I came accross a New York Standard pocket watch 1930. I know very little about pocket watches just getting into them and nothing about New YorkStandard . Can anyone give me some info or tell me where to go.

Perry Howard

Hi Perry

Glad to have you with us, you will like it here.

If you go to the Find or Search button above your post you can find about six pages of posts with New York Standard in them, this link is to the search I made.

https://ihc185.infopop.cc/eve/f...ds=new+york+standard

Also you might think of joining the club here & picket up the Complete Price Guide to Watches with your membership. That book would be a good starter book to get you going.

https://ihc185.infopop.cc/eve/f...s/a/frm/f/1386019371

Again welcome & if you could post photos of your watch we could tell you more. If your watch was a New York Standard they were in business from 1885-1929.

Tom

Thank you for replying to my question. I'm posting some pictures. I would like to know if it is worth having restored at this moment it is not runing.The s# is 3749792. I have joined the club and I will get my book in Jan. Thank you
Perry Howard

Here is one more picture

Glad you joined Perry! Believe me you will get your monies worth here.

I would say your watch is worth restoring, I think all of them are that are still complete. Yours has some nice looking minute & hour hands, the second hand looks like it was replaced or maybe broken off at some point in time.

I don't know a lot about NY Standard watches but I am sure some others will chime in.

Again, glad to have you here with us.

Tom

Hey Perry, Welcome to IHC185. New York Standard watches are not considered particularly valuable,and the company's records are pretty scarce. The story is that a fire destroyed their warehouse at one time and all the records went in the fire. Your's is an 18 size open face,and I think a model 64,and by the serial number,I would say made around 1900. While some consider NYS just a small nick above the "dollar watch",I am a big fan of New York Standards,and have many of them. Some of the more rare models are actually quite valuable. They are the only company as far as I know,to have made the "worm gear" escapement. You can Google "worm gear escapement" and find out more about that. Also I have a large amount of NYS parts should you need any,and just about anything in the way of parts that I have can be your's for just the postage cost. Once again,welcome.

Thank You Cecil you have been very helpful as well as Tom.

I also have a drawer full of NY Standard movements that anyone is welcome to parts from, I don't happen to collect them but a few years ago in a box I bought it had quite a few in various sizes, none were running however.

Tom

Cecil, Tom,
I have a need for a NY Standard hour wheel.( pendant set, 1925 sn# 31428) I have not been able to find one. I will try to upload a picture. Your discussion is good timing

I will be waiting on your photo to check my parts for you.

Tom

Welcome to IHC185 Perry. This is a good example of the friendly and collegial way our members share their knowledge and help one another.

Hey Kenneth,
With that low serial number,your watch must be a model 2,with a ring gear winding and setting,or more likely even a model 1 with a worm gear escapement. I have to leave for work right now,but this afternoon when I get home,I'll check,and I probably have the hour wheel. A picture of your movement will help.

Hi, I was collecting NY Standards but found most of the 16 size to not be of good quality and have since liquidated those. Here is a pick of my 1892 Stem wind/Lever set 15J 18S Hunter Set/OF Model “4” Ser# 721105. I think that the larger 18 size are better built. The rarer worm gear models are getting pricey these days. I am currently selling this NY Standard on ebay under the user ID littletoyboy98 if anyone is interested. By the image shown above, it sure looks like a 16s model 94 3/4 plate 7 jewell movement from around 1907. I had about 6 of those and they all flaked out.

Sorry to have taken so long to get these images. I am in need of an hour wheel for my New York Standard. Thank you gentlemen!

[ pendant set, 1925 number 31428 three images follow ]

The wheel and its size

the wheel itself

Ken,
Measure across the dial side and e-mail me what you come up with. I should have a center wheel for you.
Brian C.

I am looking for a center wheel for a New York Standard pocket watch serial number 1011221 looks to be a 12s.

I'm confused. One mentions hour wheel and another mentions center wheel. Which is it. I probably have both.

James I sent you an email...Gary

James, I can, If you want send you a PDF on NYS ID.
A model # might help. I am likely to have one.

I would appreciate the PDF. I could not find any model no. I got a movement from Gary Cochran for the center wheel. Thanks

Patrick, if possible send me the PDF on New York Standard ID.

Thx.