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The Encyclopedia of Horology

High-grade lever pocket watch movement · United States

Rockford Watch Company Grade 936 Movement

Needs research

Illustrative of Rockford's higher-grade production aimed at the railroad and quality pocket-watch market before the company's closure in 1915; as with other representative-grade entries, individual surviving examples must be checked against the specific serial and grade record rather than a generic description.

Technical facts

Jewel count
High-count jeweling typical of Rockford's premium grades — verify against the specific example
Escapement
Lever

Historical significance

  • Illustrative of Rockford's higher-grade production aimed at the railroad and quality pocket-watch market before the company's closure in 1915; as with other representative-grade entries, individual surviving examples must be checked against the specific serial and grade record rather than a generic description.

Sources & references

  1. NAWCC Bulletin, articles on Rockford Watch Company production and grades

Where sources disagree, the disagreement is stated rather than resolved silently.