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Venetian Hard Enamel vs. English Soft Enamel Dials: Part 5 – Early Market Pricing of Soft Glass Enamel Dials

By Nathan Moore

Pictured: 1882 Elgin Material Catalog Showing Hard vs. Soft Enamel Dial Pricing [Catalog Scans Courtesy of Rick Hufnagel] Innovative and novel products commonly demand a premium when first introduced to the market. During the 1870s, techniques to manufacture soft glass enamel dials at scale were...

Dials , History

O’Hara Waltham Dial Company 1907 Catalog (From Otto Young Tool & Material Catalog No. 25)

By Nathan Moore

O'Hara Waltham Dial Co. No. 153 Shortly after Daniel O’Hara organized his dial manufacturing operation in the early 1890s, the O’Hara Waltham Dial Company quickly became the premier specialty dial.

Dials , History , Photographs , Trends

1897 Green Bros. Advertisement for Photographs Applied to Watch Dials

By Nathan Moore

In the late 1890s, photography studios and jewelry supply companies capitalized on the growing trend of applying photographs to watch dials and cases. This novel feature was accomplished by a.

The Quest for Elgin Watch Parts

By Nathan Moore

In Announcements , Database , Elgin , Pocket Watches , Repair

As my interest in pocket watches increased, so did my curiosity to discover how they work - what really makes them tick. I began disassembling a few of the cheaper watches from my collection that no longer worked, in hopes that I could perhaps make...

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