Every pocket watch that we offer has been thoroughly restored with each component matching and fully correct, displaying the ingenuity that made American timepieces a global standard for accuracy, quality, and visual appeal. Discover how it feels to own and carry one of these centuries-old mechanical wonders.
Salesmen's-cased Model 1899 - c. 1907
$695
Display-cased gilt Grade 77 - c. 1889
$649
11-jewel example in a GF case - c. 1885
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All-original 17-jewel example - c. 1921
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Original 17-jewel combination - c. 1917
$749
All-original gold-filled Model '08 - c. 1912
$795
Earliest known two-tone Grade 281 - c. 1904
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Original 19-jewel combination - c. 1914
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All-original 15-jewel Grade 620 - c. 1920
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Original RR-approved Grade 478 - c. 1941
$1,249
Original RR-approved example - c. 1927
$1,395
Adjusted-6-position Model 5 - c. 1913
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Uncommon Model '92 variant - c. 1901
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All of the watches in this section have movements that were orphaned because of damage, scrappers melting the cases down, or flippers gutting intact watches and selling the pieces. None of them were parted out here, and they have all been restored back to factory specs using the same precise methods as those watches still in their original cases above.
These new pocket watch cases are produced to exacting tolerances in the 1890s railroad style with tall pendants and round bows out of anodized billet 6061 aluminum, 360 brass, and mild steel, right here in the United States. Show off your classic railroad-era pocket watch movement in one of these new American-made cases!
Two-tone RR-grade Model 3 - c. 1898
$1,495
Scarce 11-jewel Grade 58 - c. 1893
$1,295
15-jewel two-tone Grade 87 - c. 1890
$1,749
Top-grade railroad example - c. 1902
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Original-combination 21-jewel Grade 239 with a flawless dial and correct hands.
All-original 16-size 7-jewel Grade 610 with correct dial and hands in a multi-gold case.
17-jewel Grade 386 with a fancy dial in a museum-quality 25-year gold-filled case.
Prevent tragedies with these supple straps, hand-made from genuine leather in several choices of colors and styles. Keep one on each of your carry pieces and never drop a watch again.
Current available colors are black, dark brown and distressed brown.
Shipped FREE anywhere in America.
Safely store your watches in a custom-made chest with felt-lined trays sized specifically for that purpose, or show off your very best pieces in a shelf display with glass domes for your mantel, a special presentation box for a single watch, or a mirrored wall case with hidden lighting in an array of hardwoods, finishes, and hardware.
Perfect for those who prefer to use chains because they prevent the metal-on-metal contact that will grind watch bows thin. Made from supple 2 x 10 x 45 mm buffalo leather with matching eyelets.
Shipped FREE anywhere in America.
There will come a time to sell a watch purchased on this page for one of several reasons. If it's going to a fellow collector or someone who genuinely wants it, then that's fine. On the other hand, if you're consigning it to an auction house or selling it to your local jeweler or gold hog, then it will almost certainly end up on eBay in pieces with the gold case melted down.
Instead of the watch being parted out for the bottom feeders to pick over, we will gladly buy the watch back from you, less 10% and the cost of a COA, plus anything else needed to return the piece to the condition in which you originally bought it.
All watches ship free to anywhere in America, including Alaska and Hawaii, with tracking. Lanyards and leather items are shipped in padded envelopes via bulk media rate with no tracking. International customers will pay actual shipping costs plus packaging, and we are not responsible for Customs delays, duty or import tax. We do not ship to Asia, Africa, or South America.
All watches are shipped via the USPS First Class option with tracking, using a double-boxed 5x5x5-inch carboard box, which will fit most mailboxes. We do not offer any other method such as Registered or Next Day, or use any other carrier like FedEx, UPS or DHL. If you paid with PayPal, the item will be shipped to the address provided by PayPal, unless you tell us differently.
Insurance is your option in either direction, but you are responsible for the extra cost. Having shipped hundreds of watches we can tell you that the US Postal Service very seldom loses one, and that there is something to be said for flying under the radar in a plain brown box.
As mentioned above, every watch is double-boxed with plenty of padding and shipped to your specified address with tracking, but if the watch arrives damaged or gets lost in transit it's entirely up to you to open a claim, prove its value and seek restitution from the USPS.
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The pinnacle of Hamilton's 16-size railroad watches - their 23-jewel 950B with correct dial and hands.