In this video, we take a look at an Elgin 16-Size Grade 155 pocket watch and compare it with catalog descriptions published in the 1900 and 1903 Benjamin Allen & Co. wholesale catalog. It is interesting to see where the Grade 155 fell within Elgin's product...
c.1905 Elgin Grade 244. This watch represents a sensible mid-range option offered by the Elgin National Watch Company in the early 1900s. c.1905 Elgin Grade 244, Model 7, 17-Jewels -.
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.
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 Patent Micrometric Regulator, this watch features many other patents issued to Bitner during his leadership at...
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.
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 Emblematic dial. c.1894 American Waltham Watch Co. Watch #5995794 Dial #2612 This particular watch is from...
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.
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 becomes stuck outside the horns of the pallet fork, the watch is said to be “overbanked.”...