Description:

Rockford 16S 15J lever set (LS) grade 585 pocket watch #581740, attractive nickel split plate movement with an unusual plate layout, screw-down jewel settings and a fish scale damaskeen pattern, double sunk (DS) porcelain enamel dial with fancy bold Arabic numbers, red 5 minute Arabic markers, a black-marked subsidiary seconds register and a black Harley Davidson gas tank emblem under Rockford, dial has a small expert repair near the inner 5 and some faint hairlines, black steel spade & whip style hands, re-cased into a heavy white base metal (WBM) screw back & bezel (SB&B) case with a brushed finish on the back cover, deep overlapping arc designs engraved on the bezels, short heavy shoulders supporting the recessed crown and heavy faceted bow, case is showing normal wear with a few small nicks on the frame & bow, additionally there is a notable patch of discoloration from heavy wear on the lower back cover, measures approx. 51mm in diameter x 62mm in length x 15mm thick (crystal included). An attractive vintage Harley Davidson advertising watch from the early 1900s in very good overall condition, running great and ready to carry everyday!

Item Specifics:

Year Made: 1902-1903
Company: Rockford
Movement Size: 0616S
Jewels: 1315J
Setting/Movement Type: lever set
Model/Grade: 585
Serial #: 581740
Movement Finish: nickel
Movement Details: fancy plate layout, screw-down jewel settings
Dial Material: porcelain enamel
Dial Details: double sunk (DS), Harley Davidson advertising
Hand Style: spade & whip
Case Style: SB&B
Case Material: Base Metal - Silver/White
Case Details: re-cased, fancy bow, recessed crown
Case Width/Diameter: 51mm (2.01 inches)
Case Length, bow included: 62mm (2.44 inches)
Case Thickness: 15mm (0.59 inches)
Crystal Material: plastic
Condition: Very Good
Gender: Gentlemen's

Logo Info:

On all but a few of the advertising logos, mainly Packard from the Hamilton company and Studebaker from South Bend, the logos would have been commissioned through a professional dial company after they left the factory to have the logo applied. For instance, a car dealership might have them added as a promotion, a motorcycle club would have ones done for each of their members, etc.

On the watch/logo combinations that may not match up on a timeline (the watch was made prior to the automobile company being formed, for instance), what we understand could have happened is, say for a car club, the members would need to provide their own watch to which the emblems would be added. Someone might have wanted a Harley logo on "Grandpa Bob's" old pocket watch, and would have had the dial pulled from that. Other than the Packard/Hamilton & Studebaker/South Bend arrangements, it was a free-for-all on the pairings and you could find just about any combination of manufacturer with the different logos.

We do also have a pretty good selection of the vintage dials that have emblems on them, but that are not attached to a watch yet. Often in the past, a customer would want a watch without the advertising, so we would just pull the printed dial and replace it with a similar-style plain dial, then set the printed one aside. If you have something specific you are looking for, please drop us a note to see if we have anything in our stock that might work for you.