New York Standard Watch Co Chronograph Pocket Watch
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
c1920
This open face chronograph pocket watch is signed by the New York Standard Watch Co, USA. Housed in a white metal case with screw-off front and back covers, the watch features a white enamel dial marked 'STANDARD U.S.A.' with Arabic numerals, an outer calibrated track, and a subsidiary register positioned at 6 o'clock.
It is equipped with blued steel hands, including a central chronograph seconds hand. According to the seller, it contains a 7-jewel nickel three-quarter plate movement with exposed steel work for start, stop, and flyback chronograph functions, paired with a lever escapement and stem winding mechanism.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Technical characteristics
- Type
- Chronograph & split-seconds watch
- Dimensions
- 50mm x 14mm
- Escapement
- Lever escapement
- Dial signature
- Standard, USA
- Place recorded
- United States
- Movement signature
- New York Standard Watch Co, USA, 7 Jewels
- Maker / attribution
- New York Standard Watch Co
- Winding and setting
- Stem wound / stem set
- Chronograph functions
- Start, stop and fly back
Design
- Visible features
- • White enamel dial featuring black Arabic hour numerals and an outer seconds/chronograph track calibrated in fifths of a second. • Subsidiary dial located at 6 o'clock with Arabic ten-second numerals. • Stem, crown, and bow assembly situated at the 12 o'clock position on the round white metal case. • Central chronograph hand resting at the 60/12 position.
- Case Construction
- The movement is housed in an open-face white metal case measuring 50 mm by 14 mm. Access to the dial and movement is provided by a screw-off front bezel and screw-off back cover. The case has a smooth plain finish, with the winding stem, crown, and bow assembly positioned at 12 o'clock. The seller notes that the case exhibits 'light signs of metal coming through and a dent on the back'.
- Dial and Visual Display
- The pocket watch features a white enamel dial with black Arabic hour numerals, paired with an outer seconds and chronograph track calibrated in fifths of a second. A subsidiary dial calibrated with ten-second Arabic intervals is situated at the 6 o'clock position. The central chronograph seconds hand rests at the 12 o'clock/60-second index, and the dial carries blued steel hands. The dial is signed 'Standard, USA'. Dealer condition notes report that the dial has 'damage on the edge of the 5 and light hairlines' and that the face is fitted with a mineral glass crystal.
- Reported Movement and Operating Condition
- The movement is not visible in the provided photographs. According to the seller's description, it is a nickel three-quarter plate movement signed 'New York Standard Watch Co, USA, 7 Jewels' and fitted with a lever escapement alongside exposed steel work for the chronograph function. The watch is stem wound and stem set, featuring a 'start, stop and fly back chronograph function'. The seller explicitly states that the watch is not working, noting that it has a 'good balance and spring but is fully wound and not working'.
Identification
- Source note
- Facts transcribed from the linked source listing or collection record. Attribution and specifications are source-reported and have not been independently authenticated.
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Research required: No photographs of the movement or case interior are provided in the listing to verify movement engravings or serial numbers.
- Research required: Source reports conflicting dates: 'c1920' in the title versus 'Victorian (1837 to 1901)' under additional information.
- Research required: The dealer explicitly notes the watch is fully wound and not in working order.