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Thanks for thhe warning There are quite a few people interested in railroads on here It is something to look out for when buying railroad pictures I like the first one It makes me think of Clapham Junction in London at about the same time

The sort of Watch you like is entirely up to you I like half and full hunters They were intended to keep the watch safe if you fell off your horse I have never ridden a horse in my life I do not know why I like them

Why not? All we need now is some one to tell us what the locomotive is and when it was in service

Billyhelbender If you post a picture of any marks 0n the the inside back of the case some one here will be able to tell you if it is Silver Your watch starting as soon as you wind it is exactly what it is meant to do

Some people regard 13 as an aunlucky number so you mave have to get another watch. making 14, to ward off any bad luck caused by 13

Is Grantham Lincolnshire UK?

A lot of Waltham movements were imported into the UK and cased here That was to avoid import duty

Rob You are not alone, I am the same I often find the building still exists but is no a jeweller

It might be worth starting a thread identical to this on the European and Other Watches section You could end up with a whole load of different watches and locomotives

Trains running on time was a big selling point It also meant the railroad could run more trains over a line in a day

I have had a watch go a lot faster than that when the balance broke It did twenty four hours in less than a minute

I have not read the book I would have thought that by 1911 "modern" signalling systems using block working would prevent two trains being on the same section of track (block) at the same time Was Rail Road Standard Time taken for granted by then? Railroad Standard Time was first adopted by The...

Does 14K have any legal status on jewelry or watch cases?

Thanks Dewey I always find it interesting to find out where a watch has been

I have dispersed my watches around my apartment That way if it gets broken into I will not lose them all

It is obviously Swiss I have never seen balance wheel like it It will be interesting to see what American railroad enthusiasts think abour the locomotive

The marks on a Gold Filled item are not Hallmarks as we know them They are makers marks Only solid Gold items are Hallmarked The term "Guaranteed Twent Five Years means that the amount of Gold is the amount the maker believes will last twenty five years General wear and tear means that there is...

Loomes Watchmakers and Clockmakers of the World lists:- Frankenstein Jacob London 1851 There is no mention of wether he made clocks or watches It raises the question:- Are there any "genuine" Frankenstein time timepieces out there? I think Sherlock Holmes would describe that as a "three pipe...

I think most Frankenwatches are a result of some one making a working watch out of two or three non working ones

The Hallmark also confirms any date you have for the movement