Fellow Collectors and Investors:Here is a list of the railroad grade/approved watches required for use as outlined by Webb C. Ball. Not all of these are railroad approved even though all are railroad grade.

BALL WATCH CO.
All official R.R. standard with 17, 19, 21 & 23J, adj.5p, 18 & 16S, open face. COLUMBUS WATCH CO.
Columbus King, 21, 23, 25J
Railway King, 17-25J
Time King, 21-25J, 18S
Ruby Model, 16S
ELGIN
“Pennsylvania Railroad Co.” on dial, 18S, 15J & 17J,
key wind and set, first model “B.W. Raymond”
“No. 349,” 18S, seventh model, 17-21J
Veritas, B.W. Raymond, or Father Time, 18S, 21-23J
Grades 162,270,280, or 342 marked on back plate, 16S, 17-21J
Veritas, Father Time, or Paillard Non-Magnetic, 16S, 19-23J
571, 21J or 572, 16S, 19J
All wind indicator models
HAMILTON
Grade 946, 23J, 18S
Grades 940, 942, 21J, 18S
Grade 944, 19J, 18S
Grades 924, 926,934, 936, 938, 948, 17J, 18S
Grades 950, 950B, 950E, 23J, 16S
Grades 992, 992B, 992E, 954, 960, 970, 994, 990, 21J, 16S
Grade 996, 19J, 16S.
Grades 972, 968, 964, 17J, 16S
HAMPDEN
Special Railway, 17J, 21J, 23J
New Railway, 23J & 17J
North Am. R.R., 21J
Wm. McKinley, 21J
John Hancock, 21J & 23J
John C. Duber, 21J, 18S
105, 21J
104, 23J
John C. Duber, 21J
Wm McKinley, 17, 21, & 23J
New Railway, 21J
Railway, 19J
Special Railway, 23J, 16S
E. HOWARD & CO.
All Howard models marked “Adjusted” or deer symbol
Split plate models, 18S or N size, 16S or L size
HOWARD WATCH CO.
All 16S with 19, 21, & 23J
ILLINOIS
Bunn 15J marked “Adjusted”, and Stuart, 15J marked “Adjusted,” 18S.
Benjamin Franklin, 17-26J
Bunn 17, 19, 21, 24J
Bunn Special 21-26J
Chesapeake & Ohio Sp., 24J
Interstate Chronometer, 23J
Lafayette, 24J
A. Lincoln, 21J
Paillard W. Co., 17-24J
Trainsmen, 23J
Pennsylvania Special 17-26J
The Railroader & Railroad King, 18S
Benjamin Franklin, 17-25J
Bunn, 17-19J
Bunn Special, 21-23J
Diamond Ruby Sapphire, 21 & 23J
Interstate Chronometer, 23J
Lafayette, 23J
A. Lincoln, 21J
Paillard Non-Magnetic W. Co., 17 & 21J
Pennsylvania Special, 17, 21, & 23J
Sante Fe Special, 21J
Sangamo, 21-26J
Sangamo Special, 19-23J
Grades 161, 161A, 163, 163A Bunn Special 16S
Grades 187, and 189, 17J, 16S
PEORIA WATCH CO.
15 & 17J with a patented regulator, 18S
ROCKFORD
All 21 or more jewels, 16-18S, and wind indicators
Grades 900, 905, 910, 912, 918, 945, 200, 205, 18S
Winnebago, 17-21J, 505, 515, 525, 535, 545, 555, 16S
SETH THOMAS
Maiden Lane, 21-28J
Henry Molineux, 20J
260 Model, 18S
SOUTH BEND
Studebaker 329, Grade Nos. 323, and 327, 17-21J, 18S
Studebaker 229, Grade Nos. 223, 227, 293, 295, 299, 17-21J, 16S
Polaris
UNITED STATES WATCH CO., MARION
United States, 19J, gold train
U.S. WATCH CO., WALTHAM
The President, 17J, 18S
WALTHAM
1857 KW with Pennsylvania R.R. on dial,
Appleton Tracy & Co. on movement.
Crescent Street, 17-23J
1883 & 1892 Models
Appleton Tracy & Co., 1892 Model
Railroader, 1892 Model
Pennsylvania Railroad
Special Railroad, Special RR King, Vanguard, 17-23J, 1892 Model
Grade 845, 18S
American Watch Co., 17-21J, 1872 Models
American Watch Co., 17-23J, Bridge Models,
Crescent Street, 17-21J, 1899 & 1908 Models
Premier Maximus
Railroader
Riverside Maximus, 21-23J
Vanguard, 19-23J
645, 16S
All wind indicators

AMERICAN RAILROAD APPROVED WATCHES — 1930 (All 16 size)

American Waltham Watch Co.
23J Premier Maximus
23J Riverside Maximus
23J Vanguard 6 position winding indicator
23J Vanguard 6 position
21J Crescent Street
21J No. 645
19J Vanguard
19J Riverside
Ball Watch Co.
23J Official R.R. Standard
21J Official R.R. Standard
19J Official R.R. Standard
Elgin Watch Co.
23J Veritas
21J Veritas
21J B.W. Raymond
21J Father Time
21J No. 270
Hamilton Watch Co.
23J No. 950
21J No. 990
21J No. 992
19J No. 952
19J No. 996
Hampden Watch Co.
23J Special Railway
21J New Railway
19J Railway
Howard Watch Co.
All 23J
All 21J
All 19J
Illinois Watch Co.
23J Sangamo Special
23J Sangmo
23J Bunn Special
21J Bunn Special
21J Sangamo
21J A.Lincoln
19J Bunn
South Bend Watch Co.
21J NO. 227
21J No. 229
21J No. 295
19J No. 293

The 1893 General Railroad Timepiece Standards
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