Pocket Watch?

[Andrews_Adventures_SC]

I am almost certain that this is a pocket watch, though someone else speculated that is may have been a stop watch. After cleaning it pretty thoroughly, I have yet to find any makers mark.

A friend found an Elgin pocket watch at this same location that dated to 1886.

Some concerns of mine:

The case is unique in that when removing tha back late, the only access to the mechanism is a half circle with an S separated by tick marks leading to an F obviously to adjust timing. Also, the faceplate and bacl plate do not connect with hinges, but by snapping into place. The watch case is copper plated by what appears to be silver and the copper has corroded through much of the plating which has left it difficult to clean. The components inside (essentially the inside back plate) appear to be stamped rather than machine cut.

While an exact maker is most likely not going to be able to be identified, I am hoping that this style case can be at least dated to a certain era.

Here is my friends watch that he found:


Here is that watch I found not but 15ft. from where my friend found is pocket watch:


Thanks for the help everyone!!

 

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[trdking]

its the remnants of a dollar watch much like the wesclock or timex cheapie. Definitely a watch

 

[Andrews_Adventures_SC]

Thanks! Any idea on the time era??

 

[duggap]

We got into a whole bunch of those dollar watches while water hunting. My hunting partner bought a book on watches and it indicated our haul was 1900 plus or minus a few years.

 

[trdking]

We got into a whole bunch of those dollar watches while water hunting. My hunting partner bought a book on watches and it indicated our haul was 1900 plus or minus a few years.

Duggap is absoluetly Correct. I believe this is an early Ingersoll because of the full plate and large regulator. The regulators got smaller after the 1910's through the 30's. They are still making Dollar watches today except that they are about $20 now. THey are not repairable so when dies it gets tossed.
Pocket watches were a luxury item out of reach for a common folk (They cost more than a brand new Model A Ford) THe dollar watch allowed the common man the ability to own a watch. (A dollar was still a days pay)
Nice Find

 

[coinman123]

Nice dollar watch, I have only found parts of them. One of the parts I found says, "Ingersoll" and a bunch of patent dates, I'm pretty sure it's from the a similar kind of watch as the one you found.

Nice dollar watch, Coinman123

 

[duggap]

I wish I had some pictures, but it was several years ago. Our final count was 75 pocket watches. Everyone was a knock off or dollar watch. They were sneaky. They would take a name like "Leroy" and change it to "Elroy", etc.

 

[Andrews_Adventures_SC]

wow everyone!! Thanks for the I.D.!! This is such a cool find to me, despite their mass production. To add more to the "cool factor" there appears to be an inscription on the inside of the face plate that rads "P. Day" which as yall mentioned most likely translated to Pay Day since this watch would have likely cost a days wages.

 

[trdking]

I wish I had some pictures, but it was several years ago. Our final count was 75 pocket watches. Everyone was a knock off or dollar watch. They were sneaky. They would take a name like "Leroy" and change it to "Elroy", etc.

Anyone want to buy a nice Rolux?

 

[trdking]

wow everyone!! Thanks for the I.D.!! This is such a cool find to me, despite their mass production. To add more to the "cool factor" there appears to be an inscription on the inside of the face plate that rads "P. Day" which as yall mentioned most likely translated to Pay Day since this watch would have likely cost a days wages.

Thats awesome. The scale was indeed a dollar a day back then for a laborer. Neato

 

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