Hey I'm a GUY ...

Therefore I'm VERY visual, anyone wanna share some of their " pretty " dials ?

And this is a 16sz Elgin < I'm waiting to install it on a 14k when I find one ...

all of the hand painted portions are " under " the fired glaze , unlike the european ones you see painted after being fired .
also note the blue gemlike accents that actually look like faceted stones !

pic 3

pic 4

WOW, what a knockout!

I have never seen a dial with baguette-style faceted stones (sapphires?) or a dragon fly as the central motif. Truly remarkable!

thanks ed , yes they do look like saphires
i thought so too when it was brought to me , good buy for 50.00 no ?

regards ,

pete

My fanciest dial...

These are some great dials! The fancy dial was one of the things that first drew me to USA watches(on Elgins).

KEEP THEM comming !

i enjoy stuff like this ...

after this thread i'd really like to see a similar one on UNUSUAL MARKED RAILROADS !

Here's a couple of Hampden fancies. The one on the left is on a 23j Special Railway ca 1916 and on the left is a 21j marked North American Railway.

I don't see either of these in Hernick and Arnold.

Ron Birchall

I thought I would add a couple of dials to this thread. This one is on an 18S Crescent St. model 83.

This one is on a model 88 Amn. grade.

those are fantastic ...

How about metal dials? A while ago I picked up a number of unused, but time-worn hand-carved private-label dials for Waltham watches (Colonial Series). The gilding seems to have suffered on most of them, but each is unique and interesting.

... another example

... and another

These two fit Waltham Colonial A, 10-size movements. They are unusual in the use of enamel cartouche for the numbers.

I'll add one that Lindell and Frank might enjoy.It's on a 1911 SB "305".

Hi Pete,
Great thread! Yea, those fancy dial pocket watches and wristwatches are my favorites.

Here's the culprit that got me hooked.

Beautiful dials guys. Let's see more please!

stephanie !

nice to hear from you , i like that one !

i bet you have a tone more you could show off.

id like to do an " unusual " railroad dial thread next !

merry christmas all !

pete

now thats my favorite so far !


is that a 16 or 18 ?

regards , pete

Here's the only "fancy" dial I have;

Fred,

Wow-great Rockford picture dial find!!!
I'll bet that might be one of kind.

Thanks for showing.

bernie

This is an Elgin 12s, 17j, solid gold case I put together from scratch. If could fit into my 3-piece suit, I would carry it.

Here is a little solid gold Elgin 0s I restored. It was given as a birthday present to an old friend.