Pocketwatches

**celtic cowboy** · 2nd January 09, 09:41 AM

Well my new watch the wife got me came the other day. I have not had a chance to wear it yet, but hope to soon. My wife knows how much I loved being in law enforcement and how much I want to be again, so I think she picked well. The pics do it no justice, it even came ticking a way and had the right time. Maybe a omen of good things to come.

**MacMillan of Rathdown** · 2nd January 09, 10:04 AM

Oh, that's very clever... I really like watches with black faces.

**Bugbear** · 2nd January 09, 08:50 PM

It doesn't seem to take too much dirt etc to stop the watch from working properly. I have mine cleaned every year-and-a-half to two years, but like I said before, it has no chrystal so I can feel the hands.
I've had a couple of watch repairmen tell me that it has a very good Swiss action and is a well built watch , though.

When I bought it, I was told to always push the release button down to close the lid, so the lid doesn't snap over the latch. That's a habbit now, but don't know if it really makes a difference.

I can't stand those talking watches because everyone knows you are checking the time.

**Carolina Kiltman** · 3rd January 09, 07:28 PM

Originally Posted by Ted Crocker

When I bought it, I was told to always push the release button down to close the lid, so the lid doesn't snap over the latch. That's a habbit now, but don't know if it really makes a difference.

Quite possibly one of those over-kill things, but it would keep the wear down. Sorta like carefully removing all the mud from one's boots before entering one's automobile as a means of saving petrol - up to one gallon in 285,000 miles of driving. On the other hand it cannot do any damage.

**MacMillan of Rathdown** · 3rd January 09, 07:54 PM

Originally Posted by Ted Crocker

I was told to always push the release button down to close the lid, so the lid doesn't snap over the latch. That's a habbit now, but don't know if it really makes a difference.

Good advice. The catch on a hunter (a pocket watch with a cover over the dial) is usually made from mild steel. Usually the cover is either gold, silver, or brass, all of which are softer than the steel catch. After a time the softer metal will become "worn down" from snapping the case closed, and the catch will no longer hold the cover over the dial.

It will take FAR LESS than 285,000 "snaps" to wear out the case.