0.935 Watch query

[suzpot]

I know nothing about silver but have been asked to look on the net for info on a silver fob watch. It has 0.935 printed inside and the mark is an animal (like the leopards) but sitting down and the 'wrist' is different from the pictures on the English site which is where i started. It is also showing twice on the watch, once on the back of the case, once on the inside of the case and possibly on one of the rims but too small to see. There are also the initials SF on the workings of the watch if that is relevant.

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[admin]

Hi,
See Switzerland on our site at World Hallmarks

Regards, Tom

ps. animal is a standing bear

[blakstone]

The animal is a bear and it was used in Switzerland between 1882 and 1934 to mark silver of .875 or higher. (Legal high standards were .875, .900, .925 and, as here, .935; also legal was .800 silver, but it was marked with a grouse). There should be a letter or other device infront of the bear's stomach; this identified the assay office and, therefore (usually), the city of manufacture.

Hope this helps!

[suzpot]

That is brilliant thanks, I now have somewhere to start with trying to find out about this watch.