This may not interest everyone but this is a rare watch in the history of American watches. This is Howard No. 1, carried by Edward Howard

A rare one for sure ,thanks for showing it ..is this one yours.

Yes, Keith, this one is of great interest here....do you have any additional photo's that you can post for us to see...?


How long have you had this one and where did you find it...?

Regards,

Jerry

This picture was sent to me by Ray Tyulty who is a Howard specialist. He didn't say how he obtained the picture but it sure isn't my watch. I think this is probably the most valuable American pocket watch in existance. It is a 20 size 8 Day watch with two mainsprings. The watch was the first of 17 built in 1852 and given to principals in the Howard,Davis and Dennison company with Edward Howard receiving watch #1 from what I have been told. These watches are listed a $75,000 to $175,000 in the Guide but I'll bet if this were to be auctioned off ,the sky would be the limit!

I agree Keith, this one is a very important watch indeed....

Here is another important watch that belongs to one of our very own....

E. Howard Experimental Series

Maybe you have seen it or maybe not....

Regards,

Jerry

Of the 17 made, Howard #1 is, and has been, for a long time at the Smithsonian. #2 is in a museum, #3 is owned by Don Wing, #5 rumored to exist, but has not been seen, #16 is a movement only and was formerly owned by Dr. Barclay Stephens and is now in the California Acedemy of Science Museum.
The last known number, #17 is a movement only, engraved D. B. Fitts and was owned by George V. White, (***** member #51) current location unknown.
In the Jan 1945 issue of the "Timekeeper", Mr. White submitted an article where he describes his meeting in May 1935 with a Mr. Judson Baldwin (who was 93 at that time) and Mr. Baldwin remembered how he would go to work and meet with Edward Howard on his way to the watch factory in Roxbury in the early 1860's, he also remembered Howard carrying the #1 Howard watch at that time.