Pocketwatches

[DaveProc]

I had ti say it with the words of Trenchfriend...just beautiful! Such a stunnim time piece, craftmaship and execution are mesmerising!

Thank you!

 

[DaveProc]

Mid-century pocket watch knife fobs.

 

[Trouser Bark]

Not a stamped silver case like most I've seen. This is a machined billet silver case. As much as I've heard about it is that it was likely an award issued by an advertising agency in Japan to its employees. Whatever the movement is it's hugely accurate and I've assumed it's a hybrid battery / mech design but I don't actually know for sure.

 

[M Hatman]

Recent addition to the stable (the watch, not the chain), Elgin National, Key wind, Key set, 18 size grade 97, seven jewel movement (1894), Coin Silver Hunt case. Recently cleaned. Wearing it today......

As a quick follow up: I have been running this watch against a Bulova 23 6 position adj. for the past two days....It is keeping the exact same time, I set both about 2 minutes fast. After two days neither has gained or lost anything .

 

[DaveProc]

Illinois Model 2
18 Size
11Jewel
Stem Wind, Lever-set
Made between April & June 1883
Illinois Nickel Silver sidewinder watch case.

 

[DaveProc]

Not a stamped silver case like most I've seen. This is a machined billet silver case. As much as I've heard about it is that it was likely an award issued by an advertising agency in Japan to its employees. Whatever the movement is it's hugely accurate and I've assumed it's a hybrid battery / mech design but I don't actually know for sure. View attachment 773099

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Very nice!

Recent addition to the stable (the watch, not the chain), Elgin National, Key wind, Key set, 18 size grade 97, seven jewel movement (1894), Coin Silver Hunt case. Recently cleaned. Wearing it today......
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Excellent!!

 

[DaveProc]

Not a stamped silver case like most I've seen. This is a machined billet silver case. As much as I've heard about it is that it was likely an award issued by an advertising agency in Japan to its employees. Whatever the movement is it's hugely accurate and I've assumed it's a hybrid battery / mech design but I don't actually know for sure. View attachment 773099

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I believe the watch commemorates the film
"Seiko: The Art of Time" produced by Tokyo Ad Agency Densu.

 

[Peacoat]

Illinois Model 2
18 Size
11Jewel
Stem Wind, Lever-set
Made between April & June 1883
Illinois Nickel Silver sidewinder watch case.

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Very nice.

 

[DaveProc]

Very nice.

Thank you!

 

[DaveProc]

I have gotten the itch of carrying my pocket watches, again, lol....

I took this beautiful Waltham U.S.A., in a Hunter case, out of hibernation.

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Stunning!

 

[DaveProc]

Well, straight into the fire I have jumped. I put in a low-ball offer on this one based on very small spots of old, touched up rust on the mechanism, and the value posted on Pocket Watch Database, and the seller accepted my offer of less than $300!



https://www.ebay.com/itm/103-YEARS-...vip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.m43663.l10137

If I had a little more patience I might have found a better bargain, but this watch checks all my boxes of what I'm looking for, is supposed to keep time well, and will need only servicing. If I understand what I've read correctly, even though it is not railroad grade, this is a decent grade of watch mechanically. I HATE shopping, although I love learning about things, so I'm anxious to see how this looks in person and am glad to be done looking. The more I look, the more I justify spending more money on something "just a little better" that I probably can't really tell the difference in anyway.

Thanks for all the information and feedback, I appreciate it very much!
Regan

$300 would be a bargain today.
According to the serial # the watch appears to have been made in 1915

 

[Trouser Bark]

I believe the watch commemorates the film
"Seiko: The Art of Time" produced by Tokyo Ad Agency Densu.

Nice! Thanks Dave… I’ll go find that movie for sure!

 

[DaveProc]

Illinois Model 1
1 1j Key Wind Key Set
Fahys Oresilver watch case
1937 Buffalo Nickel Fob

Manufacturer:	Illinois
Manufacturer Location:	Springfield, Illinois
Movement Serial Number:	681449
Grade:	3
Model:	1
Estimated Production Year:	1887
Run Quantity:	200
Grade/Model Run:	31 of 38
Grade/Model Total Production:	12,200
Size:	18s
Jewels:	11j
Jewel Setting:	Burnished Jewels
Movement Configuration:	Adaptable
Movement Finish:	Gilt Damaskeened
Movement Setting:	Key
Wind Mechanism:	Key
Plate:	Full Plate
Barrel:	Going
Train:	Coarse
Regulator:	Plain
Hairspring:	Flat
Standard Dial Type:	Single-Sunk
Adjusted:	No
Railroad Grade:	No
Dial Feet Locations:	16.5, 36.5, 53.0
Case Screw Locations:	O-36.5, H-51.5
Movement Markings:	Illinois Watch Co. Springfield, Ill. Patent Pinion
Case:	Various

Case Grade:	Oresilver
Material:	Nickel Alloy
Note:	3oz.
Trademark:	12693
Trademark Issued:	Oct 20, 1885
In Use Since:	September 15, 1885

 

[Trouser Bark]

The shadow of a long forgotten ancestor. Very nice.

 

[M Hatman]

Today I am wearing:
Illinois Watch Company, 18 size, 17 jewel adjusted (files suggest Railroad grade), Lever set, Grade 79 Model 5, aprox. 1905. Wadsworth 25 year case. Chain is also gold filled. (Yes in addition to the arrowhead, it has a key fob as I do use it for my key wind I use it for too). This is a hand me down from my wife's side of the family.

 

[DaveProc]

Today I am wearing:
Illinois Watch Company,17 jewel adjusted (files suggest Railroad grade), Lever set, Grade 79 Model 5, aprox. 1905. Wadsworth 25 year case. Chain is also gold filled. (Yes in addition to the arrowhead, it has a key fob as I do use it for my key wind I use it for too). This is a hand me down from my wife's side of the family.
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It's a real beauty!!

 

[M Hatman]

It's a real beauty!!

Thanks Dave!!!
I have been REALLY enjoying seeing your too!!!! Pocket watches are just so special.

 

[DaveProc]

Thanks Dave!!!
I have been REALLY enjoying seeing your too!!!! Pocket watches are just so special.

Yes, they absolutely are.
They also take up far less space than feforas and are easier to hide from my wife

 

[M Hatman]

Yes, they absolutely are.
They also take up far less space than feforas and are easier to hide from my wife

YEP!

 

[DaveProc]

Trenton Model 1 7j
Size Os
C. Late 1907
14k Gold filledHunting Case, Bates & Bacon Attelboro MA