Dial

Seafoam Green Fancy Elgin Enamel Dial, c.1880s

By Nathan Moore

In Dials

Sea Foam Green Fancy Elgin Dial with Gold Embellishments, c.1880s According to original enamel recipes, the colors on this fancy enamel dial were likely originally produced with Copper Oxide, Chromic Oxide, Protoxide of Iron, Protoxide of Cobalt, Silicate of Cobalt, and Safflower. Enjoy!

Lancaster Watch Co.

The Adams & Perry Lancaster Watch: The Friction-Fit Dial

By Nathan Moore

Lancaster Pa Dial From Adams & Perry Lancaster Watch #1369 The watches produced by the Adams & Perry factory were issued with dials secured to the movement via a friction-fit.

Elgin

c.1882 Elgin National Watch Co. Interchangeable Grade 90 with Black Inverse Dial

By Nathan Moore

c.1882 Elgin National Watch Co. Interchangeable Grade 90 with Black Inverse Dial #941219: Black Dial c.1882 Elgin National Watch Co. Interchangeable Grade 90 with Black Inverse Dial #941219: Movement The.

Private Label Trade Names on American Pocket Watches: The Non-Magnetic Watch Company: Part 42: The Swiss Operation – The Boulanger Factory

By Nathan Moore

In Dials

Pictured: Non-Magnetic Watch Co. of America Enamel Dial The business operation of the Geneva Non-Magnetic Watch Company in Switzerland was more complex than most American watch factories. Production spanned several factories, with many different companies working together to manufacture the non-magnetic watches for the American...

Dials

Private Label Trade Names on American Pocket Watches: The Lincoln Watch & Jewelry Company: Part 7: The Landis Dial: Surviving Example

By Nathan Moore

Pictured: Landis Watch Co. Dial (Grade 79) [Image Courtesy of PWDB User edi113] Each of the watches sold under the “Landis Watch Co.” private label brand was furnished with an.

Advertising History

Private Label Trade Names on American Pocket Watches: The Lincoln Watch & Jewelry Company: Part 6: The Landis Dial

By Nathan Moore

Pictured: Landis Watch Company Advertisement, Popular Mechanics, December 1909. Each of the watches sold under the “Landis Watch Co.” private label brand was furnished with an enamel dial marked “Landis”.

Private Label Trade Names on American Pocket Watches: “Burlington Watch Co.” Part 61: Burlington Dial Options

By Nathan Moore

In Dials

Pictured: Burlington Dial Options, c.1923 Burlington Watch Company Catalog. By the early 1920s, the dial designs offered by the Burlington Watch Company had expanded immensely. Instead of three standard styles, customers had the opportunity to select from seven options when purchasing a 16-Size Burlington watch....

Dials

Private Label Trade Names on American Pocket Watches: “Burlington Watch Co.” Part 60: “Burlington Special” Dials vs. “Burlington” Dials

By Nathan Moore

Pictured: Grade 107 “Burlington” Dial, c.1919. When the Burlington Watch Company introduced the new generation Grade 107 and Grade 108 Burlington watches in late 1916, it represented a strategic shift..

Dials

Private Label Trade Names on American Pocket Watches: “Burlington Watch Co.” Part 55: The Grade 106 Burlington Special Dial Options

By Nathan Moore

Pictured: Burlington Special Dial Options, c.1915 Burlington Watch Company Catalog. With the introduction of the new Grade 106 Burlington Special, the Burlington Watch Company also updated the dial options offered.

Private Label Trade Names on American Pocket Watches: “Burlington Watch Co.” Part 25: The “Burlington Special” Dial Variants

By Nathan Moore

In Dials , History , Illinois Watch Company

Pictured: “Burlington Special” Whimsical Dial Variants Compared [Variant 2 Image Courtesy of Pocket Watch Database Contributor “ngleasonmke”] Two distinct variants of the standard whimsical “Burlington Special” dial were furnished on early watches sold by the Burlington Watch Company. Both variants feature the familiar hour figures...

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