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Pocket Watch Revival
It is pretty impressive that you wear your pocket watch Dan 
Mine is just hanging in the display cabinet so I'm not too concerned about timing. At 57mm it's a mite big for daily use but I am very tempted to start wearing the X-thin once I buy a few shirts with pockets!
My daughter is a design student and thinks PW are very cool. Since the modern generation isn't familiar with them, we can expect someone to "invent" the fashion all over again.
I've been interested in pocket watches since I was a teenager
Hi Dean,
The first PW I ever bought was through a catalog store, Service Merchandise, in the late 70s/early 80s. I've always been a little non-conformist
The CR, being an antique, is not a watch I plan on using long-term in a daily manner. I just wanted to see how it would perform "in the field" over a representative period of time of 2 weeks. After that, it will be taken out for occasional use - spending most of its time in a nice leather pouch. Much more pampered than the vast majority of CRs that were sent to the difficult environmental conditions of South America.
What I have found out so far is that it appears to be the most accurate when in a dial down position (vs. being the most accurate on a timing machine when in the "Pendant Down" position). The PW actual spends a good bit of time in this dial down position if I am wearing dress pants, as I put it in a front pocket and when in a sitting position, the PW is Pendant Down. (Just make sure to not put anything else in that pocket). I'm pretty enamored with PWs right now - I just love taking it out, holding it in my hand and just looking at it. I believe a next acquisition will be a PW as well, but haven't found any that fits my requirements yet.
Another thing I've notice is that in hot weather, carrying it is more comfortable than wearing a metal bracelet watch - which still sticks to the wrist when there is a little sweat.
BR, Dan
The first PW I ever bought was through a catalog store, Service Merchandise, in the late 70s/early 80s. I've always been a little non-conformist
The CR, being an antique, is not a watch I plan on using long-term in a daily manner. I just wanted to see how it would perform "in the field" over a representative period of time of 2 weeks. After that, it will be taken out for occasional use - spending most of its time in a nice leather pouch. Much more pampered than the vast majority of CRs that were sent to the difficult environmental conditions of South America.
What I have found out so far is that it appears to be the most accurate when in a dial down position (vs. being the most accurate on a timing machine when in the "Pendant Down" position). The PW actual spends a good bit of time in this dial down position if I am wearing dress pants, as I put it in a front pocket and when in a sitting position, the PW is Pendant Down. (Just make sure to not put anything else in that pocket). I'm pretty enamored with PWs right now - I just love taking it out, holding it in my hand and just looking at it. I believe a next acquisition will be a PW as well, but haven't found any that fits my requirements yet.
Another thing I've notice is that in hot weather, carrying it is more comfortable than wearing a metal bracelet watch - which still sticks to the wrist when there is a little sweat.
BR, Dan
Fantastic information!
I'm researching a Royal Chronometer with a close serial number to yours, and this thread helped me immensely! It was sent to both Kew and Geneva Observatories, getting 1re Classe at both. I think there may be only other example like it. THANKS!
Post pictures!
Edit: its generally best to start a new thread about your watch rather than reopen an old post. You can always link back to this one.