In this video, we discuss how to determine whether an enamel pocket watch dial is hand-painted or produced using a transfer or photographic process. The larger American watch factories developed transfer processes in the mid-1880s, eventually leading to the end of hand-painted dials for standard...
Author: Nathan Moore
Nathan Moore is a historian of American horology, avid watch collector, and the creator of the Pocket Watch Database. He enjoys researching the stories behind the watches manufactured by the American watch factories and the people that built the industry.
c.1887 Keystone Watch Co. Patent "Dust Proof" Watch: Movement c.1887 Keystone Watch Co. Patent "Dust Proof" Watch - 18-Size, Gilt-Damaskeened Plates, 10 Jewels, ETP ~7,400. In addition to Abraham Bitner's.
c.1902 "Sol" Watch Manufactured by Waltham and Sold by R.R. Fogel & Co. Movement #11686102 The 18-Size Model 1883 movement is prominently marked with a sunrise and the word "SOL".
c.1904 Elgin 239 Veritas with the Original Box and Certificate Card: Dial c.1904 Elgin 239 Veritas with the Original Box and Certificate Card. 18-Size, Model 8, 21 Jewels, and Hunter's Patent Safety Barrel. c.1904 Elgin 239 Veritas with the Original Box and Certificate Card: Card...
c.1894 American Waltham Watch Co. Watch #5995794 Dial #2612 c.1894 American Waltham Watch Co. Watch - 18-Size, Model 1883, 15 Jewels, Gilt Trim, Gold Balance Screws with an Odd Fellows.
In this video, we discuss how to tell whether your pocket watch case is original to the movement and what to look for when evaluating a pocket watch. Extra screw.
c.1892 New York Standard Grade 41 (18-Size, Model 6, 11 Jewels) Dial c.1892 New York Standard Grade 41 (18-Size, Model 6, 11 Jewels). In 1892, in an attempt to increase sales, the New York Standard Watch Company began fitting all 11-Jewel movements with fancy glass-enameled...
A Diagram of an Escapement That Has Become "Overbanked" or "Out of Action" Published in "The Lever Escapement" (Book 10) by C.T. Higginbotham Describing The Problem When the impulse jewel.
Cornell Watch Co. #22694 - Private Label for M.S. Elmore & Co. Sunday Share: c.1874 Cornell Watch Company private label sold to M.S. Elmore & Co. of Flint, Michigan. Recently,.
In this video, I sort through a small set of ephemera items I recently purchased at an auction by Jones & Horan. Items include a paperweight promoting the Crescent Watch Case Company, a cyclometer manufactured by the New York Standard Watch Co., a wooden bowl...