#E howard watch company value serial numbers
#E howard watch company value series

All have their original porcelain dials that have no cracks or hairlines unless noted (but we only accept faint harilines). Finish, jewels and adjustments are all considered. These pocket watches are special and represent the very best of American manufacturing, some going back over 100 years. For a much more detailed explanation of Howard production records, please visit the NAWCC Pocket Horology web site.All of our pocket watches here have been hand selected for their technical prowess, rarity, condition and good working order. Our thanks to Clint Geller for his assistance with Howard production dates.

#E howard watch company value serial numbers

Also note that serial numbers were not always used sequentially e.g. As a result, one must differentiate the model of the watch in order to properly determine its date of manufacture.

#E howard watch company value series

Howard serial numbers are a bit different than some of the other American manufacturers, in that they could have multiple production 'runs' going on at the same time, using different series of serial numbers. Howard Watch Serial Numbers and Production Dates We'd be glad to talk with you about the repair of your vintage mechanical Howard watch.Į. We're sorry that we can't help with your modern 'Howard' watch, which was neither made nor sold by the original Howard Watch Company. We recommend you contact Lacrosse for service questions about your modern E. Howard' brand name is currently owned by Lacrosse Technology which sells several models of 'radio-controlled' watch under the Howard name, often sold through ads in magazines. Howard' watch, your watch was definitely NOT made by the original E. If you have a modern, battery-powered 'E. The following case manufacturers are known to have produced gold cases for Howard. & Co.' in addition to a maker's mark (see table below). Many case-makers produced cases for Howard watches, often in 14K or 18K gold, and sometimes marked 'E. Howard produced watches in sizes G, I, J, K, L and N, which corresponds approximately to size 6, 10, 12, 14, 16 and 18 respectively.īecause Howard sizes were different than those of other American manufacturers, Howard movements will not fit properly in most 'standard' American watch cases. By 1869, Howard had progressed from the 'N' size movements (approximately 18-size) to the smaller 'L' size movements (approximately 16-size). Sizes of Howard watches were designated using the Dennison system of measurement (see table below). For information on your Keystone-Howard watch, please see our Keystone-Howard page. Howard Watch Co., Boston, U.S.A.' These watches are commonly called Keystone-Howards. In 1902, the Keystone Watch Case Company purchased the rights to the Howard brand-name, and subsequently produced a line of watches labeled ''E. Howard is NOT the same as Keystone-Howard

Howard & Co., Boston.'Įdward Howard retired in 1882, but his company continued to sell watch movements in grades and styles established by Howard until 1903. Howard dials were always made of hard enamel, and bore the name ' E. Howard was first to use the Reed patented micrometer regulator, and was the first to offer watches adjusted to six positions.

The manufacture of key-wind movements was discontinued altogether by 1878. Howard also introduced the first stem-winding watch in 1868, and was probably the first to market such a watch in the USA. Reed's patented barrel was used on early watches, but by 1868, Howard patented a new steel motor barrel which replaced the Reed's barrels in Howard watches. Balances were gold or steel at first, and later bi-metallic compensating balances with gold screws were used. This watch also introduced the more accurate quick-train to the American market. The top plate was made in two sections (split plate) and had six pillars instead of the usual four found in a full-plate watch. By the summer of 1858, Edward Howard produced the first watch of his own design, a watch that was entirely different from previous watches.