OT: Pocket watches

[Honu-Hugger]

Alpa was originally in the business of manufacturing precision watch parts (the company name was "Pignons S.A." which translates to "pinions" or gears).

 

[bmattock]

www.nawcc.org - great organization. I let my membership lapse, though. But I donated to help them build their museum back when I was wealthy.

 

[Goodyear]

i have a seiko kinetic for everyday use.
it's bright & shiny and was fairly expensive..

My folks and my wife clubbed together and bought me one of those for my graduation a few years ago. I like it a lot.

 

[Paulbe]

Um----thanks Bill! Ummm Joe---I was attempting to type after the third martini. Rarely works. I DO have a drinking problem...two hands, one mouth! Ahhhhh--maybe I'll just settle down to "a" glass of Cab tonite..
Thanks again for the correction Bill...
Paul

 

[back alley]

hey bill, any idea what my watch might be worth?

the more i think about it the more i'm thinking to sell it.

thanks.

 

[back alley]

well, i just finished looking at several hundred watches on ebay and none are exactly the same as mine.
there are a couple that are very similar but do not have the third circle of numbers (13-14-15 etc).
the close looking ones have asking prices in the 300 dollar range.

could my watch be worth that much?

 

[nwcanonman]

Old precision pocket watches are like good older cameras, that's what appeals to us "tool-guys" - LOL. I love just opening my great grandfather's Elgin and seeing all those gears and jeweled pivots.
It's not a rare-collectors item, but it's a family heirloom anyway. 🙂

 

[back alley]

very nice h*, i like the chain (fob?)

 

[nwcanonman]

Thanks joe,
I have one photo of my great-grandfather from the late 1800's, can't see the watch in it though. Here's a shot of the insides (the watch, not grampa- LOL).

 

[kuujinbo]

Mechanical Tissot

Mechanical Tissot

Reviving the thread in similar spirit to the recently continued wristwatches thread.