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Buffalo Bill Cody Watches

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August 24, 2009, 00:33
Ernie Loga
Buffalo Bill Cody Watches
I just returned from a trip to Cody, Wyoming. I visited the Buffalo Bill Historical Center and saw some interesting watches in their collection. Here are some pictures I took of their collection. I am sorry for the quality of the photos but all of the watches were behind glass. I was not influential enough to get them to remove them for me so at this point we have to live with what I have. I thought others might be interested in seeing them. Some if not all, needed repair. But they were displayed for everyone to see.

Here is an Early Elgin Natiional Watch.


August 24, 2009, 00:34
Ernie Loga
Here is a photo of thier description for the Early Elgin Watch:


August 24, 2009, 00:36
Ernie Loga
The next watch was a Vacheron & Constantin that was special labeled for White Beaver:


August 24, 2009, 00:37
Ernie Loga
Here is a photo of the their description for the Vacheron & Constantin:


August 24, 2009, 00:40
Ernie Loga
The next watch is a Gold Repeater. They identified the maker as Leopold Haguenin.


August 24, 2009, 00:42
Ernie Loga
Included with the Gold Repeater Watch was this amethyst Watch Fob:


August 24, 2009, 00:43
Ernie Loga
Here is a photo of their description for the Gold Repeater and Fob:


August 24, 2009, 00:46
Ernie Loga
The final display of watches were rather vague. It included three cases with diamonds embedded in them. The discription only included information about two of the watches and I was not sure which discription fit which watch:


August 24, 2009, 00:47
Ernie Loga
Here is the description for the watches, Sorry, but I accidentally cut the right edge of the above note off and didn't notice it until I got home:


August 24, 2009, 01:01
Wayne Hanley
Very interesting. Thanks Ernie

Wayne
August 24, 2009, 01:03
Tom Brown
Thanks for sharing those Ernie, I have always wanted to get up there to see the Cody museum.

Tom
August 24, 2009, 06:30
Phillip Sanchez
Isn't it amazing, we have to look at watches and clocks every where we travel.
Ernie, at least you don't have to go look at every quilt and basket shop along the way. Or do you? Big Grin
August 24, 2009, 08:02
Dr. Debbie Irvine

Thanks Ernie for sharing those watches with us.

Debbie

Smile

August 24, 2009, 08:30
Mark Cross
When it came to American made watches, it looks like Mr. Cody was an Elgin man! Smile

Regards! Mark
August 24, 2009, 10:26
Mike Hodge
I was there in '06 when I first got the watch bug. I was very impressed with the whole museum but especially the gun collection. I believe that has to be the finest private gun collection anywhere. I would/will go back and spend even more time at the Buffalo Bill Cody Museum. (I missed the quilt shops!) Roll Eyes
August 24, 2009, 14:04
Jerry King
Thanks Ernie for the pictorial trip through the museum, very interesting....

Regards,
Jerry