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··Home For Wayward WatchesThat's a few pounds of pocket watch goodness right there!
It would be entertaining to peruse them all in detail.
It would be entertaining to peruse them all in detail.
Calling all Pocket Watch Buffs
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drexl
·Dear Canuck; what do you think of Hulburds and corscans?
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Canuck
·That's a few pounds of pocket watch goodness right there!
It would be entertaining to peruse them all in detail.
Brands included are:
Ball Hamilton, Elgin, Hampden, Illinois, Keystone Howard, E. Howard, Illinois, Waltham, Brandt (Omega), Dawson (English, not rr. grade) , Electa (Gallet). Everything runs. Included are numerous Canadian private labels by Waltham and Hamilton. Several CPR Walthams, several CRTS Walthams, etc. Approximately 90% railroad standard. This assortment belongs to two of us. About 40 each. Plus several other exhibits we do. Railroad standard wrist watches, Rodania, Bulova Accutron, Ball Trainmaster (mechanical, Seiko Railtroader, Elgin (USA). And Seth Thomas railroad standard clocks.
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JimInOz
··Melbourne AustraliaNever heard of either, sorry!
The Hulburds look to be quite exceptional.
There is also an Elgin Corsican for sale locally (locally as in Australia) but a bit exy I feel.
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ghce
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drexl
·Nor had I, but the internet tells me they are varieties of Elgin watches.
The Hulburds look to be quite exceptional.
There is also an Elgin Corsican for sale locally (locally as in Australia) but a bit exy I feel.
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TexOmega
·UG in SS and 41mm across
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I won the auction. I believe thé seller who needs funds for hospital bills and it's a nice watch, I find
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TexOmega
·Hamilton RR grade 992
1918
#992/1000 delivered by special order.
1918
#992/1000 delivered by special order.
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Waltesefalcon
·That's a great piece of history Tex.
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Canuck
·I have a lot to learn. I don't see a huge difference between the two. There's the 2 jewels, dial condition and company name. But they are both model 6, 18s, have the same damaskeening. I wouldn’t think there's a huge difference.
The two jewel difference between the 21-jewel Bunn that I showed, and the 23-jewel Bunn showed by @pdxleaf is likely the jewelled barrel. You may notice the 23-jewel version is marked “jewelled barrel”.
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TexOmega
·992B for a RR line that crosses Time Zones
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johan gardin
·This watch, found in a box belonging to my grandfather (1890-1946), is, if not a railroad watch, at least a bit of a train wreck. The case is bashed, the face is defaced, all hands are lost at sea and the movement is anonymous. The case is marked 'H VI', 'IL 629' and very faintly scratched 'H f v' in handwriting.
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Bernhard J
·Hi Johan,
This watch was/is a Swiss or French verge and presumably made around 1800 - 1820. These had nothing to do with railroad for obvious reasons considering when it was made.
Regarding maker signatures, did you look inside the movement on the lower plate and near the contrate wheel? Sometimes the makers provided (tiny) signatures there, see this example, wherein the "main" signature is by a retailer, while the actual maker becomes evident by the arrow (H. Raiguel Jne, the origin of Longines).
This watch was/is a Swiss or French verge and presumably made around 1800 - 1820. These had nothing to do with railroad for obvious reasons considering when it was made.
Regarding maker signatures, did you look inside the movement on the lower plate and near the contrate wheel? Sometimes the makers provided (tiny) signatures there, see this example, wherein the "main" signature is by a retailer, while the actual maker becomes evident by the arrow (H. Raiguel Jne, the origin of Longines).