u/coils_and_contacts

Hey guys,

A few months back a collector buddy of nearly 10 years had a birthday and I was completely out of anything to send his way to commemorate our business relationship.

Wound up scrolling eBay looking for cool electrics that might fit and I wound up coming across this state police dial from his home state for under $200. It didn’t have any dial feet on the reverse but appeared to be in pretty good cosmetic shape. I was ecstatic, It seemed I had found the perfect token of our friendship!

Then when I got home I had to crack open René’s book to look over the published example and the engraved number appears to match the published NJ state police dial on page 199!

It seems to me highly unlikely that someone would counterfeit this dial, but just to be safe I would love to pose the question to the community.

My photos of the dial were somewhat poor, making the engraved number difficult to read so photo #2 is heavily edited to make the number more clear.

Any opinions or examinations would be greatly appreciated, even if it’s just a hunch.

As always, thanks for having a look and I hope the market bears great deals for us all this season.

-J

I’ll likely never find the rest of the case for this guy, but it’s a beautiful piece nonetheless.

Found this on eBay Bin/Obo at $150 in late December, perhaps a true Christmas miracle! If only I had Dr. H’s luck I might’ve found two in 30 days I’ll always be envious of that feat lol.

Dial to my eye looks original and is hallmarked on the reverse, hand chased case ring is in 18k white gold, both were manufactured by the solidarity watch case company of Brooklyn N.Y. The condition is so poor that it’s hard to make out the reverse hallmark It appears double stamped as well.

The dial and case ring are now fitted with a 979-F cal replacing the 987 that it arrived with. No matter what I did I just couldn’t get this 987 to run within Δt+\-60 but for archival purposes that movement’s serial number was #2257618 dating it to 1927 coinciding with the first production run of white gold rectangulars. (Assuming that this movement hasn’t been replaced over the last 99 years) both movements data are included below.

Even finding photos of this model can be a bit vexing. Hopefully you guys get as much enjoyment out of these pictures as I do 😊

Glad to be part of such a knowledgeable board and I’m looking forward to seeing what all we can accomplish as a community!

-J

P.s. anyone remember when this model was only known as the “Gular”? 😂