![]() 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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