Beautiful Objects

A while ago my dad gave my brother and I pocket watches that had belonged to various now deceased relatives. The one I received is from my grandfather - father's father.

He was a PT boat commander in WWII and supposedly used this to time patrols.

I did a bit of research googling and found some info on it:

• Serial number is 13603717
• Which means it was manufactured in 1904
• It's a Waltham Grade No. 1420, 12 size, #1894 Colonial, 15 jewel movement
• Here's the flyer for the 14k gold case

Turn up the volume.

This video elegantly breaks down the complex workings of a mechanical watch to show how the mechanisms work together to measure time.