Seth Thomas

The Duff & Sollace Dial Company from Thomaston, Connecticut

By Nathan Moore

Pictured: Duff & Sollace Dial Advertisement, c.1895 (Reproduced in Seth Thomas Watches, 1885-1915 by Chris H. Bailey). The Duff & Sollace Dial Company was organized November 19, 1895 in Thomaston, Connecticut with a capital stock of $5,000, largely funded by George R. Duff. The company,...

Dials , Exceptional Watches , History , Patents & Innovations , Railroad Watches , Railroads , Seth Thomas

Introduction of the Continuous Marginal Minute Figures on American Watch Dials – The “Montgomery Dial”

By Nathan Moore

Pictured: Seth Thomas “Montgomery Dial” with Continuous Marginal Minute Figures, Fitted on an 18-Size “Railway” Movement. As the five-minute marginal figures became popular on American watch dials in the 1890s,.

Analysis , Announcements , Discoveries , Horology News , Seth Thomas

The Seth Thomas Grade 291: 18-Size, Model 5, Two-Tone, 21 Jewels – Reclassified From Research Grade 280

By Nathan Moore

The lack of factory records for Seth Thomas has been a challenge for researchers and collectors alike. Fortunately, serial lookup engines have been created using observations from surviving watches, allowing.

Reconstructing the Seth Thomas Serial Number Database

By Nathan Moore

In Announcements , Database , Pocket Watches , Seth Thomas , Uncategorized

The already well-established Seth Thomas Clock Company manufactured pocket watches from 1884 to 1915. The movements varied in quality, from low-end 7-Jewel watches to the prestigious 25-Jewel Maiden Lane. Existing Seth Thomas factory records from this era of pocket watch manufacturing are sparse. Fortunately, a...