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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Shangas, post: 394357, member: 360&quot;]Here&#039;s somethin&#039; really special!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]137006[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]137007[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]137008[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>This is a 1927 Hamilton 992 railroad chronometer, one of the most famous railroad pocketwatches in the world, and widely considered to be one of the best and most collectible. </p><p><br /></p><p>What made me drop a (for me) obscene amount of money on this one, was the fact that THIS is a very rare variation - it&#039;s housed in its original glass-backed salesman&#039;s display case. </p><p><br /></p><p>By law, railroad watches had to have open-faced cases, so that the time could be read clearly while traveling by rail. This watch has an added feature of an open caseback, which would&#039;ve been sealed in by glass (the glass is broken, I&#039;m going to get it replaced). </p><p><br /></p><p>This feature was so that Hamilton Watch Co. salesmen could display the high-quality movements of the watches that they had for sale, without having to open the watch every single time. Instead, they could just turn the watch over, and show the customer the movement through the glass. </p><p><br /></p><p>Not surprisingly, watches like these are not common - how many watch-salesmen do you know?? I consider myself very lucky to own this! </p><p><br /></p><p>The watch is in working condition and the date on the serial number is for 1927. I intend to take this to my watchmaker for an overhaul, and also for him to fix the caseback and put in a new glass <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/tongue.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":p" unselectable="on" /> So excited!! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/biggrin.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":D" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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