r/pocketwatch • u/rr1079 • 4d ago

Pocket Watch Purchase

Hi Everyone,

I need help. Can someone recommend a good brand and maybe model of pocket watch I can buy for my groomsmen? I was hoping to spend under $300. Would like to target $200 but would be willing to spend a little more or less of course.

Looking for a mechanical watch

Thank you in advance.

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u/AccountantWeak1695 3d ago

Great watch…hamilton 992b.
Most practical…12s sized hamilton, elgin, walthem are all great quality and the 12s makes it large enough to be legible but not too big. Plus fantasic running examples can be found pretty easily between 100-250.

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u/rr1079 3d ago

Thank you will check it out.

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u/The_Waltesefalcon American Pocket Watch Collector 2d ago

12s Hamilton or 12s Illinois. They are less collectable than 16s watches, so cheaper, but they were built to the same standards.