Pocket Watches
Posted on: Jan 26
You may find a new Elgin watch today, but it will bear no resemblance to the classic watches from Elgin National Watch Company. The company stopped producing watches in 1964 and sold the rights to its name to another watchmaker.
The classic Elgin Pocket Watches were produced for nearly one hundred years, …
Posted on: Dec 28
Why is the pocket watch so overlooked? Maybe because it’s less convenient than the wristwatch? Collectors, of course, like this rarity since it limits production runs and increases resale value. Couple that with the Disney watch craze, throw in a little USA Bicentennial, and you’ve got this watch.
You won’t find many Mickey pocket …
Posted on: Dec 20
Let’s take a break from looking at individual watches to talk instead about one of the more collectible watch making companies…
In 1850, David Davis, Aaron Dennison, and Edward Howard founded the American Horologe Company to mass produce pocket watches. Fewer than 1000 watches were made under this name, as the company was renamed “The Boston Watch Company” three years later. …
Posted on: Dec 16
One of the earliest examples of a pocket watch produced by the American Waltham Pocket Watch Company. This is an early Model 57. The 15 jewel, P.S. Bartlett movement on this watch is complete and in excellent condition.
This watch was actually produced by the Appleton, Tracy and Company, …