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Identify the best pocket watch models

Identifying only a quality pocket watch from hundreds of brands and thousands of models from the start of production of the first clock and watch making beginning of modern wristwatches.

There are pocket watch not watch like Tissot mens T-Race Stainless Steel Sport Watch Black,Tissot mens Seastar Ceramic , Tissot PRS 516 Quartz Chronograph, Tissot PR 100 Powermatic 80 Black Dial Men's Watch, Tissot mens PRC 200 designs in the legend that does not match the manufacturer of the clock to be mounted under the watch of a brand name, jewelry or establishment that charged the various manufacturers or other watchmakers.Identify specific model of watch is the most complex feature. The number of existing pocket watch brands and all those who disappeared over the story is huge, the series and models is remarkable. Except for specific cases or watch making well-known brands, models or models with special features some famous Breguet or Patek manufacturing as the name of these models has not been generally indicated in the spheres.One of the most used and often the only reliable way to know the specific name of a watch model is to go to the manufacturer, if it still exists, watch or specialized catalogs. The identification of the clock mechanism is usually recorded under the steering wheel hub at the bottom or in specific parts of the mechanism. Likewise, the mark usually indicates the number of jewels, the amount of adjustment positions. The date of manufacture of a pocket watch, is generally known by the serial number. These numbers generally correspond to the estimated production dates. Learn about the materials that are manufactured or parts of a clock mechanism is complex for the unfamiliar world of watch making. If the materials of the case are noble (gold, platinum, silver) is usually indicated as, for example, gold watches, or thousandths carats. In the veneer used indicated on the case middle, between the handles, of the box in the case of Log Omega and the number of microns of the coating. Once known the above features must consider the overall conservation status of the clock. The value of an authentic pocket watch collector's item can be dramatically devalued if it is in a poor condition, missing original parts or mechanisms or is simply broken. The most popular watches by fans and collectors are called NOS (New Old Stock), watches little used and have been properly preserved, in some cases and cases with original documentation that sold that clock ticking. Opt for those:-