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Ryrie pocket watch
Movement marked Ryrie Broker
Longines 18.79 ABC movement
Serial number 3404955
Circa 1916
17 jewels adjusted
All original parts
Cashier gold filled Extra double hinged case
Snap down bezel
Movement winds sets and runs plus (+) 3 seconds per day dial up
Case measures 42.5mm without the pendant
Case has engraved initials which appear to be RDM
Asking $150 CAD shipped Or Best Offer
The origins of the Ryrie Brothers business start in 1854 with the jeweller John Segsworth. James Ryrie who was born in Toronto on the 21st April 1854 and whose father came from Scotland, was apprenticed to Segsworth in 1870 and after completion of his term stayed on with his old master and later became manager of this business. After three years of managing, Ryrie purchased the shop from Segsworth and never looked back. The Ryrie Brothers business was absorbed by Birks in 1904 but continued to trade under the former name until the Toronto store was re-labeled in 1924 as Ryrie-Birks.
Movement marked Ryrie Broker
Longines 18.79 ABC movement
Serial number 3404955
Circa 1916
17 jewels adjusted
All original parts
Cashier gold filled Extra double hinged case
Snap down bezel
Movement winds sets and runs plus (+) 3 seconds per day dial up
Case measures 42.5mm without the pendant
Case has engraved initials which appear to be RDM
Asking $150 CAD shipped Or Best Offer
The origins of the Ryrie Brothers business start in 1854 with the jeweller John Segsworth. James Ryrie who was born in Toronto on the 21st April 1854 and whose father came from Scotland, was apprenticed to Segsworth in 1870 and after completion of his term stayed on with his old master and later became manager of this business. After three years of managing, Ryrie purchased the shop from Segsworth and never looked back. The Ryrie Brothers business was absorbed by Birks in 1904 but continued to trade under the former name until the Toronto store was re-labeled in 1924 as Ryrie-Birks.