![]() While there, I had the opportunity to meet with the onsite watchmaker. I ended up purchasing the watch and took it to the same high end jeweler I had previously visited. ![]() For $65 I was confident that I had found the perfect first pocket watch. The only visible issue with the watch was a missing sub second hand. The watch was worn but upon holding it and winding the crown I discovered that the watch was functional. Last week, I entered a local antique store and to my surprise I discovered an open face side-winding Waltham pocket watch sitting in a display case. The watch did not run and came with a $200 price tag along with a $130 repair bill to get the watch “functioning.” This was a bit beyond my price range for a first pocket watch purchase. In fact I had recently gone to a high end jeweler and discovered an 1890’s Waltham hunting style pocket watch for sale. ![]() I have wanted to purchase an antique pocket watch for sometime now. Taking out a handmade precision piece of machinery and contemplating the days it’s seen. There’s something about sitting down to breakfast and winding a mechanical watch each day. Pocket watches hold with them a sense of nostalgia. Their revolutionary vision to manufacture fully interchangeable precision watch movement parts would eventually be perfected and patented by Howard and Dennison. ![]() These men were David Davis, Edward Howard, and Aaron Lufkin Dennison. In 1850, three men banded together and started a company that would later be known as the Waltham Watch Company. note: We are excited to bring Daniel on board to share some of the writing and photography fun!) ![]()
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