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Curated and restored by Jeff — Los Angeles’ trusted pocket watch specialist. Every timepiece hand-inspected, serviced, and backed by our personal guarantee.
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Each watch in our collection is personally inspected, professionally restored, and backed by our one-year warranty.
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The Finest American Watchmakers
We specialize in timepieces from the golden age of American horology — watches built to last generations.
Hamilton
"The Watch of Railroad Accuracy" — Hamilton set the standard for precision that America's railways demanded.
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Once the world's largest watch manufacturer, Elgin produced millions of timepieces that defined an era.
Shop ElginWaltham
America's first successful watchmaker pioneered the mass production of high-quality movements.
Shop WalthamIllinois
Known for innovative movements like the Bunn Special and Sangamo, Illinois pushed boundaries in precision.
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How-To Guides
Getting into the case to set the time, dating a watch from its serial number, and telling one kind of pocket watch from another.
How to Open and Set a Lever-Set Pocket Watch
The crown winds it but won't set it, and that's deliberate — it came out of the railroad timekeeping standards. How to open a screw-on, snap-on, or hunter case, find the setting lever, and close it back up without doing any harm.
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How to Identify a Hamilton Pocket Watch by Serial Number
The serial on a Hamilton movement reveals the year, the grade, and the era. Where to look, what to write down, and how to turn that number into a real read on the watch in your hand.
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Types of Pocket Watches
From pair cases to salesman displays, explore the seven distinct types of pocket watch cases developed over the past two centuries.
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