Calling all Pocket Watch Buffs

Canuck · Feb 3, 2025

Guy0783
I agree 100%. Another 19j, the 996 is my vote for most attractive 16s.

I recently posted a picture of an exceedingly rare Hamilton 950E, 23-jewels. It was engraved for the Ball Watch Co., ORRS, and it had the Ball ORRS dial. Another grail that has sailed! It was priced out of my league.

Rune · Feb 4, 2025

Hello Ladys and Gent`s,
I got this watch today and the mainspring is broken so i need to find out the caliber of the movement.
I got lots of new mainsprings and the plan was to change the mainspring and do a service of the watch at the same time.
So i thougt i might ask if someone was kind enough to help me.
Movement dimensions: D:41-41,2mm H4,8-5mm
Case:53mm

Rune · Feb 4, 2025

Canuck
I recently posted a picture of an exceedingly rare Hamilton 950E, 23-jewels. It was engraved for the Ball Watch Co., ORRS, and it had the Ball ORRS dial. Another grail that has sailed! It was priced out of my league.

That is a really nice movement
😍

Rune · Feb 4, 2025

Canuck
I mentioned the grade 952 in my post. It too is a beautiful movement. And scarce! I recently had a chance to buy a Hamilton grade 996. I had waited for someone else who had dibs on it to make up his mind. He diddled and fiddled around while making up his mind. The seller tired of waiting and shipped it off to auction!

Thats my dream to get a movement like that, but i guess they are not cheap.
😍

Rune · Feb 4, 2025

Rune
Hello Ladys and Gent`s,
I got this watch today and the mainspring is broken so i need to find out the caliber of the movement.
I got lots of new mainsprings and the plan was to change the mainspring and do a service of the watch at the same time.
So i thougt i might ask if someone was kind enough to help me.
Movement dimensions: D:41-41,2mm H4,8-5mm
Case:53mm

I think the best is just to take it apart and meassure the mainspring there might be some more information on the dial side.

Waltesefalcon · Feb 4, 2025

Stunning 900, congratulations on it.

JimInOz · Feb 4, 2025

Rune
I think the best is just to take it apart and meassure the mainspring there might be some more information on the dial side.

Probably the best option. You can also measure the barrel dimensions to get an idea of mainspring size. Hopefully it's a simple style and a generic replacement will work.

Sidus may be related to Doxa, there are three Sidus entries on Mikrolisk and Georges Ducommun / DoxaWatch Co. is the most likely.

TexOmega · Feb 6, 2025

TexOmega
Start of Fall means time to wind most/many/all of my PW by Halloween.

Always gives a smile, my Hamilton 993 in a gorgeously handsome 14kt gold case.

Model 2 Circa 1914

Found a running buddy for my other 993 last year. This one has the 1st generation damaskeening pattern and double screw winding wheel and is circa 1913.

But what sets it off is the cool, double sunk Marginal Minutes(Montgomery) dial which could be "fitted when ordered" as the factory records indicate.

Many more 1st gen were produced than the second gen.

Halligan's Notes and Movements Hamilton 104.webp

Halligan's Notes and Movements Hamilton 106.webp

Canuck · Feb 6, 2025

https://pocketwatchdatabase.com/search/result/hamilton/1017347

And not a repair number to be seen! One can only wonder if the first owner ever used the watch. I think one might use the word “mint” in grading this one. Sharp!

TexOmega · Feb 6, 2025

Movement is tops, and dial has lost some red on the numerals, and a very minor line or two, but the case was a donation from my watchmaker's stash, but it is "of the era".

TexOmega · Feb 8, 2025

18s Rockford grade 925 model 9
Year: 1898
Two-Tone finish on movement with nifty damaskeening.

Keystone case

Alpha · Feb 8, 2025

My trio still hanging around 👍

JimInOz · Feb 9, 2025

A new addition.

Sorry @sxl2004 😉.

sxl2004 · Feb 9, 2025

@JimInOz Enjoy!!!
I love Irish I and have a few of the m already. My green one is not as nice though!!
There are so many nice watches for reasonable prices, but the time difference is really a problem for me 😎
Have fun!!!

Duracuir1 · Feb 10, 2025

I am always on the lookout for some nice buckles for my leather shop. Folks pick a buckle and leather and walk away happy.

Check out this one… I figured it was pretty cool for this thread, given the subject matter.

Canuck · Feb 10, 2025

Duracuir1
I am always on the lookout for some nice buckles for my leather shop. Folks pick a buckle and leather and walk away happy.

Check out this one… I figured it was pretty cool for this thread, given the subject matter.

That is a fairly faithful rendering of New York Central Railway locomotive # 999 which established a speed record of 124 mph, late in the 19th century. Ever the opportunist, Webb Ball copyrighted the use of the # 999 for use on Ball ORRS railroad watches that were made by Hamilton. Hamilton grade numbers for the most part were three digit numbers beginning with 9 (936, 940, 942, 944, 992, 992E, 992B, and so on.) I’ve shown my Ball grade 999 pocket watch which is basically a Hamilton 992 with a plate layout designed by the Ball Watch Co. Neat buckle, and indeed with a story!

Duracuir1 · Feb 13, 2025

Here is a cool old box that was most certainly connected to watches.

I have a stash of old rivets and hardware that I occasionally need to check when making repairs to old leather goods.

I had not paid attention to the labels until today.

I looked at some of the other containers but found no additional watch labels.

TexOmega · Feb 13, 2025

Hamilton started making these 18s grade 940 RR grade watches in 1898. Made 295. I guess they were successful in the Marketplace. They made 4100 in 1899. And they made 210,596 total by the time they ended production in 1928. Their 18s workhorse. Durable, accurate and cheap.

No RR requirement for grade stamping just yet.

Early 1st gen hands(double swell minute hand) & 1st gen dial signature.

Canuck · Feb 13, 2025

My Hamilton grade 940 is a private label for jeweller and railroad watch inspector G M Rioch, Kenora, Ontario (Canada).

https://pocketwatchdatabase.com/search/result/hamilton/567084

This one appears to be a later production 940 than the one posted by @TexOmega. Mine has had “Timed to Five Positions” added. That’s the only difference I can see.

Kapka · Feb 15, 2025

I think that I just entered the pocket watch rabbit hole 😀 Must be those damn Peaky blinders.

Anyways, I just bought my first real pocket watch and honestly I got it just because it looked like a beautiful piece. There were no movement info or pictures so it was kind of a shot in the dark. (Not that I know so much about pocket watch movements anyway) It arrived yesterday and I did some research. It seems to be quite good movement and it is sooo good looking 😎. According to pocket watch data base it is Illinois Special Bunn model 11 manufactured in 1918.

Let me know what you think.
I payed 150 EUR fot the notice.

This is exciting 😁
Cheers, Kapka