Since there is not a forum for pocket watches, several of us pocket watch “nuts” have put our heads together to see if, by focussing on the topic of pocket watches in one “catch all” thread, we might be able, through combined synergism, actually have a thread to call our own.
My first pocket watch is one I inherited from my late father, 45 years ago. He was a watchmaker, and while he was not a railroad watch inspector, he had a large clientele among the local railroad engineers, conductors, firemen, and on and on. This was the watch he used as a bench chronometer. It is a Hamilton grade 992.
Since I accidentally duplicated my previous post, I changed the duplicate to show some RCMP (Canadian Mountie) gauntlet gloves circa 1930. No wrist watches with these I imagine.
The riding crop was issued to my dad in 1962, along with the long shank spurs. The boots were issued to me in 1989. The leather was pebbled and I had to iron them before polishing. The drill instructor had us run 2 or 3 miles in these during the summer.
So that looks a little bit special. But possibly also due to my questionable imagination 😟
