[AT] Waaay O.T. - Odd pocket watch

[Francis Robinson]

    I only post this here because the range of expertise of some list 
members is always amazing...
    I have an old pocket watch that came to me from my maternal grandparents 
estate. I had it with some old pocket knives that came from them as well and 
I had never really looked at it before. I picked it up yesterday and was 
looking at it and it hit me that something was different. It has a 10 hour 
dial...??? This isn't some new fangled thing since it carries a patent date 
from 105 years ago. I have searched all over the web looking for any 
references to a 10 hour clock / watch to no avail. I was also curious about 
the lack of winding stem so I popped the back to see if it had a direct key 
wind there. I have a few others that have that feature. Instead of a key in 
the back of the movement I found that it was self-winding... It has a sort 
of pendulum that ratchets the spring as the watch is shaken. I had no idea 
that they made self winders 105 years ago.
    It does not run (probably "ran when parked")   ;-)   so I don't know if 
ten hours on it are equal to 12 regular hours or if it is really ten 
hours???
    Anybody ever see one like that?



--
"farmer"

When you reach the end of your rope
 tie a knot and hang on...

Francis Robinson
Central Indiana, USA
robinson at svs.net