Vintage Watch Engraving

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I recently found a vintage watch with intriguing engraving on the back. It is a 9 carat case, but apart from that I cannot determine the maker. Someone has clumsily written the word rolex on the dial, which rings an alarm. However, on the back the engraving appears:
"To "Wild Bill" Wellman from L.B.Mayer May 16 1929"

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This seems very interesting, as the date 16 May 1929 was the date of the first Oscars, and Wellman won an award as best Director for…

Vintage Watch Engraving

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