Section
Horology — pocket watches, wristwatches and escapements
Timepieces classified by maker, family, era, case type and movement, alongside the technical encyclopedia of escapement types and their development.
Sub-fields
Portable watches carried in a pocket, from verge fusee to modern railroad grades.
603 records
Photographed records
Entries in this section with a real-object photograph held on this site, each credited to the institution that published it.
pocket watches
American Waltham Hunter case pocket watch, 7 jewels
Vintage American Waltham Pocket Watch, Hunter Case, 7 Jewels, Size 18 Documented from an openly licensed real-object photograph on Wikimedia Commons; only the details stated by that source are recorded here. Remaining specifications are marked research required rather than estimated.
Research required
pocket watches
American Waltham Hunter case pocket watch, 7 jewels, circa 1889
circa 1889
Vintage American Waltham Watch Company Pocket Watch, Hillside Model, 7 Jewels, Size 14, Silver English Hunter Case, Circa 1889 Documented from an openly licensed real-object photograph on Wikimedia Commons; only the details stated by that source are recorded here. Remaining specifications are marked research required rather than estimated.
Research required
pocket watches
American Waltham Open-face pocket watch
Vintage American Waltham Open Face Pocket Watch with Chain, Size 18, Case Engraved Illinois Watch Case Co., Nickel Elgin, U.S.A. Documented from an openly licensed real-object photograph on Wikimedia Commons; only the details stated by that source are recorded here. Remaining specifications are marked research required rather than estimated.
Research required
pocket watches
American Waltham Open-face pocket watch, 17 jewels, grade Royal, circa 1906
circa 1906
Vintage American Waltham Watch Co. Pocket Watch, Model 1899, Size 16s, 17 Jewels, Grade Royal, Open Face Case, Circa 1906 Documented from an openly licensed real-object photograph on Wikimedia Commons; only the details stated by that source are recorded here. Remaining specifications are marked research required rather than estimated.
Research required
pocket watches
American Waltham pocket watch, 15 jewels, circa 1899
circa 1899
Vintage American Waltham Watch Co. Pocket Watch, Size 18s, 15 Jewels, Model 1883, Hunting Case, Circa 1899 Documented from an openly licensed real-object photograph on Wikimedia Commons; only the details stated by that source are recorded here. Remaining specifications are marked research required rather than estimated.
Research required
pocket watches
American Waltham pocket watch, 15 jewels, circa 1908
circa 1908
Vintage American Waltham Watch Co. Pocket Watch, Model 1908, Size 16s, 15 Jewels, Circa 1908 Documented from an openly licensed real-object photograph on Wikimedia Commons; only the details stated by that source are recorded here. Remaining specifications are marked research required rather than estimated.
Research required
Issuing authorities and makers
Objects stay filed under the historical entity that issued or made them, not its modern successor.
What this section covers
- Pocket watches from verge fusee to railroad grades, by maker and era.
- Wristwatch families, mechanical and quartz, by maker and reference family.
- Escapement types documented as technical entries in their own right.
- Movement, calibre, case metal and dimensions recorded only where a source states them.
Common questions
- Why are watch records grouped by family rather than by reference number?
- Reference-level data is frequently undocumented in openly available sources. Families are published where a source establishes them, and reference detail is added only when it can be cited.
- Can you date my watch from its serial number?
- Serial-number dating tables are only reproduced where a maker or a documented reference published them. Where no such table is available, the record says so.
- Do you grade or value watches?
- No. The catalogue identifies and documents types. Condition grading and valuation are outside its scope.
Where a date, weight, catalogue number or photograph has not been verified against a documented source, the record says so rather than estimating. See the editorial method and the coverage audit.