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The Hamilton 992 is a classic railroad pocket watch.
Just about everybody who collects railroad watches has one.

My information about railroad time-keeping regulations was obtained from The National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors.

https://www.nawcc.org/

Here is a Railroad Report from the June,...

Waltham Vanguard with wind indicator

Railroad grade
Model 1908
16s
23j
mfg. 1926
Adjusted 6 position, Temp. & Isochronism.
Canadian type dial.

Sorry guys, but I have to disagree on this one...

My choice is antique, collectable pocket watches!

If you want to show off your watch, you can put a lot more pomp into it just by how you...

My Illinois 60 Hour Bunn Special

Another Railroad Pocket Watch.

Model 14 Type 1
21j
16s
Mfg. date: 1926
Gold filled Wadsworth Case
Adjusted to 6 positions, temperature and isochronism.

Next up: My Hamilton 972

I was looking for my IDEAL of what a Railroad watch should look like. This is the one I got. No fancy gold or machine turning, just a heavy duty, nickel, working man's...

I prefer Railroad Grade Pocket Watches.

I am currently carrying my Hamilton 992.
21 j
size 16
goldfilled Keystone Case
Mfg. 1921

I had one just like that, an Oyster Perpetual with a date indicator.
I sold it to my brother in law for a rediculously low price

One of the rules was that the railroad worker was not allowed to adjust the time on his watch.

Watches were periodically inspected to see whether they were running fast or slow.
The regulator...

Thanks John!

If it wasn't for the hairline fracture in the dial of the Vanguard, it's price would have been way out of my range!
This one cost me about $650. (A wind indicator shoots the price...

I like Railroad Pocket Watches.

I currently have 12 pocket watches in my collection, 9 of them are railroad pocket watches.

My favorites (at this time) are:

1926 Illinois Bunn Special 21j 60...

My ideal of what a railroad pocket watch should look like:

My Hamilton 972, 17 J, mfg. in 1913.
Adjusted: 5 position, temp. and isochronism.

This is a plain nickel, no nonsense case designed...

You might want to see what is available at the NAWCC online store...

Hamilton 974: this is a "Trolley Watch."

Streetcar companies had a lower standard than the railroads did (such as 3 position adjustment).
17 J, Adjusted: 3 positions and temperature.
Mfg. 1917...

My Hamilton 992, which went to the finishing department on Sep 21, 1921.

21 J, Adjusted: 5 position, Temp. & Isochronism, Railroad certified.

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I thought that Hamilton 950s had a one screw winding hub.
Do you know when they changed from two screws to one?

Tomorrow's watch is my Waltham Vanguard 23J, Model 1908, with a wind indicator, circa 1926.
Canadian dial, Gold filled case with a 20 year guarantee.
It is called a "Canadian dial" because many of...

This tidbit called "Man With Too Much Time On His Hands" can be found in the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors Museum (NAWCC) in Columbia, PA.

I pirated it off of their...

I am a pocket watch guy.
Specifically Railroad Pocket Watches.

American Railroad Pocket Watches were the acme of timekeeping instruments in their day.

Today's watch is my 21J Illinois 60 Hour...

Chris:

If you are shaving with a straight razor, go the whole nine yards and get a pocket watch!

If you are willing to go all the way to $500, you can get some phenomenal pocket watches.
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For me it is Pocket Watches (mechanical of course) all the way!

Currently wearing a Charles-Hubert, Paris 3928 Classic Collection Chrome Finish Brass Mechanical Pocket Watch (a side winder.)
A...