Jul 28, 2024 · American Pocket Watches General information on Collecting, Identifying and care. Watch Company Articles and Curated Indexes

Jul 27, 2024 · The following is a convenient list linking to Encyclopedia articles on American Watch Makers: Adams & Perry American Horologe Co. American Waltham Watch Co. American Watch Co. Appleton, Tracy & Co. Aurora Watch Co. Aurora's 15 Ruby Jewel Movements Aurora's 18 Size Key Wind Movements Aurora's 18...

Feb 25, 2022 · 3) A 21 jewel American Watch Co. grade Model 1872. This model and grade of Waltham watch boosted the international reputation of American watchmaking, and its performance in famous timing trials in 1876 helped convince the Swiss to adopt American machine watch manufacturing methods.

May 29, 2024 · T he 18 size American Pocket watch is not the largest pocket watch ever made, but it is the largest American watch that was also accepted as a Standard watch. "The railroad standard watch was known as the "Standard Watch" to railroaders and railroad organizations (literally, a watch that met the railroad time service standards) and as the ...

Feb 13, 2025 · Elgin Pocket Watch: Serial Number 13584829 (Grade 354) Info and specs for watch movement serial number #13584829 manufactured by Elgin. pocketwatchdatabase.com

Jul 10, 2011 · Glyn - There is a photo of an American made Pitkin watch with a 2 digit serial number in the 1976 NAWCC Exhibit catalog. If I can find my copy of this catalog I will send you a photo. To my knowledge this is the only known example of this earliest Pitkin model and this is a tremendously important early American watch.

May 27, 2009 · Interestingly, as brought out in a February 2009 NAWCC American Pocket Watch Message Board Thread, the model 92 AT&Co movements seem to have the name "Tracy" misspelled as "Trary." However, the font that Waltham chose used a style for the letter 'c' that made it look like an 'r'.

Jun 24, 2003 · The genius of American watchmaking as I perceive it was to use mass production techniques to offer the ordinary consumer a mechanical watch of remarkable quality. Which model succeeded most in that effort is, to my way of thinking, at least as interesting a way to think about “best American pocket watches” as which grade was most gussied up.

Jun 10, 2009 · American pocket watch cases started out with a fairly high pendant with large, circular bows. With the advent of stem-winding and stem-setting in the post Civil War era, the winding stem and crown were added to the pendant. This case style persisted through the 1880s, the 1890s and well into the first decade of the new century.

Nov 4, 2024 · Information, serial numbers, specs, and values of American antique pocket watches, with serial number lookups for manufacturers such as Elgin, Illinois, Waltham, and Hamilton. pocketwatchdatabase.com