Ok, so I have read a lot of posts about Equity (Waltham) pocket watches and there seems to be a lot of opinions.
Here's the thing : Are they worth having as an everyday watch or would you steer clear ?
I have a RR class Waltham Vanguard that keeps superb time and I wear when I like to dress well.
I also have a 645 which also keeps great time and I wear it a lot.
But I also like to wear pocket watches on a daily basis for work .... Would an Equity be better for daily work wear ?
Regards ..... Gary.

Thanks Lindell,
I like your style.
You are correct about my choice of watches and I do have a preference for Waltham's although I don't know why.And you're right when you say that I'm not trying to collect all grades of Waltham.
However, I have seen an Equity that I do like and it would probably be good for an everyday wear, and it's a good price.
However I have, tonight, replaced the mainspring in my 645 that had expired. If it's still running in the morning then I'll make it my daily wear again so will not buy the Equity. My 645 is the first watch I've ever worked on so here's hoping.
Regards .... Gary.

Gary I agree with Lindell with the exception I collect RR and non RRG watches. Why because to me some of the non RRG watches are far more interesting to me than the RRG watches so I collect both.

As for the Equity I would pass on it. You can get a much nicer non RRG carry watch for the same money. I am assuming you collect RRG and Non RRG since you are considering the Equity. Like Lindell said the Equity was made to compete with the lower grade watches and with it being an odd 16s watch it may be hard to get parts for in the future (just guessing).

However saying all that if you like it then buy it and carry it. It is your collection and only you can make that decision.

Harry

Equity's are so good, Waltham didn't even put their name on them.

Brian are you saying Equity's are so good or are you saying Equity's are no good? I think may have a typo but I could be wrong.

Harry

Gary, I'm going to be the odd man out. As a mechanic who shattered the crystal in his pocket on a Hampden Menlo Park, and dented the back case in breaking the balance staff on a G.M. Wheeler I'd carry an Equity to protect my good watches from abuse! If you're using it as a timepiece & not a showpiece and it keeps good time there's nothing wrong with it. I carry because a wristwatch gets in my way, and several years ago I saw firsthand what a Speidel Twistoflex band will do to your wrist when you short out an electrical connection. Not pretty!

My thanks to all of you.
I'll leave the Equity for the moment.
I've fitted the new mainspring to my 645 and it's been running all day. It is gaining about 2 minutes an hour at the moment though... Something else to look into.
Regards .... Gary.

Everyone to their own ways...
I’ve been carrying a Hamilton 912 as of late, it keeps great time, very nice Roman Numeral Dial, chained to a bar under my seat of my wheelchair and rests in a bag near same location. Chain is just long enough to grab and read the watch, short enough to keep it off the ground if dropped.
I wind it every morning, but it will last almost 30 hrs. Not RRG, but WCG!! (Wheelchair Grade)!

Debbie, maybe you should put WCG in the Help Update The Complete Guide to Watches?

Mark is a great guy from party town USA