Handydan, i am unable to locate a link to contact you. Collectors of hamilton railroad grade pocket watches generally are really picky about condition. The typical hamilton 16 size watch is what is known as a threequarter plate. The stainless steel cases which had the number 87100 stamped on the bottom of the case ring, and the gold filled cases that had the number 87120 stamped at the bottom of the case ring. The hamilton 992b railroad pocket watch, hamilton railway special the hamilton grade 992b is a high quality antique mechanical pocket watch. Replace broken jewels, varies with watch and type of jewel setting, per jewel. The hamilton 992b railway special is a highquality railroad pocket watch. For detailed information, write directly to the materials sales department, hamilton watch company, lancaster, pa. Stainless steel 16 size open face railway special pocket watch by hamilton, serial number c518211, circa 1960s.
Free shipping when you pay by check or money order. Many consider the hamilton pocket watch to be the finest railroad grade watch. Hamilton horology courtesy of ihc185 catalog reference material hamilton serial numbers by grade. Hamilton 992b railroad watch 19401969 ken rockwell. Even movements like hamilton s 992b are affected during the exposure, even though they do not retain the magnetism in the hairspring. It has a beautiful dial, glass crystal, movement and model 7 case. This was easy compared to the illinois i did last year because it has a friction fit balance staff. I have a hamilton railway special 992b model 11 appx.
Medium grade wrist watches are adjusted for stem downleftright and face up. New listing excellent 16s, 21j hamilton 992b pocket watch movement. Elgin, hamilton, hampden, howard, illinois, new york standard, rockford, seth thomas, south bend and waltham. Staffs are both broken, but hairspring and rollers are good. The regulator, which rotates concentricly about the balance staff. It is easy to replace the balance staff not my favorite job the mainspring is also easy and inexpensive to replace. Hamilton stainless steel railway special pocket watch. Hamilton 992b railway special one of the most collected.
The case is a factory hamilton case with some wear on outer edge of back. In the first part of this tedious series our hero examines and prepares the watch for balance staff repair. Stainless steel screw back and bezel hamilton case in excellent condition. Hamilton railway special gr 992b open face gold filled pocket watch 21 jewel.
Hamilton 21j with 8 adjustments heat, cold and 6 positions in good working. Hamilton 992b railroad pocket watch, hamilton railway special. Balance staffs for american watches pocket watch crowns stems for american cases sleeves for american pocket watch cases. This railroadapproved pocket watch movement was a favorite or railroad me due to its smaller 16 size smaller than 18 size anyway and its hamilton quality. Welcome to the family owned business web site for pm time service. How to determine the value of hamilton vintage pocket. Accutron tools, parts and manuals anvils and bench blocks balance staff removers balance truing and poising bench keys brushes cannon pinion tools case tools cleaning machine parts drills, broaches, burrs. The primary positions for a pocket watch are stem up, face up, stem right and left. Hamilton railway special watch need help with questionsidentification. Get the best deals on hamilton balance staff in pocket watch.
Pocket watch balance staffs note we can supply most american pocket watch staffs email for quote, send sample for best fit. Regulating and adjusting a watch antique watch repair. The balance staff is the center shaft on the balance wheel. How i replace a balance staff, friction fit, hamilton 992b. Initially started as a hobby during the 1960s, our business, officially established in 1976 by paul and gail zuercher, has worked steadily to provide our customers with high quality antique and vintage pocket. Daves watch parts and tools hamilton parts movements. I was excited to work on it and expected great results. The hamilton 992b s that have the 4c prefix have been known to appear in two different styles of pocket watch cases. Hamilton 992b watch construction railway pocket watch. No personal information is collected on this site all credit purchases are redirected to paypal a secure site. Some say one of the best railroad time keeping watches the hamilton 992b. Nos hamilton balance staffs for pocket and wristwatches 992b 950 992e. It is a bit like a sturdy pickup truck, nothing fancy, just built to work hard very day without a lot of hype and fanfare.
The hamilton 992 is the most successful of all hamilton pocket watch movements. Balance s, enamel dials, pocket watch parts, aircraft clock parts, military watch parts, etc. Aurium, a monometallic berylliumsilvernickel alloy, aurium is a hamilton marketing term trademarked in april 1940 by hamilton, the exact. Jul 11, 2012 hamilton 992b railway special one of the most collected of all railroad pocket watches. According to antique pocket watch, an online watch publication, testament to the quality of the watches it produced is the fact that most of its watches ended up being bought for use on the railways. Great savings free delivery collection on many items. Adjusting a mishandled hamilton 4992b 16s wwii military.
Hamilton 992b military 21 jewel adjusted to temperature and 6 positions. Discover the date and grade of your hamilton watch. The case is the bar over crown type,almost pristine condition i added a pic of bottom of case the star 10kt gold filled still readable. Buy hamilton pocket watches and get the best deals at the lowest prices on ebay. Watch had a broken balance staff and distorted hairspring and the roller jewel was pushed out of the roller table. A huge percentage of the hamilton 16 size watches were these threequarter plate models. Hamilton model 23 military chronograph was widely used during wwii as a navigators stopwatch. Free shipping on many items browse your favorite brands. Some common staffs are becoming very difficult to find. Replacement of a watch balance staff hamilton balance staff. The tucker and teske patent pdf files may be downloaded from links in. Pricelist for common watch repairs renaissance watch repair. Recently i posted pics of one of my favorite wristwatches,now this is one of my favorite pocket watch. Vintage hamilton 992b pocket watch collectors weekly.
I could be wrong but in my opinion, without actually holding your watch in my hand, i would consider this one a parts watch. This is a lever set and stem wind open faced watch and one of the finest watches ever made for use on the railroad. It has top and bottom pivots very thin points that the balance wheel rides on and are supported by the balance jewels. All of our pocket watches are serviced and checked for accuracy on our electronic timing machine and against an atomic clock for several days. Hamilton adjusted them to 6 positions, and they have all the features one would want in a highgrade pocket watch. High grade wrist and pocket watches are adjusted to vary no more than 510 seconds between six positions. Hamilton pocket 992 watches my first pocket watch purchase was a very nice hamilton 992 that i bought in november of 2012. This watch has the serial number of 4c148192 and is mounted in hamilton case made by the star watch case co. Hamilton pocket watches ashtonblakey vintage watches.
Hamilton 992b pocket watch, 21 jewels railroad pocket watch, bar over crown 16s goldfilled case, perfect working condition, circa 1946 automatonjourney 4. The balance wheel and balance spring provide a separate function. Hamilton gold plated railway special pocket watch model 992b. Glass crystals for pocket watches glass high and low dome bullseye crystals wrist watch crystals. Replace balance staff, if part is available, varies with size and type of staff. These are phenomenal watches, possibly the nicest pocket watches made by an american company. Videos are in quicktime format, which can be downloaded for free if you dont. As you can see above, these watches have a barrel bridge, a train bridge, and a balance cock or bridge with a cutout for the balance wheel and the escapement to be visible. Home hamilton pocket watches page 1 of 1 filter by.
One of the best things about a 992b is how pretty it sounds. Based on the superreliable 992b with elinvar hairspring and monometallic balance, the mod 23 adds a chronograph mechanism, making it one of the most complicated watches produced by hamilton. The parts that wont interchange are limited to some of the winding and setting parts, the motion work hour and minute wheels, and the parts necessary for. Hamilton 992b 16s 21j railway special open face pocket. Clean porcelain doublesunk montgomery dial marked hamilton railway special. It has 21 jewels, 16 size, is factory adjusted to keep accurate time in all 6 positions and is leverset. Discussion in american pocket watches started by robert t. Examina tion of the balance shows that it contains 14 regular gold screws and four gold meantime screws, a total of 18 screws. All balance staffs for hamilton, sorted by caliber diameter ligne. Perfect setup on a hamilton 992b escapement youtube. The 992b pocket watch movment is an improved version of the 992 but it did not sell as much because in the 1940s, when the 992b came to the market, the trend was already going towards wrist watches. A pocket watch or pocketwatch is a watch that is made to be carried in a pocket, as opposed.
Find hamilton 992b from a vast selection of pocket watches. Hamilton used a date letter instead of numbers to replace the first number of the full serial number on some of their movements. Money back guarantee ensures you receive the item you ordered or get your money back. The 992b and 950b measure up to this reputation as do many of the other hamilton grades. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times.
If it did not have the slight wear on back i would say this watch is in mint condition. Pocket watch dials american watch and pocket watch mainsprings mainsprings for american manufactures. Send balance wheel to hamilton material sales department to have hairspring vibrated use of hamilton hairspring chart for example, a hairspring is required for a 16 992 21 jewel bimetallic hamilton balance. This auction is for a beautiful mens 16size american pocket watch made by hamilton watch co.
In this post i am going to go over the steps to replace a balance staff in a hamilton 992b pocket watch. A closeup view of a hamilton 16 size marked 992b world war two u. In 1892, when it became the hamilton watch company, the quality became increasingly better. How i replace a balance staff, friction fit, hamilton 992b duration. The entire hamilton 4992b the military version of the 992b service manual is. Balance staff replacement part 1, hamilton 992 youtube. In addition, a chart of typical american pocket watch balance staffs is included. A well maintained and adjusted watch kept in a fixed location at room temperature can reach accuracies normally only seen with quartz watches.
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