Railroad Pocket Watches

Empressissi™ offers a curated selection of Railroad Approved pocket watches — the gold standard of American and Swiss precision timekeeping. Our rotating collection includes Hamilton's legendary Railway Special movements (grades 992, 992E and 992B) alongside Railroad Grade watches from other esteemed makers, all meeting the historic accuracy and reliability standards once required of America's railroad engineers. In addition, this collection offers non-approved, railroad style pocket watches, both American and Swiss.

Curious why these watches had to be this precise? - Read the story of the 1891 train wreck that created the Railroad Approved standard.