Adams' By: Gary on Sat, 21 February 2026 16:03
		Re: The Veri-Thin 'Adams' By: JackW on Sat, 21 February 2026 17:12
		Re: The Veri-Thin 'Adams' By: afire on Thu, 02 June 2022 15:59
		Re: The Veri-Thin 'Adams' By: Ephemerald on Thu, 02 June 2022 17:05
		Re: The Veri-Thin 'Adams' By: Barney Green on Thu, 02 June 2022 17:18
		Re: The Veri-Thin 'Adams' By: thesnark17 on Thu, 02 June 2022 19:36

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