Posted 9 years ago
kerry10456
(206 items)
Hello Fellow Collectors. I thought I might put up a few of my Vintage Railroad approved pocket watches today. There were several American watch companies that produced watch under the standards set up to keep trains from having accidents. A typical railroad's requirements for a watch in the early 20th century might include:
only American-made watches may be used (depending on availability of spare parts)
only open-faced dials, with the stem at 12 o'clock
minimum of 17 functional jewels in the movement
16 or 18-size only
maximum variation of 30 seconds (approximately 4 seconds daily) per weekly check
watch adjusted to at least five positions: Face up and face down (the positions a watch might commonly take when laid on a flat surface); then crown up, crown pointing left, and crown pointing right (the positions a watch might commonly take in a pocket). Occasionally a sixth position, crown pointing down, would be included.
adjusted for severe temperature variance and isochronism (variance in spring tension)
indication of time with bold legible Arabic numerals, outer minute division, second dial, heavy hands,
lever used to set the time (no risk of inadvertently setting the watch to an erroneous time, when winding the watch with the stem)
Breguet balance spring
micrometer adjustment regulator
double roller escapement
steel escape wheel
Here's my Hamilton Grade: 992
Manufacturer: Hamilton
Manufacturer Location: Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Movement Serial Number: 2415029
Grade: 992
Model: 1
To Finishing Dept: Jul 30, 1926
Run Quantity: 3,000
Total Production: 546,300
Size: 16s
Jewels: 21j
Jewel Material: Ruby
Jewel Setting: Gold Screw Settings
Movement Configuration: Openface
Movement Finish: Nickel
Movement Setting: Lever
Plate: 3/4 Plate
Double Roller: Yes
Adjusted: Yes
Adjusted # of Positions: 5
Railroad Grade: Yes
Thanks for looking
Kerry
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