Hey folks, wondering if anyone has an idea about this 1949 8AC 17J model that looks a lot like a Douglas, only much more decorated? Thanks for any help!
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We now have an ad that shows this style (without the engraving) as the Ambassador in 1949, the Douglas prior to that. The only evidence of a Brigadier model is an undated post card--which is posted in the watch database but not in the ads--so we don't know when it went by that name.
We still have no advert for a 17J engraved model like this one. I now have this style case with engraving just on the sides of the bezel, dated 1950. It also has a 17J movement. I'm thinking these 17J engraved jobs are something else altogether, i.e., not a Douglas or an Ambassador, but without an advertisement, it's impossible to say.
G-S Catalog No. 52 shows these models as taking the same crystal as the Brigadier and Douglas:
- Aeronaut
- Auto Watch C
- Brigadier B
- Dorrance
- Douglas D
- Engineer A
- Harrington
- Photo-Watch
We know what the Harrington and Photo-Watch look like, but the others are anyone's guess.