Setting Railroad Grade Pocket Watches

Before we get to the winding and setting part, lets discuss the parts of your watch:

Over the number “12” on your watch is called the crown.

The part where a watch chain would attach is called the bow.

The face, or the part the numbers are on, is the dial.

The case piece that goes around and slightly over the dial is called the bezel.

There should be an acrylic or glass window in the bezel covering the dial which is called the crystal.

The parts that point to the numbers and tell the time are the hands.

The smallest hand on the sub-dial is the second hand

The medium sized hand is the hour hand

The largest hand is the minute hand

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Winding:

In order to wind your watch turn the crown forward and back until there is too much resistance to turn it forward.

Do NOT try to force it more as it can ultimately damage your watch.

Do NOT try to pull the crown out and set the watch at this point.

DO continue reading to learn how to set your watch correctly.

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Setting:

1.) Unscrew and remove the bezel

2.) Under the bezel there should be a gap in the metal where the *lever is located. Use a fingernail to pull the lever fully out.

3.) Set the time using the crown. Turn it forward or back to the time. Do NOT touch the hands to set the time. It can cause them to bend or become unaligned.

4.) Push the lever all the way in or it can break.

5.) Put the bezel back on and this railroad pocket watch is ready to go!

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For questions or more information email oldtimerclock@gmail.com, or contact your local watch repair specialist!

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IS MY WATCH RAILROAD APPROVED?

Some quick guidance for looking at your watch and determining if it is Railroad Approved

1. If the crown is located at the "12"

2. And there is a lever

3. And the numbers are Arabic

4. And is 16 or 18 size

5. And is open face

6. And has 17 jewels or more

7. And the grade is written on the movement

8. And has a white dial

9. And does not have gold hands

Then your watch is probably Railroad Approved