I rebuilt a Hamilton 922 B made in 1952, and installed it into an appropriate Star Watch Case. It was the pinnacle of the Watchmaker's art, and is truly a thing of beauty.
Thank you for presenting a fine and informative video! I retired from public transportation and was required to wear either a railroad approved pocket watch or wristwatch. I now have five quartz railroad approved wrist watches and a Waltham railroad pocket watch.
Under The Bus Glad you ejoyed it man! And nice to hear it from someone who lived it. It's a topic I feel isn't mentioned enough so I enjoyed putting this video together.
Bought a few beautiful Old Railroad pocket watches from the US over the past years. Absolutely magnificent time keepers even tho some are over 110 years old. With a magnifying glass one can see the Jewellers service dates and initials inscribed in the back of the case.
I love your channel. Your voice and videos are quite relaxing to me, and you provide a variety of watches from all eras and types on your channel. Thanks to you, I’m considering purchasing a vintage Longines or Hamilton watch in the near future. Well done, sir!
Remember that the American Railroad grade pocket watch cam about as the result of the 1891 Kipton crash in which nine people were killed. This was a direct result of the guard's watch stopping for four minutes. Webb C. Ball was called upon to write a specification for a standard watch which could be made by any number of manufacturers. There were several features the watch was required to have: No fewer than 17 jewels, Open movement (the movement at 2:30 would not qualify after 1891), Open face only. No hunter cases. Lever set, Micrometer adjustment, Adjusted to a minimum of five positions, Arabic numerals, Crown and winding stem to be in the 12 o'clock position, Size 16 or 18 only, American manufacture only. The owner was required to service the watch at yearly intervals and carry a certificate of accuracy with him at all times. The watch had to demonstrate an accuracy of +/- 10 seconds/month. The specifications changed over time and watches from the 1930s are built to a higher spec than those those built to 1891 spec. These were very accurate watches.
The closeup at 2.12 is a Chinese 17j Tongji 'First movement of China'. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_standard_movement . Definitely not Waltham, I don't dislike chinese movements but wrong vid guys !
I rebuilt a Hamilton 922 B made in 1952, and installed it into an appropriate Star Watch Case. It was the pinnacle of the Watchmaker's art, and is truly a thing of beauty.
That's amazing, thanks for sharing!
Excellent and enriching!
Thank you for presenting a fine and informative video! I retired from public transportation and was required to wear either a railroad approved pocket watch or wristwatch. I now have five quartz railroad approved wrist watches and a Waltham railroad pocket watch.
Under The Bus Glad you ejoyed it man! And nice to hear it from someone who lived it. It's a topic I feel isn't mentioned enough so I enjoyed putting this video together.
Great stuff as always mate, my great grandfather contributed to the American railroad in the late 1800's as a camp boy only 12 years old!
Jimmy split 77 Glad you enjoyed it man! I'm sure he had some great stories from those years.
Bought a few beautiful Old Railroad pocket watches from the US over the past years. Absolutely magnificent time keepers even tho some are over 110 years old. With a magnifying glass one can see the Jewellers service dates and initials inscribed in the back of the case.
Sounds like a beauty!
I love your channel. Your voice and videos are quite relaxing to me, and you provide a variety of watches from all eras and types on your channel. Thanks to you, I’m considering purchasing a vintage Longines or Hamilton watch in the near future. Well done, sir!
jared.labrecque Much appreciated man! I'm glad you enjoy them. You can't go wring with a Longines or a hamilton!
The presentation was awesome! I'm on my way to the pawn shops after this. Would you consider doing a video on how to identify "railroad" watches?
Thank you! Surely I think I can do that man.
Ball himself said anything over nineteen jewels is overkill...
The sound of a pocket watch is almost erotic...
In 'The People's Republic of Illinois', we pronounce it, ( Im a layman ) Sag A Mon. Hope this helps. Inspiring video.
Remember that the American Railroad grade pocket watch cam about as the result of the 1891 Kipton crash in which nine people were killed. This was a direct result of the guard's watch stopping for four minutes. Webb C. Ball was called upon to write a specification for a standard watch which could be made by any number of manufacturers. There were several features the watch was required to have:
No fewer than 17 jewels,
Open movement (the movement at 2:30 would not qualify after 1891),
Open face only. No hunter cases.
Lever set,
Micrometer adjustment,
Adjusted to a minimum of five positions,
Arabic numerals,
Crown and winding stem to be in the 12 o'clock position,
Size 16 or 18 only,
American manufacture only.
The owner was required to service the watch at yearly intervals and carry a certificate of accuracy with him at all times. The watch had to demonstrate an accuracy of +/- 10 seconds/month. The specifications changed over time and watches from the 1930s are built to a higher spec than those those built to 1891 spec.
These were very accurate watches.
Great information! Greatly appreciated!
very wonderful presentation thanks for sharing
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Thank you!! Much appreciated.
The closeup at 2.12 is a Chinese 17j Tongji 'First movement of China'. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_standard_movement . Definitely not Waltham, I don't dislike chinese movements but wrong vid guys !