Pocket watches, please shown and tell

[Walter Wharton]

So l was half right 😂😂😂

[rolexjim]

Sending my watch to Rusty at AWCO today.
It has not run in over 50 years so I'm excited it's being brought back to life.

[MILGAUSS88]

Originally Posted by spoilsofwar01

I believe both Demi and Half Hunter refers to..... a pocket watch with a hinged cover in the middle of which a small opening or window allows one to read the approximate time.

I was kind of curious, so I googled it. I am in the US, and I have only heard it referred to as a demi-hunter.
So, I googled half-hunter. It appears to me that it mostly shows up on UK websites.
Demi sounds more formal than half hunter, I would have expected to be more prevalent the other way around. Just, thought it was a unexpected observation.

[Walter Wharton]

He is another type of pocket watch

[rolexjim]

I like, simple and clean...

[Patton250]

Originally Posted by GolfJunkie

Here’s 2 that i own and i don’t know anything about them besides where they came from.

The American Waltham was my grandfathers and i remember admiring it as a kid so my mom gifted me the Westclox. The Westclox feels cheap and I’m assuming it’s stainless plated with a quartz movement? The American Waltham though appears with be gold with a beautifully finished movement that still winds and runs. I pull it out from time to time to wind it and watch and listen to it run.

If anyone would have more info I’d love to hear it!

The American Waltham is really remarkable. Thank you so much for sharing that. I would love to see this thread really get going. I have a couple also. I absolutely love pocket watches. Especially the history behind them. It’s so great that most of them still run and a quite easy to fix. I have a guy in Orlando that can fix these if anyone’s interested.

[spoilsofwar01]

Another a possibly my finest of pocket watches, Duplex Hunter 18ct dated 1860
in addition to this there is my 9ct double albert chain and Sovereign dated 1900