WRUCarrying? Pocket Watch Friday ☼

This one again, today.

In my pocket all day. Used it once or twice to check the time. And it’s back in my pocket after taking the attached photo.
Great work on this one Canuck.

Carried today. Two seconds fast in 36 hours!

Still wearing my 18-size Waltham 1892 CPR pocket watch. I’m not showing in this post as I don’t want to wear out its welcome. In the 16 consecutive days I’ve worn it, it is presently 19 seconds fast without being reset. Although the rate hasn’t varied any more than 5 seconds in the last week! It is 107 years old and is performing as well today as it was the day it left the factory.

Set to the second on October 15. 19 days ago. I set it back to Mountain Standard Time on October 31, but that didn’t affect the seconds. It gained 21 seconds from October 15 to October 22. Since October 22, it has not varied! The rate has been dead constant since October 22. How long can it maintain such stellar performance?

Preparing to carry a pocket watch tomorrow (Friday). I did a bunch of work on it today, and set it to my iPad. This is my Hamilton 992B with a melamine dial, and stainless steel case, likely from the late 1950s. Not very sexy but I rather like it. Worn on my @Duracuir1 leather lanyard.

In honour of our thread, Pocket Watch Friday, I went through my photos of my pocket watch collection in hopes of finding a special one that I haven’t worn in a while. I was faced with a difficult task as I love them all. But I finally settled on my Hamilton 952. This one is the 19-jewel version of the venerable 23-jewel grade 950. Over the years this grade was produced, there were three versions, each differing in only minor changes. This one is one of the first models. One of the first pocket watches I collected, waaay back in the mid 1980s. Among Hamilton 16-size models, this one was fairly low production. It is slowly being recognized as being quite collectible. Worn on my @DaveK mystery braid lanyard. The movement is railroad approved, but the case having hinged front and rear covers and cuvette, might have rendered it not for railroad use.

https://pocketwatchdatabase.com/search/result/hamilton/753325

From 1910. Sold the Joseph Meyer Bros, Seattle, Washington.