How to Set a Lever Set Pocket Watch 1) Wind the watch - A full wind ensures maximum running time and performance from a pocket watch’s mainspring. Turn the crown until you feel a bit of tension. After a few more winds it will come to a stop. (A mechanism called the "click wheel" helps prevent overwinding.) 2) Access the lever - This process depends on your lever set pocket watch’s case configuration: screw-down bezel, snap or pressure bezel; hinged or hunter case. Screw-down bezel case - The bezel unscrews in a counterclockwise direction. Be careful to grip the bezel, NOT the glass. Place the bezel down carefully - don’t put any pressure on the inside of the crystal.…

It might seem a bit crazy but pocket watches can be addicting, yes it is true! The genius and craftsmanship to accurately track time on the go is nothing short of amazing; the pocket watch is truly the scientific instrument of the day. Pocket Watches were a incredible advancement from the clock tower in the town square or the clock in the watchmaker's shop. Just think during the mid 19th century coal driven steam engines drove miles of pulleys and belts delivering power to these newly invented precision machines which created the finest gears, screws and accurate precision parts never before accomplished; creating these finest of pocket watches to accurately track time anywhere. Teams of scientists, inventors and mathematicians…