American pocket watches, catalogued the way collectors index them — by the movement, not the case. The two were sold separately for most of this era: a jeweller would fit a customer’s chosen movement into a chosen case, so the movement serial is what dates a watch and identifies its grade. Case serials, where a case is original and marked, are logged separately.

Missing years, serial numbers, and photos mean I haven’t logged that detail yet — this list reflects what I’ve catalogued so far, not the full extent of what I own.

Part of the wider collections.

Full Inventory

Size is given in Lancashire watch sizes (18s is the large classic railroad case; 12s is a dress watch). Lever set means the crystal and bezel must come off and a lever pulled before the hands will move — a railroad requirement, since a pendant-set watch can be knocked out of time in a pocket.