That is something special for sure!

I can understand not having your watch for an extended time. Memories and history can be the two strongest connections for most of us who absolutely love pocket watches. Appreciate you sharing with me. Hopefully you will get it back soon and it will be running better than ever!

@@JoeZaccardelli Agreed on all counts. Glad there's a gent here that specializes in antique watch repairs/maintenance Should have it back in about a month. A spring needed replacing as well as the maintenance. Huge thanks for working the juju you do on these gorgeous pieces and sharing it with everyone. Subscribed. 🙂

​@@JoeZaccardelliI know a watch shop I won't recommend now... Meticulous in Victoria BC. Got the watch back 2 weeks ago. Runs well, but now the crown's moving side to side and up and down. Took it back the next day and they were very apologetic and willing to fix it. Get it back for the second time today, but huge red flag as the woman was yanking up on the crown to try and set it. I stopped her and informed her it's a railroad grade watch. It's lever set and you have to remove the front bezel/crystal to get to the lever. The crown still wiggles up and down and side to side. Giving them 1 last chance to make it right, then it'll be off to the shop I should've taken it to and the 1st shop can reimburse me for the cost.

Well from you 2 comments so far, your collection will be great. You're looking at some nice watches. Fishscales such as this vary with price, condition, case, dial, hands, serviced etc. Putting a price on it is somewhat difficult, since they only made around 320 of the 23 jewel OF fishscale model.

Thank you, glad you liked the video. Yes I do have finger cots, and yes I agree it does eliminate lots of headaches in the future. I do wear them when I reassemble it in the second video. Probably should wear them from start to finish, but when filming I try to leave them off because my friends and family have so many jokes when they watch my videos.......lol!!

@@JoeZaccardelli Hi Joe. My Son makes fun of me too, but when he sees some of my other "trashed" movements with 100 year old fingerprints on them that will not come off, he understands. Personally, take the joke with a grain of salt, and protect that history you have in your hands. I think it is awesome that you are doing this, and with a high grade like this makes it even more fun to watch. Not everyone would take this chance.. Kudos to you for doing this..

@@AmericanPocketWatch thank you I appreciate it. Yes I have some beautiful moments 18 size 1880s almost nos movement and a print. I do wear them most of the time. But recording, talking making sure my head and hands stay out of the shot...sometimes I forget. I was also knowing I was putting it in cleaning solution immediately after it came apart.

@@JoeZaccardelli Oh, and you wear them also. Impressive. Not a lot do this now days. I do have several friends who wear theirs also from time to time, but I firmly believe (and this is just me) that most watches are to fragile to be worn without worrying about a damaged jewel or pinion breaking. I also have some firly rare ones in my collection, and being as I am located in Europe makes it even harder to find good watches over here. Sadly, here where I live, no watch maker will touch American watches, so I had to learn how to do most of the work myself. Besides my 23J Waltham Riverside Maximus, one of my most prized watches almost no one has heard of. An 1870 John Evans, Cornell Watch Company, 15J, Hunter. According to records (which are really hard to find) it was the 1160th movement produced by Cornell. Lets see if you can figure out the serial from that info.. ;-) (It is possible) I would love to chat with you about watches, but not a huge fan of sending my email openly like this.

@@AmericanPocketWatch I love Europe, but I can understand how hard it would be to get parts and watches over there. I saw some auctions where normal 17j railroad grade watches were bring hundreds more over there, then what they are valued here in the states. Yes, it was probable smart to work on them yourself over there, but the major brands for the most part are nice to work on. Outside of dollar watches, which I will not work on. I do not like that full plate with the hairspring in tact. Ok, you threw me off with saying it was a hunter case, from what I know about the early Cornell movements they are all kw so they can be both hunter or open face, depending on which case you house them in. But I have 2 guesses of your serial number. If you are including the newark watch company into the equation it would be 8,061, if it is when Cornell took over in Chicago it would be serial number 13,161. Let me know if Im close. Yes you can get a hold of me my email address is in the about tab.

I agree with you on that. Most of the diamond end stones were not recognized on the movement. But when you talk about real and synthetic rubies, the only ones I really know are the diamond ruby sapphire models and those are really low and very uncommon. I could be wrong...... Thanks for the feedback I do appreciate it!!

Thanks, very happy you like it. Pocket watches are great, Hamilton is a great brand. Both of your watches are great. The 941 is a harder watch to get, so great job. Started back up this summer, still trying to get better at editing.....lol. I have content for years, but understanding camera, lenses, editing is all new for me! Work in progress. Thanks for liking and subscribing, it helps out alot.

@@JoeZaccardelli Haha, yes, it's a whole lot to figure out with all the camera and editing stuff. As someone with plans to eventually start my own channel, it's overwhelming just trying to research it all 😂. I'm happy to hear the 941 is harder to get as well! I was honestly trying to get a 940, but happened to see the 941 pop up on eBay and just fell in love. I know it's not a true RR watch since it's a hunting case, but the movement is still incredible. I'm not trying to decide what I should get next. I'd like to expand the collection a bit more, but I'm not sure what brand to explore next. I've been looking at some Waltham Riversides lately, probably can't afford a Riverside Maximus, but a regular one is doable. Are there any watches that can be found for under $300 or so which you'd recommend?

@@awdturbopowah773 Yes for me editing is the hardest and camera is a close second. I got lucky and someone local wanted to help me out. Lots to still learn, but a great start, especially since I am trying to do 3 camera angles and 2 of them are macro focused...... With regards to what you should purchase, that is a loaded and tricky question. The fact is most all the brands have something interesting or unique to offer to us collectors. My suggestion to you is get what makes you and I emphasize you! happy. I have expensive watches in my collection that I love, I also have 100 to 200 watches in my collection that I love the same and would not get rid of. Yes try to buy something that is quality. Preferably with a nice dial, minimum hairlines or cracks. Movement not scratched. The case is usually easy to replace over time, with a few exceptions. History and innovation are the main reason I got into this and stayed so involve. Hamilton is a great brand, so is Illinois, Ball, Hamilton, South bend. Hampdens are nice and I feel they are some what undervalued. However, probably stick with 18 or 16 sizes. They are the easiest to trade or sell down the road when you hone your brand or area you actually enjoy the most!

@@JoeZaccardelli Thank you so much for the detailed reply Joe! It's definitely a bit tough on the production side, with multiple cameras and editing. It's great you got some help with it though. Another KZfaq channel I watch, and an all around great guy, is Dayton over at @IShootWatches. He has an awesome multiple camera setup, and uses DaVinci Resolve since it's got great tools for multi-camera editing. Are you also Resolve as well? Also curious if you're using actual cameras, or if you're shooting with phones/tablets. Your channel intro in particular is very well shot and edited! On the topic of my next pocket watch purchase, I know it is definitely a tough / loaded question, as everyone will have their own preferences. As far as what makes me happy, well that's part of the problem, as I am well and truly enamored with so many that I see! 😂 Unfortunately, my budget permits only buying a single, more modestly priced watch at the moment, so I guess I should have restructured the question more along the lines of: what are some models with interesting features or history that can be had for $500 or under? Basically I've just been sorting eBay pocket watches by price, and trying to find the most jewels in the prettiest looking movement I can heh. I know a couple of the stand out models from Hamilton, but I don't know enough about other brands, and their offerings. I also forgot to mention that it will be size 16 or 18 only, for sure, and I'm actually a bit more inclined to try for 18s, because I just really love big chunky, heavy pocket watches.

@@awdturbopowah773 Thanks for the info. I have never heard of resolve. I may reach out to him to see how he uses it. Or watch a youtube video!! LOL. I am a constant state of improving, trying different things at the moment and trying to figure what look I like best. I did use Kinemaster for a while until they went crazy with their prices. Right now Im a cheap skate and trying to find what works best for me, with camera, lenses, tripods, stands and angles. I am using primere rush..... I know, I know.... but its free. Probably another reason Im taking so long editing my multi camera videos!!! I would love to take credit for the intro and outro, but that would not be right. It was done by an outstanding person, who helped me out a ton. You can check out one of his pages on here @evansvillaerial. The videos would be as good without him, showing up. My current set up is 2 cameras and my phone. and I am constantly rotating to find which combo works the best. With regards to pocket watches. I am a horrible person to ask, because I do love fusee and verge pocket watches as well, in those beefy silver cases. How I found out the history is buying the watch, then researching it. Finding out why ball watches formed. What was considered rr grade before 1900. KW KS transition watches. Rare patterns. Aurora 15 Ruby jewels. Maybe find a beautiful 18 size bunn special or 940 in a beautiful 5 or 6 oz silver case.....they are magnificent. My collection has no rhyme or reason, mostly what catches my eye. Ebay is good, but go to sites like ihc185 and they show tons of different watches. Maybe on will catch your eye and you go down a different rabbit hole then me!! A waltham 845 in a coined case would be nice, and it that budget. But Elgin made some nice 18s bw raymonds, father time that would also work. With those types of movements you could set up to a better case. Lots to play with, l would love to know which ones you are considering.

If you are talking about the camera, then yes I agree and am working on it to improve every video......just a little more difficult to do then advertised!! lol.

Not sure exactly what that means, but I think hello? If so Hello!

I appreciate the feedback.... any thoughts or ideas on what you would like to hear? This is something I have been trying to figure out for a while. I dont want it too distracting, but something that just helps the video flow.

@@JoeZaccardelli Thanks for the reply. This is such a well-made video, but the music is a bit intrusive. Perhaps some soft music without honky-tonk and drums would be more suitable to accompany such a lovely watch and commentary.

WOW!!! I would ask if you are a watchmaker, but I see you are an author! That was a novel. To answer your first question, no. Then again what is a certified watchmaker now a days? Who is still around, who will be around in the next 5 years, awci, cw21??? This industry is a dying art and there are so many rabbit holes to go down. Just rewatched the video and I did misspeak about the coa. I am not a trained actor, just someone working on it to share my passion with the world. I have only been in front of the camera a few times, it can be stressful and overwhelming. Trying to get everything out right, fast and correctly is a very tough art to master. Trying to film with out anything in the way, to always be in focus, to edit properly, not make it too long, to say the right things the first time and not have to do 4 or 5 takes will be easier in the future. I am working on it and I will get better. This collecting market, hobby should be so much bigger, however, the one thing with most watchmakers I have met throughout the years are recluses and unwilling to share or help someone coming up in the industry. Then, that spreads to the collecting world as well. If you don't know, I'm not willing to teach you......with that to continue this will be a lost and forgotten industry with a select few that know the historical, and important watches get tossed out, and we lose it forever. If you were to sit back and really take in my video, this is not for a certified watchmaker to watch, unless they want to see a very uncommon watch being worked on. Other than that nothing that would help their continuing education of horology. I start off by explaining things vague, like I was talking to my kids to pull them in and maybe start collecting and trading. Or trying to explain to family members or friends. I understand the technical side of COA , overhaul and full service. The coa would have turned into an overhaul if I found anything that needed to be replaced, or fixed or polished down. Trying to keep it simple with the opened minded approach and simple statistical facts, that people watching this video would out weigh watchmakers 100 to 1. Unfortunately with my current set up for filming, (it is every changing so I can get the best videos) I cannot get the watch timer and adjusting in the shot, as well as, my cleaning machine. All things I plan to include in the future, however, I need to rearrange a lot of things first! LOL. So I will be adjusting it, even though I am not a certified watchmaker, just someone with a really high mechanical IQ. In the video, I did mention I will not be giving this back to a customer since it is mine, so I also know the watch a little more then if it was a customers. My question to you, (assuming you are a certified watchmaker) do you want this industry to grow or die? If it is to grow, how do we do it? If we turn up our nosies at new people coming into our industry, will that help us grow or parish? We need more hobbiest, collectors, dealers, historians in this world. We need to be willing to help in a friendly manner, not criticizing if they have a certificate right off the bat, and in a way make them look small or unqualified. However, in the future when I do another I will explain the difference between an overhaul, coa and full service to hopefully get you on board as a subscriber! Would love to have more knowledgeable people around my channel such as yourself. So thank you very much for the feedback. Your message did not fall on deaf ears, and hopefully you see what I'm trying to do with my channel, make it fun, educational and inviting to all. Thanks again, Joe

@@JoeZaccardelli in answer to your question...no I am not a watchmaker. My Comments are from first hand knowledge and actual first hand experiance. have daily carried my Hamilton 950B 16s 23j lever set pocket watch for 68 years. It remains all original and runs +/- 1.7 seconds in 24 hours and +/- 9 seconds in 168 hours well withing the maximum.allowed railroad specifications of +/- 3 seconds max in 24 hours and +/- 30 seconds max in 168 hours. I never need to adjust time between the 1 hour back and 1 hour ahead time change. This is absolutely because of due Illagence with daily care in wearing, handaling, maintenance combined with regular Clean, Oil, Adjust by a Certified and Lisenced watchmaker. I used to hang around verious watchmaker admiring their collections and watching them work. I became close friends with many. They often explained the work they were doing trying to get me interested in becoming a watchmaker I had other things in my mind such as a very strong desire to serve my country later if I survived my tour a desire to continue to serve my community in law enforcement. I'm.now in my twilight years ( more accurately months ) and only started to collect vintage pocket watches 2 years ago. Watchmakers use to be everywhere in every city every town every jewelry shop department store even stand alone watch and clock repair shops and started to dwindle off in the late 80s to where they are now. Most jewelers (other then the rare odd one and All Very High End Jewelers) no longer employ certified professional watchmakers. Most Certifified lisence professional watchmakers have their own stand alone shop and hire other certified lisenced watchmaker to work for them. Certified Lisenced Watchmakers no longer number in the millions world wide as they once did but certainly remain in the tens of thousands if not hundreds of thousands world wide. The majority of which is in Eirope, the UK, And All Asian countries. I live in Canada there is one super high end jeweler in my city with 3 certified lisenced watchmakers there are 2 stand alone watch and clock repair shops each has 2 certified lisenced watchmakers. As a collector I know of 6 certified lisence watchmakers in the United States. There Are Professional Watchmaker Schools in North America that professionally train watchmakers ( takes years ) and Professionally Certify them. One such school in Canada is Ecole nationale de l'horlogerie a Trois-Rivieres located in Trois Riviere Quebec Canada the school is full and has 25 people on a waiting list to enroll. I am.certain there are also schools through put the U.S. and I know there are schools in Europe. The sad part about watchmakers is they usually are nowhere near you so you end up having to ship to them for service. In Canada clean oil ajust only at a jeweler starts at 1000 and goes up depending on make,grade,model, year,size, number of jewels . At a Canadian watchmaker clean oil adjust only is 230 There is a a Very Well Known throughout North America ( United States, Canada) Very Well Respected and Trusted, 3rd Generation Watchmaker Highly Recommended by Professional Collectors named Paul Davis located in Sedgewickville Missouri. Paul Davis is a 3rd Generation, Professionally Schooled Professionally Trained Fully Certified and Lisenced Watchmaker. He is Very Highy Trained, Very Highly Skilled, Very Highly Experienced, Expert with Vintage Time Pieces. He does Extraordinary work and charges Reasonable Rates. Paul Davis charges $55 for Clean, Oil, Adjust.

@@darylnahorny8326 950b's are very nice watches, I do have one or 2 of them. One is in its original zippo case which I love. Question, were you able to watch the whole video or did the coa turn you off? I have been working on watches and collecting pocket and wristwatches since 2012. Like every thing I have done in my life, I go all in and usually too far.... Honestly nothing wrong with being a certified watchmaker. However, with what I want to do it didn't fit. At one point I had 12 jewelry stores I was doing work for and was planning to go to Cincinnati to be certified Awci. I had personal things I needed to take care of first and with 4 kids it would be tough to open a shop and do it right and be active in there activities. Yes I know where all the schools are in the US, and it wasn't the right path for me. Im sure there are quite a few certified watchmakers that would agree that not everyone that is not certified is under qualified to do so. I still help out a few that were the first to give me a chance, and other than that I like working on my own watches. Less stress, headaches and phone calls. Im sure every certified lisenced watchmaker will agree with that. I hope your health improves and you can continue down this great road of watch collecting.

I'm going to show you my 950b in the community section where I can add pictures, it is a 950b with zippo case, model A case, but the one thing I love about it, it has the 23 jewel porcelain dial.

@@JoeZaccardelli I should add I did watch your whole video and very much enjoyed it. Also I appolagize if my comment offended you. It was not my intent and I should have been a little more tactful/polite about the definitions you used. I think part of the reason actual certified lisenced watchmakers dont want to teach is because like in martial arts unless you are a qualified sensei you are forbidden to teach...likely the brotherhood of watchmakers follow such rules since they are associated with free mason's which is a very secretive brotherhood. I had an Uncle that was a Grand Mason incredibly secretive...if you look at masonic lodges...they dont have any windows...occasionally a building appears to have windows bit on close examination you find they are fake and if ever luck to get inside one of their lodges you will see there is no windows. The watchmakers I know would not teach how ever they would try to convince you to take up the trade. Often that means moving to another city state or in my case province 2000 miles from home family and friends for a few years. We had a big family money was tight my father worked the railroad ( steam engines back then) my mother work as a school janitor and also taught moving to cannada after ww2 Korea and during Vietnam immagrants English so they could become citizens as children we were going hunting almost daily to provide meat for the family it was cheaper to hunt for meat the buy from store. So going to a watchmaking school.was cost prohibited. I had my eyes set on the army at first opertunaty that gave me free clothing room and board eased up some expenses for the rest of the family and allowed me to send money to help them out. I agree we need more watch makers. They Are In Fact making a Slow Come Back. Infact there are several job openings for certified lisenced professional watchmakers starting at $65,000 a year for those with 2 years experiance starting wages is $100,000 a year. There is a great deal of collectors so a massive amount of business to go around. There are some incredibly talented self taught via correspondence school which gives Certification ( tho I dont consider it true Certification but as mentioned I was close friends with schooled professuonal) and others bought watch making video courses online some learned from youtube. A few have Exceptional tallent others very good but a Great number actually make matters worse. It would be Awesome for those Amature ( does repairs part time for extra income) or hobbiest only does it when they want generally only for personal repair and for family. Would be Awrsome to convince the talented ones to advertise their name location contact infor brief list of rates. They could make very good money. Even servicing watches for others if the rates are reasonable and they did good work they can be 5 figure income just working evenings and or weekends full time if the are good with low rates would easily give 6 figure income How to increase watchmakers and interest in watchmaking... Increase the number of people daily cary pocket watches checking time often in public for others to see the watch if conversation starts talk a bit of history of the watch how to find them etc. That will peak there interest and of they find one for sale they may buy it once they own their first the generally become hooked. The more people wearing and using them.daily the more people talk about where to get them serviced which Begins to get people thinking to learn watchmaking then point out the benefit of servicing others at low rates which will increase buisness which increases profit. All who collect watches if you have children doesnt matter if boys or girls include them in your hobby include your wife in your hobby, let them.see how much joy it give you any that start to sho intrest encourage them.never force them... give your children their first ever vintage pocket watch fully serviced so looks and works like new. Dont force them to wear or use them but praise and reward them.when and if they do even if they only do it on special occasion. This grows interest in pocket watches. Quality mechanical pocket watches are still being produced just not in north America. Having said that of enough men and women daily carry vintage pocket watches. Existing watch companies in north America will start making them once again Course Movies and TV series where the pocket watch plays a big roll such as in the TV Series Peaky Blinders. Now everyone wants the various watch again with fob also the verious pocket watches so they are reproduced both mechanical or in quartz for thos who prefer selling like hot cakes in the UK and Europe. I myself have ordered 4 differant Victorian style goldfilled watch chain with fob same style used in the TV series Peaky Blinders for my pocket watches. It should be noted you do not need a suit and do not need vest/waist coat to daily carry a pocket watch. You do need a chain or leather lanyard ( string or shoe lace would do in pinch) to prevent watch from walking to the ground one end attached to watch the other attached to belt loop or belt. Girls could wear as a broach or as necklace if they dont have pockets.