Since we are talking 940s, here is my example, from 1903. It's also my oldest Hamilton. This poor watch has not gotten the attention from me it used to since the inclusion of a 946 into my collection. It needs a good service and I should start wearing it some more.
Just over 10,000 of the 946 produced. Hamilton produced 100 of the 23-jewel model in 1911, for the Ball Watch Co. Known as grade 999, the Ball version is highly sought after! I’d love to find one. I know where there is a Ball grade 999 version of this watch, but the owner won’t part with it!
This guy’s watch belonged to his grandfather. The watch was passed to his father when his grandfathers died. In turn, on the passing of his father, the Ball 999 became his. It is his ONE Ball, and for sure he wouldn’t part with it! 😀
my Current pocket watch collection!
There are a few more scattered about in watch boxes.
I really need to find a decent display case, some of these PW's I had forgotten I had and one in particular I have no idea where I got it from!
I do find it somewhat frustrating.
Standard wrist watches are easily catered for in the collecting world where nice attractive display watch boxes abound, making the most of their visual appeal.
Yet on the other hand or chain (what a non idiomatic statement) Pocket Watches which are infinitely more interesting and tactile visually ( if such a thing can be said) are not catered for at all, which I guess is unsurprising given the ignorance of the great unwashed and even the clean ones of the beauty and self satisfying and male preening statements that they make.
The first thing the uninitiated want to do once they get over the whole visual awesomeness of a nice PW is pick one up feel itt, try the winder see if the bezels and case backs open and then want to try and wear it to see the awesome visual appeal and individuality statement it will make, not to mention the "Hey look at me " statement.
There are just more element to a PW than a WW and so I really want to design something portable like a display watch box that can be used as easily and efficiently as the ubiquitous WW slot box and ideally can equally at home for display or put in my safe room.
