Hello,

I am new here. I have a pocket watch that was given to me by my grandfather. I have no information on it except i believe it was his fathers (i think) but i do know it has been in the family for a while. Here are my questions.

1. Is there a way to tell when it was built?
2. What kind of case would it have been in?
3. I would like to get it running again. What steps should i take?
4. I know ferguson Dials are sometimes valuable what kind of vaule would be assigned to this watch?

Here are the pictures. I know the dial has some issues but that is the way i got it for the most part.

Sorry the quality is bad. I have better pictures but they are large.

Ryan,
If you can provide the serial number on the movement it would help in identifing your watch.

Okay here is the serial number...

17035389
15 jewels

Thanks.

Your watch was made in 1912, its a grade 312, the size is 16, and it was designed for a hunter style case, and it has 15 jewels. There are several members of 185 that do watch repairs. To find a case is also easy, put an ad in the wanted section. Good Luck

Ryan other than the balance parts for the Elgins can be found most of the time..

The Ferguson Dial on a hunter case movement is not something you see very often..

Thanks for the replies. I am looking forward to getting it running again.

Can you explain what grade 312 means?

So what case exactly should i be looking for? An Elgin Hunter 1912?

Ryan,
You need to downsize your pictures. It actually makes them worse sometimes, and we can't see the details. Next time, make them a little smaller.

Welcome to IHC 185!!!!!

Grade numbers were originally used by watchmakers to identify movements for repair parts.

Today they are mostly used to identify the quality of a movement.

To house the movement in you would need a 16size Hunter style case.

I am going to take some better pictures.

Hi. Long time no post. A lot has been going on but i have some updated photos.





I would really like to get this running again. If you know of anyone that does let me know or you can email me. Thanks.

Ryan,
I would personally recommend Chris Abell. He posts here often and is a master watchmaker.


http://www.abellwatchmakers.com/

Thank you. I emailed him.

Got in touch with Chris. Thanks.