Parts

Private Label Trade Names on American Pocket Watches: The Non-Magnetic Watch Company: Part 45: Inside The Badollet Model

By Nathan Moore

In Parts

Pictured: Deconstructed Parts from a Grade No. 73 Non-Magnetic Watch Co. of America Movement, #65426 An inspection of the Badollet Model sold by the Non-Magnetic Watch Company reveals the movement is well constructed. As indicated by the company name, the prominent feature of the movement...

Dials , History , Parts

S. LaRose Metal Waltham Replacement Dial

By Nathan Moore

Pictured: S. LaRose Metal Waltham Replacement Dial, c.1980s. S. LaRose Inc., the clock and watch supply company that distributed the replica Ferguson Dial featured in the previous post, also supplied.

Dials , History , Parts , Patents & Innovations , Railroad Watches , Railroads

Formation of the Ferguson Dial Company in Monroe, Louisiana

By Nathan Moore

Pictured: Advertisement Offering Stock in the Ferguson Dial Company, The Monroe News-Star, April 22, 1911 When Louis Buck Ferguson began selling his patented dial to the railroad industry, he ordered.

Hamilton 8112 Ferguson Dial and Hands with Original Box

By Nathan Moore

In Dials , Hamilton Watch Company , History , Parts , Patents & Innovations

Pictured: Hamilton 8112 Ferguson Dial and Hands with Original Box and Packaging, c.1915. The 8112 Ferguson Dial was originally packaged in a small paperboard box with a patented closure tie. A set of custom hour and minute hands accompanied the dial in a square wax...

Dials , History , Parts , Patents & Innovations , Railroad Watches , Railroads

Ferguson Dial Original Box Lid Requesting Old Dials

By Nathan Moore

Pictured: Original Box Lid for 8112 Ferguson Dial, c.1915. The Ferguson Dial Company primarily sold Louis Buck Ferguson’s patented dial as an aftermarket replacement for standard or damaged dials. Ferguson.

Elgin , Movements , Parts

Inside the Watch: Elgin Grade No. 390 B.W. Raymond

By Nathan Moore

A quick look between the plates of an Elgin 390 B.W. Raymond reveals the winding mechanism, mainspring barrel, and train. Conventional American pocket watch trains are composed of five wheels..

Elgin’s “Vertias Model” Dial is Slightly Smaller Than Standard 18-Size Dial

By Nathan Moore

In Analysis , Dials , Elgin , Parts , Production

When the “Veritas Model” was being designed, it was decided that the dials would measure slightly smaller in diameter than the standard 18-Size dials the Elgin National Watch Company fitted on other movements. One of the immediate benefits is that the smaller dial could fit...

Biographies , Elgin , History , Movements , Parts , Pocket Watches

William A. Gabriel’s Masterpiece: The Cutaway “Veritas Model” Illustration

By Nathan Moore

The Elgin "Veritas Model" Cutaway Drawing, by William A. Gabriel Most collectors have admired this detailed cutaway drawing of the 23-Jewel Veritas at some point in time. It is almost.

Elgin , Movements , Parts , Patents & Innovations , Video

Video: Elgin’s Patented Recoiling Click in Action

By Nathan Moore

Pictured: Patent Recoiling Click From Elgin No. 240 B.W. Raymond - 18-Size, Model 8, 19 Jewels, c.1910, Serial No. 14652533.

Dissection of Elgin’s Patented Recoiling Click

By Nathan Moore

In Elgin , History , Macro , Parts , Patents & Innovations

When the new “Veritas Model” was launched in 1901, each movement was equipped with George Hunter’s patented recoiling click. This design was originally introduced with the 16-Size “Model 1895” and was already in use on several Elgin models. The recoiling click permits the ratchet wheel...

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