FAHYS POCKET WATCH CASE SERIAL NUMBER

Is there any more information about this particular watch? Run quantity.does that mean how many of this model were made? As railroad watches go, the A. Looking at your photo I was able to get this information from a database on the web.

FAHYS POCKET WATCH CASE SERIAL NUMBER

The serial number you would go by is on the movement. What is the model? Anyone familiar with the L&N Knoxville station and company award practices? Thank you for your appreciation for old things and your willingness to share what you've discovered. I do not believe this is one of the Lincoln's with the Delong escapement.

Watch is very clean inside and case is not personalized. The watch is 21 jewels, double sunk porcelain dial with one scratch or hairline crack on center of the seconds dial. Superintendent and retired as Assistant Division Superintendent. Perhaps the movements were made and stockpiled or perhaps the company bought a bunch of these to award as employees merited. I cannot date the case, but it's serial number is 7731926. The serial number leads me to believe that the watch was made in or around 1907 which would be just after he joined L & N in the early 1900s. According to a note with watch, it was a company gift in honor of 50 years service. Arthur B Lyon worked for the L & N railroad, Knoxville Div. We are preparing to pass along great grandfather's pocket watch to great grandson.

Fahys pocket watch case