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HelpElginWayne's Projects Watch SizesThere are a number of different systems of measuring the size of awatch. Which system you should use depends on who made the watch andwho you are talking to. In all the systems, the greater the number,the larger the watch.Elgin almost always used the Lancashire gauge, so it will be describedin the most detail.Types of Watch Size Systems Lancashire gaugeThis is a bizarre system that was used by most American watchcompanies and for many European watches that were imported intoAmerica. Most pocket watch are described using this system.Examples: 18s 16s 10/0sMetric (millimeters)This system is used by most modern watch companies to describetheir watches. Sometimes you will see it used to describe olderwatches where the manufacture originally used a different system,but this can lead to confusion.Examples: 44.1mm 34mmLigneThis was the system used by most Swiss and French watch companiesbefore they switched to the Metric system.
It comes from themeasurement system that the French used before they invented theMetric system in the late 1700s. Why it was still used into the late1900s for watches is anyones guess. Many wrist watches are describedusing this system, although millimeters are also frequently used.Examples: 17L 11¼LDennison gaugeThis is a system used by the E. Howard Watch Company and it wasrarely used by other companies.
Just to make life harder, it usesletter designations instead of numbers. (Dennison was one of thefounders of the E.
Howard company.)Examples: N LWhich System To Use?Considering all the different systems and the quirkiness of them, youmay wonder which one is 'best' or which you should use. The shortanswer is that watch companies advertised watches as being a certainsize, and collectors generally call those watches by whatever size thewatch company used.
If you know exactly what you are doing, you canusually measure the watch and come up with the same number as thewatch company, but not always. It helps a little bit that Americanwatch companies generally used only even numbered Lancashire gaugesizes. The fact that most places don't even get the size in inches ofan 18s watch correct (see below) tells you how rarely watches areactually measured.Popular Watch Sizes Changed Over TimeOver the years, the sizes of watches have tended to shrink, so whatwould be considered a small 'woman's sized' watch in the 1850s wouldbe about the same diameter of a 'man's sized' pocket watch in the1920s.
Men's pocket watches started out at 18s or even 20s in themid-1800s. By around 1910, the most common size had dropped to a 16sand by the 1920s, it had dropped to a 12s. Women's pocket watchesstarted at 10s, then 6s and then 0s. Instruction revere projector p-90 manual. The smaller of these watcheswould often be worn as pendant watches that were hung on a chain fromthe neck or attached to a broach. Watches reached their minimum sizein 1940s and 1950s and have gradually been getting larger since then.After 200 years of shrinking watches, consumers stopped automaticallyassociating 'smaller' with being 'more modern' and 'higher quality.'
(See the ' Elgin advertisement for an extreme example of how smallwatches became.)The Lancashire Gauge (Used by Elgin)The Lancashire gauge is one of the most common systems for measuringwatch sizes, and in many circles, it is used almost exclusively. Itis the system that Elgin used, and it is what is used on the rest ofthis web site. Too bad it is such a strange system.One of the first strange things that you will notice about this systemis the vast majority of explanations of the Lancashire gauge, along with thegauges and tables that claim to measure it, are wrong! They fail totake into account the change in the amount of 'fall' for sizes over16s. It should be remembered that most of these explanations, tablesand gauges were made after 1920, while most 17s, 18s and 20s watches weremade well before then.The Lancashire gauge is based on the 0s being 1 inch in diameter, butan additional 5/30' was added for the 'fall', except when the size isover 16s, in which case 6/30' was added for the 'fall', except when thelarger watch was designed after around 1910 in which case only 5/30'fall was added.
The 'fall' is the amount added to the dial plate (akabottom plate) to form a flange to keep the watch from falling out ofthe case.So, a 0s watch would be 1' + 5/30' = 1.1667'. Eachstep larger adds an additional 1/30 of an inch. Why 1/30' instead of1/32' or something? I have no idea. As I've said, watch sizes arecrazy. A 6s watch would be1' + 5/30' + 6/30' = 1 11/30' = 1.3667'and an 18s watch would be1' + 6/30' + 18/30' = 1.8'.Everything clear so far? Ok, well, there are actually a few moreexceptions to the Lancashire gauge, or at least how watch companiessometimes used them.
Sometimes the watch companies would use anoversized dial and call the watch a different size. Sometimes watchcompanies would list the same watch as being two different sizesdepending on which catalog you looked at.Once watches got smaller than 0s, they first used the notation of'00s' and '000s', but that quickly became awkward, so they changed tousing '2/0s' and '3/0s' instead. This is why you will never see awatch size of 1/0s, and why a 3/0s watch is only 2 sizes smaller than a0s watch. Wrist watches tend to range from 6s down to 26/0s for thesmallest lady's wrist watches.More information on the quirks of the Lancashire gauge can be found inthe NAWCC bulletin #177 page 298 from August 1975 in an articlewritten by W. Pritchard.The Metric SystemModern watches are just measured in millimeters. This is the easiestand most logical system for measuring watches.
Too bad most of theold documents don't use it. Old watch sizes converted intomillimeters come up with odd numbers and using mm instead of what wasused in the original documentation can cause confusion.The Ligne SystemThe Swiss used a different system based on the 'Ligne' (which isFrench for 'line' and pronounced 'line'). One Ligne is 2.2558291mm or0.088812168 inches. Like the Lancashire gauge, this is an old systembut it makes a little more sense than the Lancashire gauge.
There are12 Ligne to one French inch (pouce, French for thumb) and 12 pouce toa French foot (pied).The Dennison GaugeAaron Dennison was one of the 'Fathers' of the American watchindustry, and as such, he invented several standards of measuringwatches and mainsprings. The Dennison Gauge for watch sizes is basedon a size A being 1' and for each additional size larger, you wouldadd 1/16'. The most common sizes were N (1 11/16), which is close to18s and L (1 10/16), which is close to 16s.What Exactly Is Being Measured?The measurement to determine the size is supposed to be through thewidest part of the narrowest diameter. If the watch movement isround, then you should measure across whichever plates are thewidest, whether the plates are on the top or the bottom or in themiddle. If the movement is rectangular, barrel shaped, or oval, youstill have to measure across whichever plates are widest, but you haveto use the narrow cross section which still goes through the center ofthe watch. So, if you extend the length of a rectangular movement,you won't change the size. If, instead, you change the width, you willchange the watch size.
Did I mention that watch sizes are strange?Table of Watch SizesThis table can be used to convert a watch size from one system intoanother.
Take detailed photos of the wristwatch or pocket watch from all angles for your records. These will come in handy to email to experts or appraisers, for insurance purposes or to put the item up for sale.Assess the watch's condition and test it to see if it is working, as this will affect its current valuation. However, even if it is not running, it may still have value.
Note whether there are any scratches, stains or rust. If its original watchband and packaging are present, its value increases.Research the history of the timepiece. Learn the year the watch was made and sold, noting the serial number. Find out, if possible, how many were made and the original selling price.
In general, the scarcer and older an item, the more it is worth. Special circumstances can affect a watch's rarity.
For example, if the item was never sold in stores but given out to shareholders or employees, it may be worth more.Contact watch experts or collectors, or at least skim their websites for useful information. Choose people with deep knowledge and credibility, even if they do not bill themselves as appraisers.
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Check this by researching their reputation online. Experts may have been interviewed in the press, written books or articles and/or have their own blogs about watches.Read what Disneyana experts and collectors have to say. Many Disney fans and employees collect anything under the Disney banner - Mickey Mouse watches included.
They may have deep knowledge to share about any Disney item and can help determine the price it would sell for today. Look for Disney collector forums online as well as antique websites that have a section for Disneyana.Find out the going rate for the watch on reputable auction websites and online stores. Check general interest sites such as eBay, but also antique sites (if your watch is older) or specialist watch retailers, such as Bayvender Collectible and Character Watches.Visit a local antique shop or vintage watch repair shop.
Be aware of bias; the person behind the counter may low-ball the value in order to get a good deal if he wants to purchase the watch from you.Visit your local Disney store. Employees there may be able to connect you with additional local resources.Consult reference books such as “The Official Price Guide to Disney Collectibles” by Ted Hake.Request a professional appraisal from an experienced, reputable antique watch dealer or appraiser. Get more than one independent appraisal, if possible. You can request either a professional opinion or a formal written appraisal.
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The latter may require a fee. One way to find appraisers is via the search engine on the NAWCC (National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors) web site, which allows you to search by zip code.