Traditional Knives and Pocket Watches

SAK Guy said:
Thank you Jack! My camera won't show it but sometime in it's past, an owner of the watch had an oncoming train engraved on the back of the case...trying to make up for the fact it isn't a real railroad watch I guess...that really adds to the appeal for me!
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Looks to be a railroad watch to me. RR watches at that time were big ol plugs, heavy and sturdy and accurated. I have an 1870's Amerianc Watch Co Bartlett made watch thats a bonified RR and it looks a lot like that one. Key wind.
 
American Waltham Watch Co, circa 1876. Owned by my great-grandfather, grandfather and ultimately myself when given me by my maternal grandfather 50+ years ago.

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Thanks Blues! Beautiful watch...I'll try to photograph my watch back but it is nowhere near nice as yours!
 
SAK Guy said:
Thanks Blues! Beautiful watch...I'll try to photograph my watch back but it is nowhere near nice as yours!
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My pleasure. It's one of my most valued possessions though it doesn't have a high dollar value. It was stolen from me during my teenage years by some hoodlum associates I used to pal around with during those confusing times in my life. They burglarized our apartment while we were away.

It's the only material thing I've ever prayed for to get back, (I'm not religious in the conventional sense), and some way, somehow, my little sister found it under a tree where they must have dropped it during their escape from our apartment building. It must've laid there for months before she came upon it while playing in the little playground enclosed by a few of the buildings on the block. I've not let it out of my sight since.
 
Wow, that's such a great story Blues!!!!!

Well, here's the back, poorly photographed. It's silver plated and hard to photograph w/o a reflection tent/dome over it (I used to be a professional photog years ago...probably hard to tell now days).

It looks like a 60's Rat Fink hot rod version next to yours! :D Hard to see the smokestack and smoke but it's there...

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They're all special imho. It hearkens back to a different time. When I think that my watch was around during the time Custer met his demise at the Little Bighorn it really helps put me in touch with our history as a nation and a people...let alone my own family's immigrant history.

Treasure that watch. :thumbup:
 
Interesting to note. Back in the 1700/1800's, when one bought a pocket watch, you bought the movement seperate from the case. Picked out a movement, then you could pick out as fancy a case as you could afford.
 
akadave2 said:
Interesting to note. Back in the 1700/1800's, when one bought a pocket watch, you bought the movement seperate from the case. Picked out a movement, then you could pick out as fancy a case as you could afford.
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The one I posted above features a William Ellery movement. (Same movement as the pocket watch in Abraham Lincoln's pocket the evening he was assassinated.)
 
Blues said:
The one I posted above features a William Ellery movement. (Same movement as the pocket watch in Abraham Lincoln's pocket the evening he was assassinated.)
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Please forgive the blurry image...

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What a fascinating story, and an amazing piece of history Elliott, a beautiful watch too. I'm glad you got it back! :thumbup:

Kinda reminds me of something from the film Pulp Fiction! ;) :D
 
I carry an Elgin Father Time with my camillus TL-29...lets see if picture posts...guess not
 
Ok here's the Elgin movement....The flywheel is blurred because it's running! :thumbup:

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Here is my oldest watch (ca 1760 and keeping good time!) and two of my favorite Case pattern, the Case 6204 1/2. On is a XX and the other an XX USA. Both have really nice bone.

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Very nice watch. My uncle used to collect old watches...I don't believe he has done so in years, however.
 
sturzi said:
That's awesome. Is that one of those small chains on a conical wheel to make the force of the spring constant?
No wonder it's a bit bulky :)
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Yes its chain driven. The cone shaped wheel makes sure the unwiding of the spring has a lesser effect on timing. I have a soft spot for the Fusee watches! Built before interchangeable parts, everything is hand made. Its amazing!
 
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