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A List of the Highest Quality American Pocket Watch Movements
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Pvt-Public
·I have a standard issue Hamilton 922
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Fritz
·in no particular order.....
Waltham 1892
and again!
hamilton 922
hamilton 992
hamilton 992B
Ball Hamilton 999b
Illinois Bunn
Waltham Riverside 1888
AND that Hamilton 940 I'm still looking for......
and finally..... the Canadian made 1973 Wesclox Dax ('cause its cheap and bulletproof)
yeah.... those are rivets holding it together.... wadda ya want for $3.95.
Waltham 1892
and again!
hamilton 922
hamilton 992
hamilton 992B
Ball Hamilton 999b
Illinois Bunn
Waltham Riverside 1888
AND that Hamilton 940 I'm still looking for......
and finally..... the Canadian made 1973 Wesclox Dax ('cause its cheap and bulletproof)
yeah.... those are rivets holding it together.... wadda ya want for $3.95.
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Fritz
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barmy
·That Canadian Pacific Waltham is sweet
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UncleBuck
··understands the decision making hierarchyI've got a nice Elgin but I'm too drunk to photograph it! (rum night)
Give me a couple days and I'll get it on here, I swear!
Give me a couple days and I'll get it on here, I swear!
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Pvt-Public
·Hey there Fritz I think our 922's were produced fairly close to each other, our 992's were likely produced the same day with the serials only 12 apart.
I'll throw in a model 1888 riverside too
Waltham Ball (complete with incorrect ratchet wheel)
Hamilton 992E
I'll throw in a model 1888 riverside too
Waltham Ball (complete with incorrect ratchet wheel)
Hamilton 992E
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Fritz
·Hey there Fritz I think our 922's were produced fairly close to each other, our 992's were likely produced the same day with the serials only 12 apart.
I'll throw in a model 1888 riverside too
Waltham Ball (complete with incorrect ratchet wheel)
Hamilton 992E
GADZOOKS! Twins! Those watches are in the original factory registers on the NAWCC site..... 1908 if I remember correctly.....
love the regulator on that Riverside!
shouldn't be hard to find a regulator for that 992, it was missing from my 992B and the local watchmaker had one in stock!
and a mainspring for the 992 now that I think of it..... amazing whats still out there.
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UncleBuck
··understands the decision making hierarchyWaltham Ball (complete with incorrect ratchet wheel)
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Pvt-Public
·shouldn't be hard to find a regulator for that 992, it was missing from my 992B and the local watchmaker had one in stock!
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Pvt-Public
·Probably hand made by an old-school watchmaker at a crusty old bench!
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Pvt-Public
·And the pocket watch I probably get the most questions about. Hamilton 4992B
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voere
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rcs914
·Ok so the 290 grade isn't a very high grade South Bend movement, but this is an early one - from the first production run of only 900 pieces, made in 1903. Over the lifespan of the movement though there were 10,300 of them made. This particular watch belonged to my great grandfather.
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Waltesefalcon
·May not be all that high of a grade, but it is a good watch all the same and precious as an heirloom. My great-granddad's Illinois is what originally got me interested in watches.
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TexOmega
·Masterpiece says it all.
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TexOmega
·South Bend RR grade 229
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TexOmega
·18S Crescent Street with gorgeous Butterfly hands, Fahy's 4oz coin silver case. Circa 1870. American Watch Co.(pre Waltham.)
