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  1. Glacierman

    Pocketwatches

    Regarding that two-faced Illinois above, I misspoke. It is, in fact, a lever-set movement as it is supposed to be. And it looks a whole lot nicer with glass crystals than with those icky plastic ones.
  2. Glacierman

    Pocketwatches

    One Rockford coming up! 16s; 17j; grade 573, Model 5, manuf. ca. 1907; stem wound/set; S/N 722805; 3/4 plate, open face, nickel w/gold engraving; Fahys Montauk gold filled open face case, 20-yr guarantee. This was just recently serviced, but it needs to go back as it now runs for a bit...
  3. Glacierman

    Pocketwatches

    You know, it's been a while since I last had my peepers on that thing that I can't be sure which it is. Be assured, when I get it in my hands, photos will be taken/posted! I've got a Rockford I picked up about a month ago. Interested in seeing that one? :)
  4. Glacierman

    Pocketwatches

    Yup. The full-plate movements are solid. My daily wear watch is one such, an Elgin 18s B. W. Raymond, grade 77, model 5, class 7; 15j, open face config, gilt finish, full plate, stem wound/set, RR grade. Whew! It is in a somewhat worn coin silver case and keeps superb time. It has a glass...
  5. Glacierman

    Pocketwatches

    Here's an unusual Illinois from my collection. It has a transparent back. I had these plastic things replaced with glass, but haven't taken new photos yet : The case is a custom job in 10k rolled gold plate, obviously not original. Illinois Model 2, Grade 60, 15j, Chalmers regulator...
  7. Glacierman

    Show us your antique pocket watches

    I did try a site search, but failed. Didn't think to Google it! Thanks for the tip and the link.
  8. Glacierman

    Show us your antique pocket watches

    Here is one from my small collection. American Watch Co. (Waltham). P. S. Bartlett, full plate, key wound/key set, made ca. 1867; Keystone Watch Case Co. J. Boss gold-filled case, 20-yr guarantee.
  9. Glacierman

    What are you snacking on?

    No cake, no fresh-baked bread. *bummer* Fresh-roasted almonds, though. Can't decide if I want to leave them plain or coat 'em with a powdered sugar/Saigon cinnamon mixture.
  10. Glacierman

    What cigar (or pipe) did you smoke today?

    Today, a cigar: La Herencia Cubana CORE toro, a box-pressed stick. The blend has a lot of ligero in it, including the wrapper.
  11. Glacierman

    How do folks react to your hat wearing?

    Out here in Montana, cowboy hats are, as you might expect, rather common, as are baseball hats, so wearing either of those usually gets no reaction from passers by unless the cowboy hat is an unusual style--for which the reaction is positive--or in the case of baseball hats, backward for which...
  13. Glacierman

    The Bowler or Derby Hat

    I have but two. The one on the left is a modern Stetson (Hat-Co) Bat Masterson, size 7-1/8, from their Buffalo Collection and the one on the right is a vintage J. B. Stetson model in Royal Stetson, size 6-7/8, from ca. 1940 I just purchased. The Bat Masterson has a blue jay feather stuck in the...
  14. Glacierman

    What Hat Are You Wearing Today 1?

    Just got this from the PO today. Stetson derby from ca. 1940.
  15. Glacierman

    What cigar (or pipe) did you smoke today?

    Grey Haven (McClelland) in an American flamegrain bent Dublin. Pipe was made in May of 1989 by Mark Tinsky of American Smoking Pipe Co. Lovely pipe, great smoke.
  16. Glacierman

    Stetson Sweat Stamps/ LOT XXXX

    Just arrived today: Stetson derby, size 6-7/8, Lot no. 7742. Here it is on my noggin: The hat has never been worn, the band still soft & flexible. The lot number is more easily read with the eyeballs in natural light. Now, the innards: Looks like Mr. Bachman never picked it up. The...
  17. Glacierman

    What is your favorite Scotch Whisky?

    I like 'em smoky....Lagavulin 16. If I'm impecunius at the moment, I'll settle for Ardbeg. And if my pockets are to let, I'll lower myself to a great American...Gentleman Jack. It ain't Scotch, but it IS uisge beatha, American style.
  19. Glacierman

    Cigars in humidor

    Lars Tetens. That is the abomination of which you speak. His cigars, to put it politely, suck. I have had the experience of smoking not one, but two of them in days past and that will live with me forever. To give credit where credit is due, the construction an draw were perfect, but the smell...

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