Another submission. I bought this one in the mid 1980s. I don’t remember exactly when. But it was some time after I bought my first Keystone Howard series V. This one is a bit of an anomaly, in that I am not certain which series it is! If I go by my Keystone Howard 1919 parts list, it is a series IX. I always though it was a series VII, but there isn’t a Keystone Howard series VII. If I go by the pocketwatchdatasheet.com data, it indicates it is a series IV. But my 1919 parts list doesn’t show a series IV! Very little about this watch matches the pocketwatchdatasheet.com listing for this watch. So here’s what I know about it.
- 16-size
- stem wind, stem set.
- 17-jewels
- single roller
- adjusted (likely, but not marked).
- temperature compensated
- blued steel Breguet hairspring.
- single sunk vitreous enamel dial
- Keystone rolled gold plated case
- railroad grade? No
- railroad approved? No
Every time I look at the movement in this watch, it reminds me of the layout of a Hamilton 992, which it is not. When I took it out of the vault this morning, it was fully wound, but wouldn’t run. Might it be that it was over 30 years ago since it was last cleaned? I conditioned it this morning, and it is now fine.
This watch has had little use since it was made about 110 years ago. The butler finish on the case back has minor marks, but it is as original. Today and for the next few days, I have it on my
@DaveK lanyard, and I’ll likely wear it fo a few days.
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