Can anyone tell me when it was made? What about the quality of the watch? I assume since it is 23 jewels it is probably a pretty good watch. In the corner of this plate it says 23 Jewels. below the jewel are the words Double Roller, Adjusted 5 Positions, and Lancaster, Pa. on this plate is the number 947 at the top, below that is Hamilton Watch Co in an arch, below that is the jewel and on one side of the jewel is the word Motor and on the other side is the word Barrel. There is a plate that covers about a fourth of the large plate with a jewel in the middle of it. Along the edge of the works is the number 163945, and the word Adjusted, around the center jewel is the words safety pinion.

It is a Hamilton, the back of the works completly covers the gears and only the balance wheel is visable. After reading some of the other questions I will try to give all the information on the watch. This thing is the most beautiful watch I have ever seen. I am not what you would call a collector but I have been fasinated by pocket watches ever since I was given my Grandfathers when I turned 30 and every one and a while will stop at a farm in the area that is haveing a sale and if there is a pocket watch there and they don't want too much for it, I will buy it. My daughter found this place and thought I might be able to find out about it. I am looking for some information on a pocket watch that I bought at a yard sale a while back.

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