Watches 'n Such
"Happy" Jaye's Pocket Watch Collection
(Selected Watches)
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American Waltham "Broadway" - (circa 1878) - Excellent Overall Condition, Key Set and Key Wind Mechanical Movement with a Coin Silver Open Face Case.
[Item ID: RJE-VW-0187]
This is a very nice classic American pocket watch with a key set and key wind operation. It is a circa 1878 American Waltham "Broadway" model Coin Silver 18 size Open Face Pocket Watch. It has recently been oiled, cleaned and time adjusted and is running fine and keeping time. The case is in superb condition, with a nice engraving on the back cover, and is 2 1/8" in diameter and is marked Warranted Silver Coin and the number 12 on the back cover and 2 Oz. and the number 12528426 on the dust cover. The crown and bow are located at the 12 o'clock position. It has a very flat crystal. The dial is in great condition with a white background color highlighted with black colored Roman Numeral hour marker and a large seconds sub-dial with a detailed outer track. The hands are gun metal colored and have a very sleek antique style design. This antique piece is operated with a key to set the time and to wind the movement. The movement is marked Waltham, Mass., A.W.C. Broadway and the serial number 1247019 (which dates the production of this piece to 1878.) The central portion of the double hinged case has two raised sections which makes it easy to open the front and back covers. This antique piece is in super nice overall condition and is nice enough to join any collection or be carried as an everyday timepiece.
Bradley - 'New Old Stock' Mickey Mouse Bicentennial Pocket Watch (circa 1976).
Here is a Commemorative Series, and Registered Edition, of the Walt Disney Production's Mickey Mouse Bicentennial Pocket Watch. It is still in its original plastic box with its Warranty and Registration Card from 1976 still intact. This pocket watch is a 16 size and has a carrying chain as well. Mickey Mouse is featured on the dial dressed in Patriotic clothes (and, of course, his hands are the minute and hour indicators.) It is made in the U.S.A. and is in absolutely mint condition and it keeps very accurate time.
Deacon, Samuel - English Sterling Silver Pair 18 Size Case - Incredible hand made movement with a personalized dial - (Circa 1795)
[Item ID: RJE-VW-0356]
The movement is of meticulous workmanship and is marked Deacon, Barton, [and serial number] 2853. it is still working and responds with only one turn of the key. The outer case and inner case are marked with the English (Birmingham) silver hallmarks of the X, Anchor and Lion which dates this piece to 1795.
The most interesting feature of this pocket watch is its dial which is marked SAM . BRADFORD (instead of Arabic or Roman numerals.)
Previous owners of this pocket watch contacted various sources regarding the name on the dial, but no records could be located. It could be a personalized dial that was a special order, a presentation piece, or perhaps it was a tribute to a fallen comrade (the mystery of its purpose makes an interesting story.)
Brian Loomes' book "Watchmakers and Clockmakers of the World Volume 2" notes that Samuel Deacon was born in Ratby, England in 1746 and set up his own workshop in Barton-on-the-Beans, Leicestershire, England in 1771. He died in 1816. He was a jeweler and engraver and made both clocks and watches. He was a highly skilled craftsman of many talents as he made tools, verge watches, church turret clocks and musical boxes. His workshop was kept by his family and in 1953 it was moved into a building in Leicester City hub. It is England's only fully intact 18th century clockmaker's and watch maker's workshop. The workshop is currently housed in the Newarke Houses Museum, Leicester, England.
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Doxa - HUGE Swiss Open Face Pocket Watch with a Very Ornate (Repousse') Case (circa 1905).
This is a HUGE open face pocket watch that measures 2 3/4" across and 3 7/8" from the top of the bow to the bottom! It is a Swiss made Doxa that dates from around 1905. The dust cover is marked Medaille D'or Milan 1906, Doxa, Hors Concours, Liege 1905. The inside of the back cover is marked Metal Argentan, Doxa, Depose and includes 5 different silver coin symbols. The jeweled mechanical wind movement is marked Doxa. The entire case is ornately engraved (Repousse') and is highlighted by a scene of people riding horses (looks to me like a fox hunt?) on the back cover. The dial is white porcelain with Roman numeral hour markers and is marked Anti Magnetique and Doxa and includes a large seconds sub-dial at the 6 o'clock position. The time is set by pushing in a button (located to the right of the pendant) and then turning the crown.
Elgin - 10K Gold Filled Fancy Engraved Hunters Double Hinged Case Pocket Watch with a "Work of Art" Porcelain Dial and a Large Sunken Sub-Dial that is in Superb Overall Condition (circa 1896)
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Elgin - (circa 1892) Pocket Watch with a beautifully engraved hunters case (in amazing overall condition)
Here is a very nice antique piece. The case measures 40 mm across. The mechanical wind movement is marked Elgin Nat'l Watch Co., Safety Pinion, and the serial number 4928295 (which dates this piece to 1892.) Everything is functioning mechanically. The dust cover has a very nice engraved design with the numbers 1068675, Warranted, Crescent and 25 Years. The inside of the back cover is marked C.W.C. Co. (a star symbol), Trade Mark, and the number 1068675.
Elgin - (circa 1895) Pocket Watch with a beautiful customized Clipper Ship under full sail designed dial.
Here is an unique antique piece. It is a big 18 size case that is marked Silverode (with a crown symbol) and the number 292537. There is a faint engraved design of a large pointed buck deer on the back case. The mechanical wind movement is marked Elgin Nat'l Watch Co., Safety Pinion, and the serial number 6000307 (which dates this piece to 1895.) Everything is functioning mechanically. This is a great display case piece for the collector or admirer of clipper ships.
Elgin Nat'l Watch Co - (circa 1884) - SOLID 14K GOLD 18 Size Triple Hinged Hunters Case with a Solid Gold Dust Cover, H. H. Taylor 15 Jewel Lever Set Adjusted Movement, Recently Serviced and Running and Looking Great!
[Item ID: RJE-VW-0177]
Talk about classic watches...here is one that fits the bill. This is a circa 1884 Elgin National Watch Company Solid 14K Gold big 18 size Hunters Case Pocket Watch with a fine H. H. Taylor 15 jewel lever set adjusted movement. It has recently been oiled, cleaned, time adjusted and had a new mainspring installed. Needless to say, it is running fine and keeping time. The case is in superb condition considering it is solid 14K gold (the case itself is worth approximately $500.00 just for its gold content and vintage style -- and it is a good thing it has lasted all these years without getting melted down like many have.) The case is approximately 2" in diameter and is quadruple marked with the number T3632 (on both the front and back cover, the dust cover and the side of the central case.) The 14K mark is found on the dust cover and the back cover which also has the AW CO symbol. The big onion crown is located at the 3 o'clock position. The dial is in great condition with a white background color highlighted with black applied Roman Numeral hour markers and signed Elgin Nat'l Watch Co., it has a large sunken seconds sub-dial with a detailed outer track. The hands are gun metal colored and have a very sleek antique style design. This antique piece has a H. H. Taylor movement that features a 15 jewel adjusted mechanical wind movement and is a lever set. The movement is marked Elgin Ill., Adjusted, H. H. Taylor, Safety Pinion and the serial number 1781976 (which dates the production of this piece to 1884.) The dust cover has a beautifully engraved dedication from 1886. The central portion of the triple hinged case has a coin cut edge which makes it easy to handle. This piece is nice enough to join any collection, be carried as an everyday timepiece, or purchased for an investment.
Henri Blanc - (circa 1920s) - Swiss Pocket Watch with a 12K Yellow Gold Dial that is Ornately Engraved in a Nice Art Deco Fashion, a Gun Metal Hinged Case with a High Quality and Damaskeened Mechanical Movement.
[Item ID: RJE-VW-0188]
Here is a very nice "Roaring Twenties" Art Deco inspired collectible vintage piece. It is a (circa 1920s) 16 size Henri Blanc Pocket Watch with a quality and ornate damaskeened [Geneva Strips] movement. It features a very desirable 12K Yellow Gold Dial with black markings (Henri Blanc, Geneva and stylish Arabic numerals) and a large seconds sub-dial at the 6 o'clock position. The gun metal case measures 1 13/16" in diameter and includes a dust cover. This watch is running fine and keeping time. This is a great looking piece suitable for everyday carrying or for the collector or admirer of vintage time pieces.
Illinois - (circa 1917) - 12 Size Pocket Watch, Ornately Engraved 14 Karat White Gold 25 Years Wadsworth 3 Piece Hinged Case with a Quality Damaskeened 17 Jewel Adjusted Mechanical Movement.
[Item ID: RJE-VW-0172]
This is a desirable and collectible vintage piece. It is a (circa 1917) 12 size Illinois Pocket Watch with a quality movement (17 jewels and adjusted.) The 14K White Gold Filled Open Faced and Hinged 3 piece case measured 1 3/4" in diameter and is ornately engraved throughout. The inside of the case is marked: Wadsworth 14K Gold Filled 25 Years and the number 5917533. The mechanical wind movement is damaskeened and marked Illinois Springfield Watch Co, 17 Jewels, Adjusted and the serial number 3073712 (which dates this piece to 1917.) This watch is running fine and keeping time. This is a great looking piece suitable for everyday carrying or for the collector or admirer of vintage time pieces.
J.K. Laudermilch - Lebanon, Pennsylvania - 18 Size Pocket Watch - Coin Silver 3-Hinged Case marked C.W.C. Co. - Porcelain Dial with Roman Numerals - Thick Beveled Crystal - Crown Wind/Lever Set - 15 Jewel (Elgin Manufactured Movement) - All original and in very nice cosmetic and working condition (circa 1883)
[Item ID: RJE-VW-0353]
J.K. Laudermilch was a well known North Eastern USA jeweler during the late 1800s and owned and operated a jewelry store located at 844 Cumberland Street in Lebanon, Pennsylvania. He is listed in the United States Patent Office - Index of patents issued from the United States Patent Office from 1790 to 1873 for the Invention: Jeweler's drilling device, Inventor: J.K. Laudermilch, Residence: Lebanon, PA, Date: Sept. 23, 1873. The Jewelers' Circular and Horological Review, Dec. 19, 1894, states he was admitted to membership in the Jewelers' Security Alliance by their executive committee.
The movement and dial of this pocket watch is inscribed with J.K. Laudermilch, Lebanon, PA which was obviously a marketing and advertisement strategy of the day (a common practice in the late 1800s.) It is in super nice all around condition. I am 99.99% sure the movement was manufactured by Elgin (the serial number 1259938 dates this piece to 1883).
Seiko - (circa 1960s) - All Stainless Steel Pocket Watch with a Date Window at the 6 o'clock position and a 17 Jewel Mechanical Movement.
[Item ID: RJE-60/70-0195]
Diameter is 40 mm. Dial is a silver satin color with black lettering - marked Seiko and 17 Jewels. A date window is at the 6 o'clock position. The winding crown is at the bottom of the watch (the 6 o'clock position.) The case is all stainless steel and marked on the back: Seiko, 363166, 6602-9010, Japan, J PDP. It has its original chain
