I was once told by a long departed pocket watch man

[railman]

that Howard pocket watches only fit in a Howard case. Is this true? Every Howard I have is in a Howard case...

[railman]

that Howard pocket watches only fit in a Howard case. Is this true? Every Howard I have is in a Howard case...

[Tom McIntyre]

They were only sold in Howard cases except for the earliest Waltham Howards. Even those are in cases made by the Keyston Watch Case Co. which owned the E. Howard Watch Co. However, I believe these are standard 16 size cases.

Unless you are talking about the early E. Howard & Co. watches. These watches have a special size case, but they were available from many sources.

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Tom McIntyre
Past President, NAWCC Chapters 174 and 87
Member Chapters 8, 87, 149, and 174
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[This message has been edited by Tom McIntyre (edited 04-07-2002).]