Pocket Watches
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Looking to enter this world. In the winter my wrist watch is always a pain to access. Also the chain is awesome looking...
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Pocket watches are very cool. Unfortunately they aren’t as popular as wrist watches and so they don’t hold the value and are more difficult to repair.
@CosmoSix5 Are you looking to get into vintage? Some companies make contemporary pocket watches too.
I have this one that my Dad gave me as a wedding gift. It was gifted to him by an old boss in 1994. I remember looking at this watch as a little boy and admiring the magic of the gears and levers inside. It’s over 100 years old and still keeps good time! It was last serviced in the 90’s.
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@Danimal506 that is beautiful bro!! Does the back open as readily as the front to access the view of the movement?
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@Mizmazzle Thank you! I really love it. It’s the only family heirloom I have. “Readily” isn’t a word I’d use. But it opens with some finesse. The front just opens with the push of the crown.
The case has some cool details on it, a little engraved cottage.
It’s also got a cool engraving to my Dad on outside of the dust cover, the part covering up the movement. I can’t find a picture of that though. -
@Danimal506 sounds like a really special piece.
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@CosmoSix5, I don’t know what the market’s like in the US but here in the UK it’s easy to find C19th to 1940s/50s examples for surprisingly low prices - of course you can pay more if you’re looking for a particular complication or famous watchmaker. Probably best to look around and see what styles you like, then go for it.
Here are some semi-random examples to give you a taste (I’ve no experience of these dealers, I just saw them on a website I sometimes use for research) - classic 1956, 1920s chrono, 1845 verge, 1940s military.
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@Giles I’m always surprised. Even a minute repeater chronograph sells for less than many very ordinary modern wristwatches.
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The 1920 one would be epic
