this one goes out to the watch guys out there....

[SeekHer]

Sweet! That an official railroad model?

There never was a "true" railroad watch as most conductors etc. bought their own which were usually in the half hunter style/size.

Some of the rail lines supplied watches and would have their company name on the face like Grand Trunk etc. but they didn't all use a 24 hour dial even around the time of the Great Depression and WW2 and even then the standard 12 hour face was still the most common.

According to a report in the London Times in 1886, the 24-hour clock was in use on the Canadian Pacific Railway train at Port Arthur (now Thunder Bay, Ont.)

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While the concept goes back to the Egyptians it didn't gain notoriety until an 1884 Conference and most countries and/or their military didn't adopt its usage until around the time of WW1.

[Weetabix]

Sweet! That an official railroad model?

Couldn't say. My parents gave it to me when I graduated university. They had shopped watch shops looking for the watch and case they liked, then had them put together.

[blackeagle603]

When I was a kid we "adopted" an older neighbor couple as grandma and grandpa. They were Okies who'd come west in '32 when their farm blew away. He eventually landed a job on the UP and was a conductor till retiring. He was never without his "railroad watch." I never knew the details but as far as I know it was a company watch that had been provided or purchased through the railroad.

[blackeagle603]

okay you guys are evil... have me tracking a bunch of auctions on e-bay, including several old deco ladies watches.

have 2 of 3 daughters who are really into a retro fashion look.

[Weetabix]

okay you guys are evil... have me tracking a bunch of auctions on e-bay, including several old deco ladies watches.

You may have just ruined my life with the words "art deco watch" and "ebay"

[blackeagle603]

hah. I take that as a good thing (?)

[Greg]

okay you guys are evil... have me tracking a bunch of auctions on e-bay, including several old deco ladies watches.

You may have just ruined my life with the words "art deco watch" and "ebay"

Once you find something you like that's relatively cheap on ebay, it's really hard to stop buying.

I've bought 18 SAK's already, and I'm not quite done yet.

[Greg]

okay you guys are evil... have me tracking a bunch of auctions on e-bay, including several old deco ladies watches.

You may have just ruined my life with the words "art deco watch" and "ebay"

Once you find something you like that's relatively cheap on ebay, it's really hard to stop buying.

I've bought 18 SAK's already, and I'm not quite done yet.

Now 22, and I think I have everything covered. For now. Added a second Huntsman for personal use (now I have a spare) and a couple of other things. $30+ new, ~$10 lightly used on eBay. Very dangerous.

[Aglifter]

If y'all like, send me an email - I had my SAK built by a fellow, who did a nice job - he can also do custom scales. And, is working on having blanks made for better knife steel, and, possibly, liner lock versions...

[Greg]

If y'all like, send me an email - I had my SAK built by a fellow, who did a nice job - he can also do custom scales. And, is working on having blanks made for better knife steel, and, possibly, liner lock versions...

You're trying to bankrupt me!

That's very tempting, but it's probably a good idea if I resist the temptation. I think it'll work out best for me if I just treat them, like Aesop mentioned, as commodity hardware, almost disposable. Looking at it that way, I managed to get enough for the glovebox and trunk of both cars, my desks at home and work, toolboxes, gear bags, set asides as loaners and gifts, and still have a small stock of spares, and all for less than what I'd spend on a single nice (production, mind you) liner lock pocket knife.