RARE Early 1900s Australian Retailer Pocket Watch. R Whitaker, Muswellbrook.


The movement is signed Swiss Made 7 Jewels The dial is signed The Brook R. Whitaker Muswellbrook Swiss Made Currently not working, the movement is fully wound, the balance is ok, it will need a service or repair to get going & is sold as is. The gun metal case is 48mm in diameter, dial has some small cracks & needs a clean, missing the glass & seconds hand, case back has surface rust and is very worn.

Always happy to combine postage where possible & practical. HNCO are not responsible for import duties or customs charges. This is the buyers / importers responsibility.
* Steel escape wheel
* Anti-magnetic protection (after the advent of diesel-electric locomotives)

The minimum requirements were raised several times as watch-making technology progressed, and the watch companies produced newer, even more reliable models. By WW2, many railroads required watches that were of a much higher grade (as many as 23 jewels, for example) than those made to comply with the original 1891 standard.