Pocket watches, anyone?

[Alcan]

I have a few, here they are chronologically.

My oldest, 1865 hallmarked 18k English chain fusee drive, recently serviced. This one is currently the oldest in my collection and represents yesteryear's technology with a key wind and key set movement. The wear on the bow would suggest that it was used and didn't spent its life sitting on a bureau.







This borrowed pic shows how the fusee works.





1890 New York Standard Watch Co., gold filled Philidelphia Watch Case Co. case with original numbered caseback sticker. This one was a big jump forward in technology, stem wind and lever set.









The 1908 Wilsdorf & Davis pendant watch, stem wind, pin set, from the same year Wilsdorf registered the Rolex tradename.

as found:








after Bob Ridley finished with it:









My most recent pocket watch acquisition, another Rolex, stem wind & stem set. Early 1930's gold plated, pretty good shape overall. I might have the case replated, and the dial and hands cleaned up one of these days.....









This one's a late 1930's British military pocket watch, stem wind & stem set caliber 548. The case back has the correct British broad arrow, originally used by the Board of Ordinance and more recently used by the Ministry of Defense. The B designation indicates it was a backup timepiece carried in a holder in a vehicle or vessel. This one has been verified by the Toronto RSC, overhauled recently, and it still runs like a champ. Nothing for show on this one, it was a purpose built, no frills, piece of equipment.

The movement pic courtesy the 'net:









Finally this youngster from the 1960's, a rose gold Dunhill with a stem set & wind Langendorf 17 jewel movement, with very minor spotting on the dial. I especially like the date window at 6:00 and the shape of the bow. Production of the Langendorf calibers ended in 1973, after the company was merged into the Omega-Tissot group in 1971.

[britincali]

Here's my great great grandad's.....

[Aivas47a]

Great to see these old timers still looking good. Thanks for sharing!

[Arby]

I was seriously considering an Illinois Bunn Special a few years ago but never picked one up.

My co-worker was into them and taught me all about looking for hairlines, etc...

[0037ksm]

Very cool! I've started considering pocket watches recently. Hate to get started 'cause you know how that goes.

[T5AUS]

You have a nice selection there mate, here is one of my favourites by Edward Prior, the son of noted 18th C maker George Prior of London. This family specialised in pocket watches for the Turkish market. The nice thing about this one is that it still has it's original "oyster" travelling case which is carved from wood and covered in leather and quite often missing. As well as this case it has the inner tortoiseshell and silver pique case then a third solid silver inner case and finally the fourth silver case that houses the fusee verge movement.