Pocketwatches

[Buick]

There are some beautiful vintage pocket watches on display here. I’d like to get a pocket watch, but have been leaning towards getting a new one (for now). Any opinions about the Tissot Savonette 49.4? I’m leaning towards the mechanical version with Arabic numbers. Will attach a photo from their website for illustrative purposes.

 

[Pensacola Native]

I have my grandads Elgin pocket watch that I think is from the 1920s. He worked for the L&N Railroad starting in the 1920s. Does anyone know of a good watch repairman in the Springfield, MO area?

 

[Hurricane Jack]

I have my grandads Elgin pocket watch that I think is from the 1920s. He worked for the L&N Railroad starting in the 1920s. Does anyone know of a good watch repairman in the Springfield, MO area?

You may want to call first. His lifetime career. When I last used him he was semiretired & only open a couple days per wk. Plays a lot of golf these days.

Williams Watch Repair
114 N Holden St
Warrensburg, MO 64093
660-747-3366

 

[DaveProc]

A pair of early 20th century 12 size Elgins

 

[DaveProc]

1916 Hampden 21j Model 5 Chronometer

 

[DaveProc]

Model 1857 Home Watch Co. 7 jewel, 18 size keywind pocket watch. Manufactured most likely in the Spring of 1875, by the American Watch Company (later renamed the Waltham American Watch Co.)
Created to compete with Elgins new line of low-cost low-jewel watches, A W Co introduced the Home Watch Co line for the common man. All A W Co badging is notably removed from the dial and movement in order to not be mistaken for their higher end watches.
The fobs are an 1875 seated liberty half-dollar and 1875 seated liberty dime "love token" with the reverse featuring intricately engraved initials, and winding/setting key.

 

[DaveProc]

Cross & Beguelin Centennial

 

[DaveProc]

I was surprised with this nice little modern mechanical pocket watch four years ago on my tenth anniversary as President of the Maj. Gen. Nathanael Greene Homestead National Historic Landmark

 

[Trenchfriend]

@DaveProc
That's so nice!

 

[DaveProc]

@DaveProc
That's so nice!

Thank you. I was very surprised, I didn't even realize it was my anniversary.

 

[DaveProc]

1974 Bradley Bicentennial pocket watch.

 

[DaveProc]

1904 Elgin No. 349 Railroad Watch

 

[DaveProc]

1921 Burlington 16 size 21 jewel.
Movement made as private label by the Illinois Watch Co.
14k 25 year warranteed rolled gold case marked Burlington made by either the North American or Dueber Watch Case Co.

 

[DaveProc]

Pre-1990 Westclox "dollar" watch. Made by American clockmakers like Ingersoll, Ingraham, Bradley, Seth Thomas, and Westclox.
Dollar watches originated during the late 19th century industrial migration to give the average person access an affordable and relatively accurate watch in an age when many more workers were "on the clock" for the first time, and had to be on time. Unlike the long lasting higher quality jeweled movements of contemporary watchmakers like Elgin, Waltham and Hamilton, dollar watches have a no jewel movement and were designed to be disposable.
As dollar watches were mass produced on stamped components with models lasting for several decades and no serial numbers or date codes it is difficult to accurately date them. The movement for this watch was made from about 1962 to 1990
The watch keeps exceptionally good time, for a dollar watch.