empressissi™ is pleased to offer this all original, unique and large SCHILD FRERES pocket watch with a fine movement from the early 1900s.
The watch houses an early Swiss SCHILD good quality manual wind movement with pin setting in gilt finish, 15 jewels, in great working order. The movement is cased in a large nickel plated case with original crystal, crown and bow, all firm and in excellent condition.
The dial is a factory original with large and bold 'railroad' style Roman numerals and has an original set of large hands.
This large and robust pocket watch measures 56mm side to side (excluding crown).
The story behind the railroad watch. Why were these watches built to such strict standards? It began with a four-minute error on a single track in Ohio in 1891, and the uncompromising rules written in its wake. To read the full story, visit our blog, Second Hand Stories: A Brief History of the Railroad Watch, and the Four Minutes That Created It.
