Antique RR watch
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I acquired a minty Railroad grade pocket watch recently that’s real eye candy. Thought you guys might enjoy seeing it. I consider old American guns and watches to be great engineering works of art.
The watch is a 1939 size 16 Elgin Grade 540 B. W. Raymond signature with 23 jewels and a Montgomery dial. It appears to be 100% original and is running well.
The old RR standard for accuracy during this watches heyday was plus or minus 30 seconds a week. It was gaining about 30 seconds a day so I let it run for several days and then made some minor adjustments to the regulator to slow down the balance speed a little and it’s now tracking my quartz standard very nicely. The photo of the movement shows the regulator is almost full fast. It’s now closer to mid scale. The movement is clean and corrosion free. This watch has obviously led a pampered life and will continue to do so while it’s in my possession.
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Here’s a cool site. Open it and click on “Inflation Calculator.” My old Elgin sold for somewhere around $150 in 1939. Fill in those numbers to see what $150 is worth in today’s dollars.
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