Reply With QuoteWell, I'm getting nowhere with this. Haven't heard back from their hq...but then it's possible nobody speaks English!
I inherited one of these watches but I know very little about them. I've emailed them to try to find out more. I was pleased when I wound it up after 40 years of sitting idle and it's keeping good time. I've booked it in with Duncan for a service. Hopefully spares are available. It's a 3 piece case, tritium markers from 1967.
Anyone know anything about these watches? They've been going since 1856 so I assume they must be of reasonable quality.
Well, I'm getting nowhere with this. Haven't heard back from their hq...but then it's possible nobody speaks English!
Last edited by Scrubnut; 6th June 2014 at 15:36.
Is that Mappin prior to being with Webb do we know..?
I believe so. That is where the watch came. I'd really like to find out some more but it's not very easy! The watch works perfectly although it's a bit stiff.Originally Posted by Cirrus
Borel was gobbled up and part of the Synchron group who owned DOXA in the 70's. They in turn were all bought by Aubrey in the early 80's and faded away. The Jenny family bought the DOXA name, but I don't know where Borel ended up. I suspect it is simply a brand ID now....
Possibly part of the same family somewhere along the line
https://storefront.julesborel.com:84...AF7EA19C891D9B
Maybe not as that was in 1868, see: Mappin & Webb on Wiki.
Edit: But I suppose that M&W could have shortened their full name. And a little web research suggests that they did.
Last edited by PickleB; 6th May 2014 at 11:56.
Mappin survives as a jeweller in Canada (was at one time part of Mappin &Webb but now independent, according to the store manager in Edmonton, Alberta).
Maybe be a watch for the US / Canadian market?
Well I finally got a reply about the watch from the manufacturer!
They don't know what movement it has and they can't tell me anything about the watch in general. Well done them!
All they can tell me is that parts are only available from an antiquarian?!
I think something has got lost n translation here.
Anyway, Duncan is restoring it for me, and tells me that it has a very good movement. The forerunner to the ETA 2824. I'm looking forward to seeing it it all it's glory now.
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