Antique Ball Hamilton Pocket Watch Grade 999P 21 Jewel Official Railroad Standard Housed in Yellow GF Railroad Case circa 1925

Folks we have special offering for your consideration this Ball Hamilton Pocket Watch Official Railroad Standard Grade 999P. The Ball Hamilton Railroad Pocket Watch was manufactured in partnership with The Hamilton Watch Company and Webb C. Ball who set the standard for "Railroad Timekeeping" at the request of the U.S Department of the Interior in 1893, this was after a disastrous train accident between two mail trains with extensive loss of life and propriety all due to a faulty timepiece. Webb C. Ball did not produce any pocket watches himself; rather he worked with the major watch companies of the day to produce these finest of the Railroad Grade Pocket Watches. Webb C. Ball later went on to become the Head Timekeeper for all the major railroads and maintained the timing from Canada trough the U.S. and into Mexico. Not only was he responsible for the railroad workers pocket watches but also the clocks in all the major train stations which were used as reference for the pocket watches. This Ball Hamilton Official Standard Pocket Watch is again one of the highest grade Railroad Pocket Watches manufactured and is one of the most collected of all Railroad Pocket Watches. This is another excellent example of the late 19th early 20th Century ingenuity that made the American Pocket Watch a worldwide standard for beauty and accuracy in timekeeping. All Antique and Vintage pocket watches are cleaned, oiled and adjusted for accuracy. Then we also include a full one-year warranty from the date of purchase.