Elgin Veritas: The Most Special Pocket Watch You'll Ever See?

Описание: Elgin's Veritas Top of the line, Size 18 Railroad Grade 214 Vintage Pocket Watch. Elgin made this pocket watch very sturdy and VERY accurate! This Elgin Veritas has a Monty patented dial, is absolutely beautiful (inside and outside) and would be a boost to any vintage mechanical pocket watch collection.

This video has a lot of detailed information about the Elgin Veritas - it explains many things the will be useful to the pocket watch hobbyist and those who are interested in working on/restoring/collecting antique pocket watches.

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00:00 Intro
00:50 Veritas Pocket Watch met Railroad Specifications plus many special jewels
01:36 Rare Pocket Watch Dial for the American Railroad (probably Canadian Railroad watch)
02:18 Monty patented Dial (Safety Number Watch Dial)
02:21 "A Dial that almost speaks the time"
03:19 Numbers on the inner ring (24 hour numbers, or "afternoon hours"
03:39 The Canadian dial - some requirements for the Railroad Pocket Watch Dial
04:40 What were the reasons for two hour hands (one blue, one red)?
05:25 Comparing the American and Canadian Montgomery Dial on Railroad Pocket Watches
06:08 Tip on buying differences on Veritas Dial (to ensure dial matches dial feet)
08:20 How to open the back of the Veritas Pocket watch
08:31 Gold embedded train on the silver case
08:38 Engraving on inside of Veritas Pocket Watch -Geneva stripes - damaskeening
09:34 The internal jewels of the Veritas Pocket Watch - First Elgin 23 jewels
09:46 Ruby Jewels - industrial grade (not gem grade)
09:56 Diamond End Cap on balance plate
10:10 Illustration of Cap Jewels and functions (to include oil reservoir) to ensure no friction
11:22 Gold gears in the Veritas Watch - only in high grade movements
12:00 Close up of Ruby Jewel in raised setting (and purpose of raised setting)
12:24 Hairspring differences on the Veritas Pocket Watch
12:48 Comparing another Elgin size 18 Pocket Watch beside the Veritas
12:55 What is the Full Plate on a pocket watch?
13:10 What is a 3/4 (Three quarter) plate and its benefits?
14:30 Cost of the Veritas then and minimum of what it might cost today
15:02 Why dd Elgin name this pocket watch "Veritas"?

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