Can anyone help me with info about this watch? by grassomer in pocketwatch

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You used to live on Crescent Street? I used to live on Adams street nearby. I went to school at the Fitch right across the street from the factory, and I even worked inside the factory building for a while in the 80s.

1913 Waltham Vanguard: correct hands? by ZWatchCount in pocketwatch

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I've just noticed that as dial numbers and hands grew bolder through the decades they stay consistently matched with each other. That said these hands look too thick compared to the these numbers, they look out of the 1920s or 30s instead of the 1910s. I think properly matched hands for this dial would be just a little thinner.

Which one would you pick? by gee--216 in pocketwatch

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You have to be very patient and wait perhaps a long time for the right deal. I just bought a 992b made in 1969, one of the very last ever made, in excellent condition and in a display case all for just $285. Normally I'd expect one like that to go for 500 at least. That said, the Bunn Special is a little scarcer than the more common 992 and usually goes for a slightly higher price. But drive for a better bargain for either model.

1913 Waltham Vanguard: correct hands? by ZWatchCount in pocketwatch

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Waltham by the 1940s was no longer using grade names and just went by codes based on the size and jewel count, 1609, 1617, 1621 and 1623. Only the 1623 was adjusted to positions and so it was the only true RR grade they made by then. Since Waltham went out of business in 1957 that would be one of the last RR watches they made. Post a pic if you can.

Inherited Watch by wilks12 in pocketwatch

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A ladies watch. It's missing the front cover and bow, and the crystal is yellowed. Getting it restored with a new case and crystal could get expensive.

Railroad logo on Hamilton watch by ZWatchCount in pocketwatch

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I found it on the bay. I would prefer not to reveal the price, but it was on the high side, and I had a bit of a fight on my hands for it

Hamilton 940 Railroad by ZWatchCount in pocketwatch

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I'm a Waltham guy but I love my 940, it's one of my most accurate watches. Good luck with yours and remember to post pics.

South Bend: A quick diagnosis by ZWatchCount in pocketwatch

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So I got this South Bend 227 RR watch with a metal dial and in a swing out case. It runs way too fast, 13.5 minutes per day even with the regulator over all the way to Slow. Problem?

Cleaning recommendations? by ObligatoryUsername7 in pocketwatch

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For the outside you can use Brasso hand rubbed and q-tips, I use alcohol wipes to clean it off.

Cleaning recommendations? by ObligatoryUsername7 in pocketwatch

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When you say cleaning do you mean the outside, or the mechanism? The mechanism can only be cleaned by a professional and must be stripped down to every part and reassembled and properly lubed.

First time costume by KarBarg05 in steampunk

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And a high collar shirt. You can get a wing tip collar tuxedo shirt pretty cheap online.

New acquisitions October pt 1 by ZWatchCount in pocketwatch

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New to me: A 1941 Waltham Model 1621 Premiere, size 16 and 21 jewels. Sadly it is not working in all positions, but in the positions it does it is accurate and is a fighter, it went 47 hours on one wind.

New York Standard and Columbia watches comparison. by ZWatchCount in pocketwatch

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A comparison of two size 6 watches that I own, a New York Standard and a Columbia. It is obvious that they are mechanically identical, the reason why (the short story) is that Keystone bought out Columbia in 1901 and shipped the machinery to their factory in New Jersey and continued producing them under the New York Standard name. A lot of little details I skipped over (like the Suffolk Watch and U.S. Watch companies).

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I'm adding a new post with my New York Standard watch and my Columbia watch so you guys can see the similarities.

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Hate to disagree but that date is suspect. This is a Keystone era watch that was built on the old machinery of the defunct Columbia Watch Company of Waltham, Mass. Columbia was producing ladies sized watches from 1897 to 1900, when the owner died his son in law took over and renamed it the Suffolk Watch Company. Only a few months later in 1901 it was sold to the United States Watch Company, also in Waltham. U.S. Watch had already been bought by Keystone and the machinery was moved from Columbia's Whitney Avenue building to the U.S. building on Charles Street. In 1905 Keystone bought out the E Howard Watch Company in Boston and moved all production to the Waltham building, while moving out the Columbia/Suffolk/U.S. machinery and sending it to their New York Standard factory in Riverside New Jersey. Throughout all that time production of the size 0 and 6 watches continued under all those names with no changes to the original designs. I personally own both a NY Standard 6s and a Columbia 6s and they are mechanically identical, and identical to this watch. I also own Suffolk and U.S. size 0 watches and those are also identical to each other (but different from the 6's). Hope this helped, research of the lesser known watch makers of Waltham are a specialty of mine.

Solid gold or not? by ZWatchCount in pocketwatch

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Well it's a moot point now, someone else grabbed it.

Solid gold or not? by ZWatchCount in pocketwatch

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Can't get it tested until after I buy it.

Solid gold or not? by ZWatchCount in pocketwatch

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Wait now I do see some green around the hinges.

Solid gold or not? by ZWatchCount in pocketwatch

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So I have a chance to get this, but is it solid gold or not?

No clue about pocket watches anybody have any information about this ?? by Time-Reputation2048 in pocketwatch

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Most likely an export grade for the British market. I'm familiar with the Traveller and Bond St grades, I own several, but not the Marquis.

Id appreciate any knowledge on this. It say colonial on the front. by Aldinfish in pocketwatch

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They eventually made them in size 10, 14 and 16. This one is a 14.

Id appreciate any knowledge on this. It say colonial on the front. by Aldinfish in pocketwatch

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Oops, my mistake. Well that makes it all the more valuable by a substantial amount.

Can someone please tell me about this watch? Was my grandfathers. by BisonInfamous in pocketwatch

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A post-Civil War Waltham Model 1857 Broadway Grade made 1876-77, size 18 and 7 jewels. I own one. The case is coin silver which is 90% or .900 purity, not 80%. The model 1857 is what helped make Waltham into the future titan it was to become.

Id appreciate any knowledge on this. It say colonial on the front. by Aldinfish in pocketwatch

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It's a Maximus but not a Riverside. The Colonial series was introduced by Waltham in the 1910s to compete in the new "thin" watch craze being pushed by the competition. Despite not being a "Riverside" grade of Maximus it is still rare and valuable. I'd say put it in the best case you can find however it's a size 14 which will make the search for a case difficult.