Tag Archives: 20’s watch

Railway Pocket Watch

Posted on 02/05/2018 by robswatches

This watch is a monster! When I showed it to a colleague, she broke out into a chant “I’m late! I’m late for a very important date.”  Of course, this evoked images of the rabbit in Alice in Wonderland sporting … Continue reading →

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Minerva Pocket Chronograph

Posted on 31/08/2013 by robswatches

This interesting and rare timepiece is a Minerva pocket chronograph from around 1920. I had a lot of trouble identifying it because it’s unsigned anywhere but I’m pretty certain that it is a Minerva 9 or 10. It’s a single … Continue reading →

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Elgin Dress Watch 1927

Posted on 20/04/2011 by robswatches

  In 1927 wrist watches where just eclipsing pocket watches and small rectangular watches was the rage.  Problem was that most manufacturers had not long developed round movements.  So fitting a round movement into a rectangular case was a problem. This was … Continue reading →

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