Production
Recently, a member of The Pocket Watch Group on Facebook posted a question regarding his Illinois Watch Company pocket watch that correlates to "Grade 92" in the database. He immediately.
Pictured: Landis Watch Co. “King Landis” (Grade 273) [Image Courtesy of PWDB User theorris] Even though the Landis Watch Company was incorporated in August 1909, production of the “Landis Watch.
Pictured: Melamine Dials Throughout Production, Excerpt from “Research Provides New Materials For R.R. Type Dials,” Timely Topics, July 1953. Following extensive experimentation with nearly forty materials to find a suitable.
Pictured: Hamilton Watch Company Melamine Dial Showing Cracks, c.1952. In October 1946, the Hamilton Watch Company began manufacturing watch dials using melamine, a thermoplastic material that had recently been commercialized..
Pictured: Elgin National Watch Company Metal Dial, c.1925 In the February 1926 issue of The Watch Word, the Elgin National Watch Company described the process used at the factory to.
Pictured: Elgin National Watch Company Metal Dial, c.1925 In the February 1926 issue of The Watch Word, the Elgin National Watch Company described the process used at the factory to.