The Alvin Pocket-Stop Watch
by Dave De
(Allentown, PA USA)
The Alvin Dial
I just started collecting and recently acquired a watch of which is somewhat of a mystery to me and others. Some say that it was made by Louis Goering. It is in a case made of 0.800 silver and is not only a very nice looking watch but is also a stop watch. Based on that fact and the diagram on the back which is a seated harness trotter horse and rider it appears that this Alvin Pocket-Stop Watch was used to time vintage horses.
It takes 8 winds for it to run for almost 2 days. It is quite accurate and still a mystery as to the era it come from or the date it was made. The only writing on the works is; "The Alvin" and the numbers 2099 a plus sign with another number 91 next to that. I would be very interested in finding everything I can about this watch.
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