Calling all Pocket Watch Buffs

ghce · Sat. 4:42pm

Duracuir1
Canuck warned me that the crystal on the Gruen is vulnerable. So I made this wallet that reminds me of my police credentials.

Very thin in indeed. Now… let’s see if I get the vomit emoji from Canuck.

Is that the proverbial Silk Purse for the Sows Ear 😀

Duracuir1 · Sat. 5:16pm

ghce
Is that the proverbial Silk Purse for the Sows Ear 😀

My favorite sow’s ear however. Watch runs so well and I really like the look. I wore it all day in this manner. I will be using it a lot.

TexOmega · Sat. 7:17pm

Bernhard J
I recently won an auction on an American brand, which is lesser known for pocket watches. A Gruen Empire 26 from 1922, the case American (Gruen) in 14K white and yellow gold. The movement is caliber V1.5, the Gruen top of the range Swiss made movement. 21 jewels, 8 adjustments (5 positions, 2 temperatures and isochronism). And in really lovely condition. Even the glass seems original and of the bulleye kind (crystal).

I've always been attracted to Gruen, this is the 17j version, made for the US market.
Gruen mostly made their own cases, but this one was by Wadsworth with a nifty edge and hammered back.

Canuck · Sat. 8:56pm

Duracuir1
Canuck warned me that the crystal on the Gruen is vulnerable. So I made this wallet that reminds me of my police credentials.

Very thin in indeed. Now… let’s see if I get the vomit emoji from Canuck.

By explanation, I used a glass crystal in @Duracuir1 ’s Gruen. That is likely what it had in it when new. I use glass where I can since it really is a cleaner, brighter look. For decades now, acrylic crystals have replaced many broken glass watch crystals, since glass ones can shatter in an accident. I like the look of the caddy Steve used on the Gruen. That watch will now be babied in a way it has never known in its life to date.

Canuck · Sat. 10:05pm

This dial, on a donor Gruen in my stash is the dial that was offered to @Duracuir1 for his Gruen pocket watch. But it is also much like the dial that @TexOmega has on his Gruen pocket watch. But different movement in my donor watch.

ghce · Sat. 10:47pm

Canuck
This dial, on a donor Gruen in my stash is the dial that was offered to @Duracuir1 for his Gruen pocket watch. But it is also much like the dial that @TexOmega has on his Gruen pocket watch. But different movement in my donor watch.

I prefer the look of those applied markers rather than the printed ones above, just seems to suit the size and styling more ( in my eyes).

Duracuir1 · Sun. 10:16am

The gold stitching was distracting. Re-stitched.

Canuck · Sun. 10:20am

I like it both ways.

TexOmega · Sun. 11:27am

18s Box Hunter cased American Waltham circa 1901.
PS Bartlett grade, 17j model 1883
Decorative dial and cool Louis 14th hand set.
Yes, the outer area is yellowed by design