The Pocket Watch.........

[Kelley (Texas)]

This old pocket watch was made by the Elgin Watch Company in 1905, a hundred and ten years ago. The case is gold filled and the mechanical movement has 7 jewels. It will keep time within 3-5 minutes per day which in 1905 was considered pretty good. The pocket watches of this era were sensitive to hard bumps and dropping and it was considered best to have a nice watch chain and wear it in the watch pocket of most American made blue jeans. A very dear friend restored this watch and gave it to me as a gift a few years ago, a gift that I will always cherish.

This picture was taken with my Sony NEX-6 camera using a vintage Minolta MD Macro 50mm F3,5 lens at F5.6, 1/100, ISO 200, Daylight white balance, manual focus, Manual Mode. I used a black colored piece of black felt cloth for the background. Kelley (Texas)

 

[DavefromCt]

With that background it really came out nice....finally got some black felt huh?

 

[vito]

WOW. What a great piece of time. And a great shot.

 

[Kelley (Texas)]

My Daughter-in-Law found the black felt cloth at a Hobby Lobby store and purchased it for me. Kelley (Texas)

 

[Kelley (Texas)]

n/t

 

[Nauti]

Lovely elegant watch well displayed and photographed......famous name as well.

 

[Nancy-IL]

Very nice story and picture. I too have an Elgin oldie with 5 different colors of gold on it. Things that are handed down are priceless in my book. Thanks again for the story.