Silver Pocket Watch Cases and Their Development

The American Railroad was second most influential contribution to advancement of our early nation. Our county's founding papers were first. The Railroad linked industrialized east with growing west. The keeping of time went hand and glove with railroad. For safety reasons it was vital to know when a heavy loaded and fast moving train was to be on a certain stretch of track. The American Waltham pocket watch and telegraph working together brought standard of time, that made rail transportation safer and dependable. Soon as American watch factories perfected their manufacturing and marketing process, these prized mechanical wonders were attainable to commoner and railroad man alike. While their protective gold cases were beautiful works of art, gold was soft and expensive. Coin silver though beautiful and more affordable than gold, was also sometimes too soft for rugged demands placed on a pocket watch case. An alloy was developed specifically to meet needs of American pocket watch case that answer question of durably and affordability. This combination of 45% nickel, 54% copper and 1% manganese was called silveroid, silverore, silverode or silverine. It was easy to polish, very hard and looked just like coin silver.

Christmas Shoppers - get your shopping done quickly, but not too quickly

For now on, everything goes, clothes, game consoles, diamond rings and with Christmas Season officially starting, everything and anything will be on-sale but one thing’s for sure, it’s never too early to start shopping.

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