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I know what you mean, I got a 1886 French key wound watch. Been in the family so there’s no way I’d ever sell it, it’s sad to see what some people will do with their family heirlooms though.

@Benboi Literally just bought one of those at an antique shop earlier today. I wonder how similar ours are. Lol

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I would send it to someone and see if they can get it running

Hello i have 2 pocket watches one of them is waltham i dont know if its worth anything and want to talk about it with someone who knows about them

never mind i looked more into it turns our its a military hand stop watch issued by the british army back in ww2 , i dont want the watch let me know if interested

Plus their size makes for a great starting point for learning watch repair

how to often do you have to wind it and stuff? , does it ever get annoying ?

I read someplace that you didn’t need so many jewels on a normal watch. They are the bearings and since the larger wheels only turn slowly and not as frequently you don’t really need them so they are just for prestige. Railway watches are a cut above because they had to be accurate by law.

​@@alirvng6575You have to wind it everyday. I don't find it annoying. If you are going to buy a pocket watch it has to be mechanical. A battery powered pocket watch is just wrong.

Yeah, nothing wrong with 15 jewels, all to do with the movement architecture and if they can design it well to run accurately with 15 then great. With wrist watches I have a 29 jewel one, but that's due to the day, date and power reserve subdial complications.

@@G1NZOU I have one with infinite jewels. It keeps perfect time but damn is it heavy!!

You’re probably welcome to do so.

ha ha me too weather i liked the watchn or not lol

I have a Lord Elgin 14k pocket watch 21 jewels with Chevrolet logo for 25 years of service from 1927 to 1953 and I am wanting to sell it.

Hello i have 2 pocket watches don’t know if they are worth anything can you contact me in any way to talk about them i can show u them

never mind i looked more into it turns our its a military hand stop watch issued by the british army back in ww2 , i dont want the watch let me know if interested

Awesome. Glad you learned something, it's all about sharing the knowledge. There are a lot of great pocket watches, sometimes the brand will trump the adjustments or jewels. Also precious metals naturally will be more expensive of a pocket watch.

Adjustments were positional and at different temps, for a determined time. Which we still do today, although alot faster with 21st century technology. That stuff all affects the accuracy and power reserve of the piece. 5 adjustments are good, the number goes up, the better. Adjustments and tests are two different things. Did they really "adjust" them or just test them? Again, it could have been just a salesman thing. The one and only true standard enforced was railroad grade which was tests AND adjustments made to synchronize engineers and conductors watches to remedy all the crashes. Also remember, these adjustments were done ONCE, at the factory, just before being released for sale. Unless the owners over 100+ years brought it in for a very expensive test every year, those adjustments are long since gone..that's part of the history and allure of these damn things. They're addicting! Lol

Starting a collection soon!

My grandads watch was silver with a gold chain. You only see the chain unless you are looking at it to see what time it is.

There also is a distinction between when you see the verbiage "Adjusted for [number] positions" versus "[number] adjustments." The former explicitly conveys that the watch was calibrated to run true for a specific number of positions, while the latter implies that adjusting for temperature and adjusting for shock is included in that count.

Check their radioactivity. It's serious

guy usa do u know what a 15 jewel movement means? Cause thats what I have

@@Valox it means there are 15 jewels contained somewhere in your particular watch. Depending on what year make model and manufacturer. Jewels are the very smooth bearing surfaces that moving parts move against. They can be crystals, sapphires, rubies....can be very small and usually red, maybe slightly purple in color, amongst others. And they are virtually impervious to wear but can be chipped cracked or damaged. Usually by dropping.

Mischka ah ok, thank you

@@Valox Good quality pocket watches start at 15j, so it is at the lower end of good movements, but still desirable. If it is a branded pocket watch if you look at the serial number on the movement then go to pocketwatchdatabase.com/ and look it up, it will tell you everything you need to know.

I think you're right. But t likely is true for similar ages amongst similar brands. A pin pallet watch won't be the same value as a jewelled pallet watch.

Yes. Number of jewels relates to the quality of the movement, but collectability and price are influenced by other factors such as rarity, condition, style, etc.

@@OneEyedJack01 I have a Wesclox bulls eye pocket watch and it is the cheapest watch made ever probably. No jewels at all. Sounds like an alarm clock running. To me it is interesting because it was one of the prizes I never got when I had my paper route years ago. I think you got one as a choice of things you received for being the best paperboy. I must have thrown to many papers in the bushes or left out too many inserts to get one…

Adjustments in a watch movement means it has been adusted in various positions and temperatures. For example the point of attachment of the balance spring effects timekeeping in pendant up or down or left and right. This is just one adjustment. An overcoil balance spring gives a better isochronal function meaning that the balance amplitude will not vary no matter how many turns of the mainspring, ie, fully wound or half wound, etc. Changing the shape of the terminal curve is another adjustment. The poise of the balance (making the balance heavy at a certain point) effects timekeeping Then we come to temperature adjustments. In some older watches a blued steel balance spring and a cut compensated balance of two materials usually of brass and steel fused together was used to offset the effects of temperature. In heat a blued steel balance spring would lose it elasticity and to compensate for this the bi metalic balance rim would move inwards and in cold would move outwards to compensate for the increased elasticity of the balance spring. These adjustments were made by screws placed on the balance rim and could be made to increase or decrease the compensation depending on which part of the rim these screws were placed. An error existed in these old watches which meant if the watch was adusted for extreme cold and then in high heat an error would be apparent in between these two adjustments and this error is called middle temperature error. Metallurgy has all but solved the problem of temperature variation with metals that do not expand with heat and balance springs that do not change their characteristics in varying temperatures. But we do not live in a perfect world so mechanical timekeeping has its limitations and the closer to perfection we get something else is borne to ensure we never achieve it. I hope this is of some little help.

I doubt you'll ever be reunited with it.

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At the $100 pocket watch level, this will be 100% an emotional purchase. Don't buy it unless it speaks to you. Enjoy the hunt, after you buy it the fun is over.

Well you can still have some fun. Just got a history lesson up over here about a very cool pocket watch FOB I found metal detecting. Got a rich history. From the longest running shoe co in US history at 169 years. Now I need a watch! Ignore the hair piece, tried to make it fun.

Vintage or late model? 100 bucks can get you a nice vintage if you want but get one that is running when you buy, then immediately get it serviced, pronto. I regularly run a Hamilton from 1900. But also be aware it is an old watch. Try not to drop or lose it! And wind every day just before bed. You'll love carrying it and compliments start coming in. They're just alot of fun. Enjoy.

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@@machinistmikethetinkerer4827 Nope, Stephen Putney Shoe Co, Battle Axe Shoes. Have a video on it here at my channel if interested, it's a cool history lesson, please excuse my goofy hair piece.

I’m definitely going to keep the watch for sentimental reasons but don’t know if it’s worth attempting to repair

Probably has a broken balance staff!! Probably 350.00 or less too service & repair. Get it fixed & enjoy it.

They are all over the board, both men and women's. Some as small as maybe 5/8 to the big boys 18S upwards of 2 1/2 ...and they have a measuring system that's all their own. Unique.

pocketwatchdatabase.com/reference/sizes shows you the sizes. It may surprise you that they did make tiny pocket watches in the 1800s, I have a silver French watch from the 1840s that is about a 12/0s which is 20mm.

I also have a silver English pocket watch from 1883 that is sized in the 30s, it is a massive beast of a watch, I wear it at weddings. Watches came in all different sizes, when I first started collecting them I was surprised at all the different sizes. By the beginning of the 1800s pocket watches were 300 years old. The first pocket watch was made by Peter Henlein in 1510 in Nuremberg. The first wristwatch was for Queen Elizabeth who was presented with a 'wristwatch' by Robert Dudley, the Earl of Leicester as a New Year's gift in 1571.

To me jewel counting only matters when for the less expensive pocket pieces and even then, you still have to factor in other info. 15, 17, 20...etc doesn't always mean quality or being more collectible. Yes having jewels made the watch more accurate back in those days. Less friction=better accuracy. Jewels were a salesman's tool to well....sell. look at the Ingersoll "Dollar Watch" for example. They revolutionized the watch industry back then because the Ingersoll brothers were salesmen and they massed produced good watches for cheap so everyone could own one. Pocket watches were the cell phones and smart watches of their day. But they were only around for about 30 years. Because of those two things they are becoming very collectible. Back then they only cost, "a buck." I believe some of their models only had 2-3 jewels and they sold tens of thousands and contributed to our industrial age.

Brass will tarnish, while gold will not.

@@braydenlangham5154 It's not tarnished, but I have searched every inch and found no carat stamp to indicate that it is gold.

Less than 10% of pocket watches were all "gold".. The vast majority are "gold filled" or "rolled gold"..Gold watch cases are almost always stamped with the gold content, plated are not.. None of these watches are "gold" (would be locked away behind glass as they shoot up well over $1000 for most.. 10/14kt are typical plating alloy.. They will a lot of times show a "warranty" period for that plating on the watch case (vintage pocket watch makers did not produce cases, only movements, cases were an additional purchase)

@@randalljames1 Thank you for that info. It just always struck me odd that for as old as it is, it is not tarnished as you would 'think' brass would be after decades. Weird.

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It could be a hunter case, lever set type. In that case you have bezels and backs to unscrew. Or you'll need a watchmakers knife to open a front, front cover or back back cover. If it has a hinge on it it might be stem-open type, or both. If it's old, you must be careful with any of these methods-fine threads, hinges, crystals, stems they are all easy to damage. You also have to pay attention to the stems too. Could be screw out type, or part of the movement and are easily snapped. Good luck and be careful!

Mischka thanks! I’ll try to get a watchmaker open it for me so I don’t break something

@@gnaal- sure. Keep us posted.

Mischka yeah will do but gotta wait til I can find a watchmaker that’s open

Adjustment refers to the six orientations to which the watch is adjusted. Dial Up, Dial Down, Pendant Up, Pendant Down, Pendant Left, and Pendant Right. Some are adjusted to one orientation. Some have multiple adjustments. Adjustment can also mean adjusted for temperature.

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Send it to me and I’ll have a look at it. 😀

Take a rubber jar lid opener ! The majority of those un screw. Just be careful . blessings.