Does anyone use a Pocket Watch. I did for sometime, a new one I bought in Kohls, nothing special obviously. Any preference to pocket versus wrist. I am not a jewelery guy, not even a wedding ring so it kind of worked for me.
Does anyone use a Pocket Watch. I did for sometime, a new one I bought in Kohls, nothing special obviously. Any preference to pocket versus wrist. I am not a jewelery guy, not even a wedding ring so it kind of worked for me.
Does anyone use a Pocket Watch. I did for sometime, a new one I bought in Kohls, nothing special obviously. Any preference to pocket versus wrist. I am not a jewelery guy, not even a wedding ring so it kind of worked for me.
I have one. An old Illinois I found in a pawn shop recently.
Still need to have it serviced.
I just got a new pocket watch, it's made by a resonably well known company, and it has a very, very complex movemnt. Just kidding, it's an iPhone.
I understand loving watches, I collect them (much to my wife's chagrin). I really can't understand the pocket watch thing though. When I read Gman's origional post my initial reaction was, "Don't you have a cell phone?" Let's face it they all have clocks on them these days. Making a pocketwatch obsolete... except for the asthetics, which I admit are nice.
Mike
I've been collecting vintage pocketwatches for many years. I probably have about 40 of them. I carry a mint Hamilton 950 with me everyday. You can't get that kind of workmanship in modern watches period no matter how much you pay.
If you have one and need to send it out for repair just make sure it is someone who specializes in vintage and antique watches. Often times they need parts and the average watch repairer even if your lucky to have a competent one will not have the vast store of old watches and parts needed.
Mike, you make a very good and pragmatic observation. Most young people today use their cell phones to tell time. However, IMHO, anyone who is attracted to a pocket watch is more idealistic. A pocket watch is a precision tuned machine and I find myself in awe of how intricate the works really are. The fact that all of these mechanical parts are working together to produce accurate time is a thing of beauty and a toast to man's ability. For me that is the attraction.
Speaking of being in awed by the artistry of watches...
My sausage fingers would destroy it in two seconds.
Mike